GeForce GTX 1080
2016UnverifiedPascal flagship that redefined single-GPU performance per watt
Launch price $599Today $199
Then vs. now
5932A 2016 standout the market has left behind — down 27 points.
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| Dimension | At launch | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Raster perf | 90 | 22 |
| Ray tracing | 0 | 15 |
| AI compute | 15 | 15 |
| Efficiency | 85 | 38 |
| Thermals & noise | 80 | 57 |
| Value | 82 | 45 |
Today-scores are recomputed against the current market frontier. How scoring works
Why the GeForce GTX 1080 stands out
Where it beats the average graphics card in its class.
TDP
180W
29% less than the 232 average
Boost Clock
1733 MHz
20% more than the 1,441 average
Specifications
Core
- Architecture
- Pascal (GP104)
- CUDA Cores
- 2560
- Boost Clock
- 1733 MHz
- Process Node
- 16nm
Memory
- VRAM
- 8GB GDDR5X
- Memory Bus
- 256-bit
- Bandwidth
- 320 GB/s
Power
- TDP
- 180W
- Power Connectors
- 1x 8-pin