NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)

GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 27 May 2016. At the time of release, the videocard cost $599. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Pascal microarchitecture codenamed GP104.

Core clock speed - 1607 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1733 MHz. Texture fill rate - 277.3 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 2560. Floating-point performance - 8,873 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 16 nm. Transistors count - 7,200 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 180 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 8 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 10 GB/s. Memory bandwidth - 320 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38534
15549
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1294
887
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345391
55525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
150.103 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
2036.763 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
93.230 Frames/s
14.035 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
27.417 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4413.025 mHash/s
819.934 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
11173 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3690 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3343 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
11173.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3690.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3343.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
7537
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 15549
PassMark - G2D Mark 887
Geekbench - OpenCL 55525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 150.103 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 2036.763 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 14.035 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 27.417 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 819.934 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11173 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3690 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3343 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11173.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3690.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3343.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7537

Games performance

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Ultra, 1920x108046.60
QHD, 2560x144027.50
4K, 3840x216011.00

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Ultra, 1920x108055.80
QHD, 2560x144037.10
4K, 3840x216018.90

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Ultra, 1920x108058.00
QHD, 2560x144037.00
4K, 3840x216023.00

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72068.40
Medium, 1920x108062.30
High, 1920x108049.00
Ultra, 1920x108033.70
QHD, 2560x144026.30
4K, 3840x216014.90

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720236.00
Medium, 1920x1080201.00
High, 1920x1080174.00
Ultra, 1920x1080121.00
QHD, 2560x144091.60
4K, 3840x216053.30

Gears Tactics (2020)

QHD, 2560x144060.00
4K, 3840x216030.20

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720152.00
Medium, 1920x108096.40
High, 1920x108064.30
Ultra, 1920x108041.10
QHD, 2560x144034.70
4K, 3840x216021.30

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x1080114.00
High, 1920x1080108.00
Ultra, 1920x1080105.00
QHD, 2560x144080.90
4K, 3840x216041.80

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x720128.00
Medium, 1920x1080120.00
High, 1920x1080109.00
Ultra, 1920x108089.40
QHD, 2560x144066.10
4K, 3840x216037.20

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x720204.00
Medium, 1920x1080134.00
High, 1920x1080124.00
Ultra, 1920x1080102.00
QHD, 2560x144074.30
4K, 3840x216042.30

GRID 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x720208.00
Medium, 1920x1080151.00
High, 1920x1080121.00
Ultra, 1920x108092.10
QHD, 2560x144070.90
4K, 3840x216046.90

Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019)

Low, 1280x720150.00
Medium, 1920x1080105.00
High, 1920x108095.00
Ultra, 1920x108071.00
QHD, 2560x144051.00
4K, 3840x216029.00

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x720287.00
Medium, 1920x1080276.00
High, 1920x1080261.00
Ultra, 1920x1080259.00
QHD, 2560x1440247.00
4K, 3840x2160172.00

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720142.00
Medium, 1920x1080118.00
High, 1920x108089.20
Ultra, 1920x108070.20
QHD, 2560x144049.40
4K, 3840x216026.50

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720233.00
Medium, 1920x108088.40
High, 1920x108067.10
QHD, 2560x144041.40
4K, 3840x216019.70

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

High, 1920x108094.40
Ultra, 1920x108067.40
QHD, 2560x144044.30
4K, 3840x216022.00

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x720246.00
Medium, 1920x1080206.00
High, 1920x1080166.00
Ultra, 1920x1080125.00
QHD, 2560x144099.00
4K, 3840x216063.00

Rage 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720224.00
Medium, 1920x1080116.00
High, 1920x1080100.00
Ultra, 1920x108098.90
QHD, 2560x144063.40
4K, 3840x216030.80

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x720107.00
Medium, 1920x1080105.00
High, 1920x108086.80
Ultra, 1920x108047.20
QHD, 2560x144038.20
4K, 3840x216021.80

