GeForce GTX 1080 vs Quadro RTX 4000 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1080 and Quadro RTX 4000 mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 and Quadro RTX 4000 mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro RTX 4000 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro RTX 4000 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 Quadro RTX 4000 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 Quadro RTX 4000 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 1080 has 63% more power consumption, than Quadro RTX 4000 mobile.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 and Quadro RTX 4000 mobile have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is used in Desktops, and Quadro RTX 4000 mobile - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro RTX 4000 mobile - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 is 497 MHz higher, than Quadro RTX 4000 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Quadro RTX 4000 mobile - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro RTX 4000 mobile is 13990 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 70−75 60−65
ultra / 1080p 50−55 45−50
QHD / 1440p 40−45 35−40
4K / 2160p 24−27 21−24
low / 720p 90−95 90−95
medium / 1080p 80−85 75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than Quadro RTX 4000 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 Quadro RTX 4000 mobile
Architecture Pascal Turing
Code name Pascal GP104 N19E-Q3
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 6 May 2016 27 May 2019
Pipelines 2560 2560
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 1110 MHz
Boost Clock 1733 MHz 1560 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 277.3 249.6
Floating-point performance 8,873 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 10 GB/s 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 448.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support + +
VR Ready + +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA + 7.5
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 2560
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 1045 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 3.09 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 470 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GPU Boost 3.0
Siacoin / SC (Sia) 2.28 Gh/s
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