GeForce GTX 1080 mobile vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 mobile and Radeon RX 5700 XT, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1080 mobile stacks up against Radeon RX 5700 XT, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1080 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1080 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 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 mobile Radeon RX 5700 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 5700 XT has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1080 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5700 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 mobile and Radeon RX 5700 XT have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 5700 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 5700 XT - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 mobile is 2 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 5700 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5700 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5700 XT is 13990 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 65−70 75−80
ultra / 1080p 45−50 55−60
QHD / 1440p 40−45 45−50
4K / 2160p 24−27 30−33
low / 720p 90−95 95−100
medium / 1080p 75−80 85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5700 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 1080 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 mobile Radeon RX 5700 XT
Architecture Pascal Navi / RDNA
Code name N17E-G3 Navi 10
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 16 August 2016 7 July 2019
Pipelines 2560 2560
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 1605 MHz
Boost Clock 1733 MHz 1905 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 283.4 304.8
Floating-point performance 9,068 gflops
Length 272 mm
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 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA +
Multi Monitor +
CUDA cores 2560
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Laptop size large
GPU Boost 3.0
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