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720204.00
Medium, 1920x1080140.00
High, 1920x1080114.00
Ultra, 1920x108092.00
QHD, 2560x144063.00
4K, 3840x216034.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x720285.00
Medium, 1920x1080154.00
High, 1920x1080129.00
Ultra, 1920x108081.80
QHD, 2560x144064.70
4K, 3840x216040.00

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x720135.00
Medium, 1920x1080117.00
High, 1920x108099.40
Ultra, 1920x108094.00
QHD, 2560x144066.60
4K, 3840x216035.90

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720161.00
Medium, 1920x108094.90
High, 1920x108069.90
Ultra, 1920x108057.80
QHD, 2560x144045.20
4K, 3840x216028.30

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720128.00
Medium, 1920x1080111.00
High, 1920x1080108.00
Ultra, 1920x108098.00
QHD, 2560x144082.00
4K, 3840x216047.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x1080144.00
High, 1920x1080132.00
Ultra, 1920x1080130.00
QHD, 2560x144089.70
4K, 3840x216046.90

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Ultra, 1920x1080179.00
QHD, 2560x1440118.00
4K, 3840x216059.40

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720180.00
Medium, 1920x1080135.00
High, 1920x1080109.00
Ultra, 1920x1080101.00
QHD, 2560x144074.30
4K, 3840x216039.30

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x720244.00
Medium, 1920x1080160.00
High, 1920x1080142.00
Ultra, 1920x1080121.50
QHD, 2560x144083.85
4K, 3840x216041.65

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720307.00
Medium, 1920x1080237.00
High, 1920x1080191.00
Ultra, 1920x1080165.00
QHD, 2560x1440123.00
4K, 3840x216066.70

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720191.00
Medium, 1920x1080166.00
High, 1920x1080142.00
Ultra, 1920x1080123.00
QHD, 2560x144097.90
4K, 3840x216052.60

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108059.90
Ultra, 1920x108059.90
QHD, 2560x144059.70
4K, 3840x216051.75

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72084.30
Medium, 1920x108084.00
High, 1920x108075.90
Ultra, 1920x108073.15
QHD, 2560x144072.30
4K, 3840x216042.45

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720165.00
Medium, 1920x1080145.00
High, 1920x1080130.00
Ultra, 1920x1080126.00
QHD, 2560x144089.20
4K, 3840x216042.80

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x720102.00
Medium, 1920x108092.00
High, 1920x108083.00
Ultra, 1920x108062.50
QHD, 2560x144049.00
4K, 3840x216032.50

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720171.00
Medium, 1920x1080140.00
High, 1920x1080137.00
Ultra, 1920x1080112.00
QHD, 2560x144093.00
4K, 3840x216065.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720324.00
Medium, 1920x1080320.00
High, 1920x1080291.00
Ultra, 1920x1080290.00
QHD, 2560x1440282.00
4K, 3840x2160184.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720131.00
Medium, 1920x1080108.00
High, 1920x1080104.00
Ultra, 1920x108091.50
QHD, 2560x144064.00
4K, 3840x216032.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720213.00
Medium, 1920x1080186.00
High, 1920x1080143.00
Ultra, 1920x1080109.00
QHD, 2560x144090.00
4K, 3840x216057.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x720109.00
Medium, 1920x1080101.00
High, 1920x108096.10
Ultra, 1920x108088.70
QHD, 2560x144056.90
4K, 3840x216027.40

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
QHD, 2560x144060.00
4K, 3840x216044.70

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720138.00
Medium, 1920x1080118.00
High, 1920x1080113.00
Ultra, 1920x1080103.50
QHD, 2560x144077.00
4K, 3840x216041.50

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720102.00
Medium, 1920x108088.00
High, 1920x108075.30
4K, 3840x216067.55

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x1080123.00
High, 1920x108098.30
Ultra, 1920x108075.00
QHD, 2560x144053.40
4K, 3840x216027.40

