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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.73 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.73 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 8.87 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition 11 GB GDDR5X · 1.58 GHz · 250 W Speed index 9/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 11.34 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is 28 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Speed index
7/100
9/100
FP32
8.87 TFLOPS
11.34 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.73 GHz
1.58 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5X
11 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
484 GB/s
TDP
180 W
250 W
Launch Price
599 $
699 $
226 pts
294 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GPU ChipGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1GP102-350-K1-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2028
Shader25603584
Render Output Units6488
Texture Units160224
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Memory Size8 GB11 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR5X
Memory Clock1.251 GHz1.376 GHz
Memory Speed10.0 Gbps11.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s484 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit352 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.251 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition has a 11 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.376GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Base Clock1.607 GHz1.480 GHz
Boost Clock1.733 GHz1.582 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has a turbo clock of 1.733 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is 1.582 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
TDP180 W250 W
Tjunction max94 °C91 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 91 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Fan-TypeRadialRadial
Fan 11 x 70 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Length267 mm267 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width38 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q1/2017
Launch Price599 $699 $
Structure size16 nm16 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 was released in Q2/2016.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition published in Q1/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition +34.6 %

  1. 3,319
  2. 4,469

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 1,589
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition +40.0 %

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition +38.7 %

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. 104 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition +37.7 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 146 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition +16.1 %

  1. 53,292
  2. 61,847

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition +31.9 %

  1. 63,883
  2. 84,246

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