RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with RTX 5000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms GTX 1080 Mobile by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 144 | 10 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 43.09 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.34 | 22.06 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 9 August 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 2560 | 12800 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1771 MHz | 2550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 283.4 | 1,020 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.068 TFLOPS | 65.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 176 |
| TMUs | 160 | 400 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 400 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 100 |
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 |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
| 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 | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |
| 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.
| Display Connectors | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 116
−124%
| 260−270
+124%
|
| 1440p | 73
−119%
| 160−170
+119%
|
| 4K | 56
−114%
| 120−130
+114%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.31 | no data |
| 1440p | 6.85 | no data |
| 4K | 8.93 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 95−100
−116%
|
210−220
+116%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−122%
|
160−170
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−113%
|
160−170
+113%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 95−100
−116%
|
210−220
+116%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 115
−117%
|
250−260
+117%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−122%
|
160−170
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−113%
|
160−170
+113%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
−120%
|
200−210
+120%
|
| Fortnite | 143
−110%
|
300−310
+110%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 108
−122%
|
240−250
+122%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
−116%
|
210−220
+116%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
−120%
|
290−300
+120%
|
| Valorant | 188
−113%
|
400−450
+113%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 95−100
−116%
|
210−220
+116%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 112
−123%
|
250−260
+123%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−122%
|
160−170
+122%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
−117%
|
600−650
+117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−113%
|
160−170
+113%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
−117%
|
300−310
+117%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 117
−122%
|
260−270
+122%
|
| Fortnite | 201
−124%
|
450−500
+124%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 106
−117%
|
230−240
+117%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
−116%
|
210−220
+116%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 119
−118%
|
260−270
+118%
|
| Metro Exodus | 73
−119%
|
160−170
+119%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 115
−117%
|
250−260
+117%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 142
−111%
|
300−310
+111%
|
| Valorant | 186
−115%
|
400−450
+115%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 102
−116%
|
220−230
+116%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−122%
|
160−170
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
−113%
|
160−170
+113%
|
| Dota 2 | 120
−117%
|
260−270
+117%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 108
−122%
|
240−250
+122%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
−116%
|
220−230
+116%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
−116%
|
210−220
+116%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 91
−120%
|
200−210
+120%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
−116%
|
160−170
+116%
|
| Valorant | 137
−119%
|
300−310
+119%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150
−100%
|
300−310
+100%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
−120%
|
500−550
+120%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
−115%
|
140−150
+115%
|
| Metro Exodus | 44
−116%
|
95−100
+116%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−100%
|
350−400
+100%
|
| Valorant | 183
−119%
|
400−450
+119%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 86
−121%
|
190−200
+121%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−122%
|
80−85
+122%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
−116%
|
160−170
+116%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 87
−118%
|
190−200
+118%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
−120%
|
130−140
+120%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
−117%
|
130−140
+117%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 88
−116%
|
190−200
+116%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 27−30
−122%
|
60−65
+122%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 76
−124%
|
170−180
+124%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
−122%
|
60−65
+122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
−116%
|
110−120
+116%
|
| Valorant | 178
−125%
|
400−450
+125%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 52
−112%
|
110−120
+112%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
−122%
|
220−230
+122%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
−113%
|
85−90
+113%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 61
−113%
|
130−140
+113%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
−121%
|
75−80
+121%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 33
−112%
|
70−75
+112%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 42
−114%
|
90−95
+114%
|
This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:
- RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 124% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 119% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 114% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.13 | 79.01 |
| Recency | 15 August 2016 | 9 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
GTX 1080 Mobile has 66.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 5000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 124.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 5000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
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