GeForce GTX 1080 vs TITAN RTX

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1080 and TITAN RTX 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 will be the best choice, for others TITAN RTX will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 TITAN RTX
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 280 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 8-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • TITAN RTX has 55% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1080.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • TITAN RTX has 16 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1080.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is build with Pascal architecture, and TITAN RTX - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 is 257 MHz higher, than TITAN RTX.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and TITAN RTX - by 12 nm process technology.
  • TITAN RTX is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1080.
  • Memory clock speed of TITAN RTX is 13990 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 70−75 80−85
ultra / 1080p 50−55 60−65
QHD / 1440p 40−45 50−55
4K / 2160p 24−27 35−40
low / 720p 90−95 100−110
medium / 1080p 80−85 90−95
The average gaming FPS of TITAN RTX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 1080.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 TITAN RTX
Architecture Pascal Turing
Code name Pascal GP104 TU102
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 6 May 2016 18 December 2018
Pipelines 2560 4608
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 1350 MHz
Boost Clock 1733 MHz 1770 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 277.3 509.8
Floating-point performance 8,873 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 10 GB/s 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 672.0 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 2.0
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
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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