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720160.00
Medium, 1920x1080108.00
High, 1920x108069.00
4K, 3840x216032.20

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x720327.00
Medium, 1920x1080285.00
High, 1920x1080199.00
Ultra, 1920x1080146.00
QHD, 2560x144095.30
4K, 3840x216045.70

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720189.00
Medium, 1920x1080158.00
High, 1920x1080144.00
Ultra, 1920x1080133.00
QHD, 2560x144093.10
4K, 3840x216046.40

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x720162.00
Medium, 1920x1080149.00
High, 1920x1080144.00
Ultra, 1920x1080135.00
QHD, 2560x1440102.00
4K, 3840x216054.30

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x720260.00
Medium, 1920x1080246.00
High, 1920x1080158.00
Ultra, 1920x1080134.00
QHD, 2560x1440107.00
4K, 3840x216066.10

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x720101.00
Medium, 1920x108093.00
High, 1920x108091.00
Ultra, 1920x108076.50
QHD, 2560x144066.00
4K, 3840x216038.50

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)

Low, 1280x720288.00
Medium, 1920x1080195.00
High, 1920x1080152.00
Ultra, 1920x1080134.00
QHD, 2560x144088.90
4K, 3840x216052.10

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720168.00
Medium, 1920x1080165.00
High, 1920x1080160.00
Ultra, 1920x1080117.45
QHD, 2560x144077.10
4K, 3840x216040.10

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x720122.00
Medium, 1920x1080122.00
High, 1920x1080122.00
Ultra, 1920x108097.00
QHD, 2560x144064.20
4K, 3840x216032.70

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720108.00
Medium, 1920x108082.90
High, 1920x108077.10
Ultra, 1920x108065.30
4K, 3840x216032.70

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x720170.00
Medium, 1920x1080154.00
High, 1920x1080106.50
Ultra, 1920x108092.00
4K, 3840x216039.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x720364.00
Medium, 1920x1080351.00
High, 1920x1080319.00
Ultra, 1920x1080315.00
4K, 3840x2160210.00

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x720128.00
Medium, 1920x108091.30
High, 1920x108070.10
Ultra, 1920x108047.60
4K, 3840x216017.60

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x720234.00
Medium, 1920x1080177.00
High, 1920x1080114.50
Ultra, 1920x1080110.00
4K, 3840x216061.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x720130.00
Medium, 1920x1080123.00
High, 1920x1080113.00
Ultra, 1920x108096.70
4K, 3840x216033.90

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080161.00
4K, 3820x2160161.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x720339.00
Medium, 1920x1080240.00
High, 1920x1080131.75
Ultra, 1920x108088.00
4K, 3840x216067.00

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x720250.00
Medium, 1920x1080250.00
High, 1920x1080233.50
4K, 3840x2160106.00

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x1080144.00
High, 1920x1080142.00
Ultra, 1920x1080140.00
4K, 3840x216070.90

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x720163.00
Medium, 1920x1080138.00
High, 1920x1080105.00
Ultra, 1920x108094.90
4K, 3840x216044.70

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720200.00
Medium, 1920x1080120.00
High, 1920x1080110.00
Ultra, 1920x108062.60
4K, 3840x216042.80

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720305.00
Medium, 1920x1080198.00
High, 1920x1080189.00
Ultra, 1920x1080138.50
4K, 3840x216057.70

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x720519.00
Medium, 1920x1080313.00
High, 1920x1080212.00
Ultra, 1920x1080176.00
4K, 3840x216059.80

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720121.00
Medium, 1366x768113.00
High, 1920x108096.00
Ultra, 1920x108082.00
4K, 3840x216047.30

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

High, 1920x1080124.00
Ultra, 1920x1080116.00
4K, 3840x216083.00

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1366x768144.00
High, 1920x1080144.00
Ultra, 1920x1080142.00
4K, 3840x216062.00

