GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile vs Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 124 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 80−85 75−80
ultra / 1080p 65−70 55−60
QHD / 1440p 50−55 45−50
4K / 2160p 35−40 30−33
low / 720p 100−110 95−100
medium / 1080p 95−100 85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 SLI mobile Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
Architecture Pascal RDNA 1.0
Code name Pascal GP104 SLI Navi 10
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 16 August 2016 7 July 2019
Pipelines 5120 2560
Core clock speed 1556 MHz 1680 MHz
Boost Clock 1733 MHz 1980 MHz
Transistor count 14400 Million 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 316.8
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX DirectX 12_1 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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