NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 leads on gaming, scoring 24.6 — about 29% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti. For gaming the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 comes out ahead in 4 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti costs around 8% more. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 wins outright: faster and better value.
| GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIAour pick | GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 24.6 ★ | 19.1 |
| 3D Modelling | 23.1 ★ | 18.6 |
| AI | 14.8 ★ | 12.5 |
| VR | 24.5 ★ | 19.4 |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 15.6 ★ | 11.2 |
| 3D Modelling | 14.7 ★ | 10.9 |
| AI | 9.4 ★ | 7.3 |
| VR | 15.5 ★ | 11.4 |
| Specifications | ||
| steam_share_pct | 0.4 ★ | — |
| UserBenchmark Speed | 43 ★ | 32.9 |
| FP32 Compute | 8.87 TFLOPS ★ | 5.63 TFLOPS |
| AI Throughput | 0 TOPS | 0 TOPS |
| VRAM | 8 GB ★ | 6 GB |
| Mem Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 336.6 GB/s ★ |
| TDP | 180 W ★ | 250 W |
| RRP | $599 ★ | $649 |
★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.
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