Xe DG1 (iDG1LP) Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	125	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Gen. 12 Xe (2020)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	iDG1LPDEV
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 August 2016 (8 years ago)	1 March 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	5120	96
Core clock speed	1556 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	14400 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	10000 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

G-SYNC support

+

-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

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no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 August 2016	1 March 2020
Chip lithography	16 nm	14 nm

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