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    GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    Memory: 11264Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: UNRELEASED
    GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      171%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

    71% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

    The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (79 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    GPU NameGP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size471 mm²vs601 mm²
    Transistors12,000 millionvs8,000 million
    Shaders3584vs2816
    Compute Units28vs22
    Core clock1480 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs88vs96
    TMUs224vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
    Bus Width352 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed1376 MHz
    11008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size11264 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    TDP220 wattsvs250 watts
    Release DateUNRELEASEDvs2 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      130.20 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      332.00 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      176.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      484.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      337.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      10609.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      224
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      146

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      123
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      134
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      156
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      145
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      120
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      164
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      119
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      116
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      118
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      164
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      105
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      170
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      108
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      71
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      119
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      186
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      115

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      175
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      115
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      143
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      149
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      168
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      140
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      131
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      102
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      134
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      209
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      118

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      106
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      98
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      109
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      109
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      119
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      96
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      137
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      101
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      104
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      101
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      116
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      86
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      144
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      74
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      57
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      89
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      120
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      121
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      78
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      115
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      126
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      121
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      108
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      97
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      76
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      99
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      113
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      60
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      68
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      61
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      71
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      57
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    F1 2017

    Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      76
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      58
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      58
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      57
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      78
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      36
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      61
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      60
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      68
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      68
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      71
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      66
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      56
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      43
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      62
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

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