GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB vs GeForce GTX 1080
Summary
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
355%
GeForce GTX 1080
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
| 255% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 |
| 140 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB . |
| 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
The GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce GTX 1080 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD103 (AD103-300-A1) | vs | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | vs | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 45,900 million | vs | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 9728 | vs | 2560 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 76 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 76 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 2205 MHz | vs | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 112 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 304 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce GTX 1080 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective | vs | 1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce GTX 1080 | |
|---|
| TDP | 320 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 27 May 2016 |
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
280.60 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1080
102.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
761.50 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1080
257.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
735.70 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1080
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
48740.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1080
8228.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
192
GeForce GTX 1080
53
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
188
GeForce GTX 1080
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
394
GeForce GTX 1080
125
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
315
GeForce GTX 1080
91
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
388
GeForce GTX 1080
105
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce GTX 1080
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
169
GeForce GTX 1080
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
291
GeForce GTX 1080
80
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
245
GeForce GTX 1080
62
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
292
GeForce GTX 1080
82
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
102
GeForce GTX 1080
25
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
105
GeForce GTX 1080
32
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
172
GeForce GTX 1080
43
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
134
GeForce GTX 1080
33
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce GTX 1080
48
FPS (higher is better)