GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs GeForce GTX 980

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Memory: 11264Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GeForce GTX 980
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 980

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    213%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

113% 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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

55 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (64 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 980
GPU NameGP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-400-A1)
Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
Die Size471 mm²vs398 mm²
Transistors12,000 millionvs5,200 million
Shaders3584vs2048
Compute Units28vs16
Core clock1480 MHzvs1127 MHz
ROPs88vs64
TMUs224vs128

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 980
Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
Bus Width352 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1376 MHz
11008 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size11264 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 980
TDP220 wattsvs165 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvs19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

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

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

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

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

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

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    10609.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 980
    4616.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    224
  • GeForce GTX 980
    139

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    145
  • GeForce GTX 980
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    120
  • GeForce GTX 980
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    200
  • GeForce GTX 980
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    119
  • GeForce GTX 980
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    116
  • GeForce GTX 980
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    118
  • GeForce GTX 980
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    164
  • GeForce GTX 980
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    105
  • GeForce GTX 980
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    170
  • GeForce GTX 980
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    108
  • GeForce GTX 980
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    186
  • GeForce GTX 980
    91

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
    76

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
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    143
  • GeForce GTX 980
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    149
  • GeForce GTX 980
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    168
  • GeForce GTX 980
    76

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
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    131
  • GeForce GTX 980
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    102
  • GeForce GTX 980
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    134
  • GeForce GTX 980
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    209
  • GeForce GTX 980
    97

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
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    119
  • GeForce GTX 980
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    96
  • GeForce GTX 980
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    188
  • GeForce GTX 980
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    101
  • GeForce GTX 980
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    104
  • GeForce GTX 980
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    101
  • GeForce GTX 980
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    116
  • GeForce GTX 980
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    86
  • GeForce GTX 980
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    144
  • GeForce GTX 980
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    74
  • GeForce GTX 980
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    120
  • GeForce GTX 980
    57

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
    56

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
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    115
  • GeForce GTX 980
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    126
  • GeForce GTX 980
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    121
  • GeForce GTX 980
    54

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
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    97
  • GeForce GTX 980
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    76
  • GeForce GTX 980
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    99
  • GeForce GTX 980
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    113
  • GeForce GTX 980
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    71
  • GeForce GTX 980
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 980
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    98
  • GeForce GTX 980
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    53
  • GeForce GTX 980
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    58
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    58
  • GeForce GTX 980
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 980
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    52
  • GeForce GTX 980
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    78
  • GeForce GTX 980
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    37
  • GeForce GTX 980
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    61
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

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
    28

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
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    68
  • GeForce GTX 980
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    68
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    71
  • GeForce GTX 980
    31

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
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    56
  • GeForce GTX 980
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 980
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    62
  • GeForce GTX 980
    23

FPS (higher is better)