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108060.00
4K, 3840x2160160.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76890.10
Medium, 1366x76873.50
High, 1920x108066.10
Ultra, 1920x108066.35
4K, 3840x216065.20

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720200.00
Medium, 1366x768193.00
High, 1920x1080162.00
Ultra, 1920x1080147.50
4K, 3840x216070.65

Mafia 3 (2016)

High, 1920x108063.00
4K, 3840x216026.85

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108055.00
4K, 3840x216033.85

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x720193.00
Medium, 1366x768175.00
High, 1920x1080135.00
Ultra, 1920x1080121.00
4K, 3840x216048.00

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720296.00
Medium, 1366x768293.00
High, 1920x1080284.00
Ultra, 1920x1080172.50
4K, 3840x2160108.50

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x720175.00
Medium, 1366x768171.00
High, 1920x1080145.00
Ultra, 1920x1080137.00
4K, 3840x216064.25

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Medium, 1920x108069.50
High, 1920x108071.65
4K, 3840x216041.60

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108078.00
4K, 3840x216047.00

The Division (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108098.50
4K, 3840x216049.85

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720154.00
Medium, 1920x1080141.00
High, 1920x1080125.00
Ultra, 1920x1080106.50
4K, 3840x216049.50

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720128.00
Medium, 1920x1080105.00
High, 1920x108091.00
Ultra, 1920x108048.00
4K, 3840x216030.40

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768244.00
Medium, 1366x768201.00
High, 1920x1080131.00
Ultra, 1920x1080112.00
4K, 3840x216050.00

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080208.00
4K, 3840x216085.00

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108057.00
4K, 3840x216047.30

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768200.00
Medium, 1366x768200.00
High, 1920x1080192.00
Ultra, 1920x1080171.00
4K, 3840x216067.00

Fallout 4 (2015)

High, 1920x1080147.00
Ultra, 1920x1080127.00
4K, 3840x216055.50

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080150.00
4K, 3840x216058.00

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768188.00
Medium, 1366x768176.00
High, 1920x1080151.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
4K, 3840x216071.00

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768235.00
Medium, 1366x768194.00
High, 1920x1080167.00
Ultra, 1920x1080110.50
4K, 3840 x 2160110.50

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720128.15
Medium, 1366x768103.50
High, 1920x1080102.15
Ultra, 1920x108099.80
4K, 3840x2160129.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

High, 1920x108073.70
Ultra, 1920x108081.00
4K, 3840x216055.75

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768382.00
Medium, 1366x768189.00
High, 1920x1080152.00
Ultra, 1920x1080135.00
4K, 3840x2160126.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768178.00
Medium, 1366x768170.00
High, 1920x1080152.00
Ultra, 1920x108085.90
QHD71.90
4K, 3840x216073.90

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768275.00
High, 1920x1080161.00
Ultra, 1920x1080123.50

Alien: Isolation (2014)

High, 1920x1080298.00
Ultra, 1920x1080221.00

Thief (2014)

Ultra, 1920x108091.50

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768200.00
Medium, 1366x768200.00
High, 1366x768200.00
Ultra, 1920x1080176.00
4K, 3840x216090.00

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Ultra, 1920x1080102.80

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720360.00
Medium, 1366x768319.00
High, 1366x768299.00
Ultra, 1920x1080181.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Ultra, 1920x1080265.00

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768179.00
Medium, 1366x768176.00
High, 1366x768138.00
Ultra, 1920x1080100.00

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)

Ultra, 1920x108091.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Pascal
Code name GP104
Launch date 27 May 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $599
Place in performance rating 272
Price now $439.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 43.72

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1733 MHz
Core clock speed 1607 MHz
CUDA cores 2560
Floating-point performance 8,873 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 94 °C
Pipelines 2560
Texture fill rate 277.3 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt
Transistor count 7,200 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 8-pin
Width 2-slot

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 320 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 10 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
SLI
Virtual Reality
VR Ready