NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1080
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2944
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W N/A May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
GeForce RTX 2080
$699 • Sep 2018
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 215W N/A Sep 2018
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 180 W | 215 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 2944 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 46 |
| TMUs | 160 | 184 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 109.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 10.07 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 545 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 13600 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7282
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
10843 (+49%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
118637 (+85%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
128.3 FPS (+44%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
18747 (+20%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (351 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+89%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+100%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+52%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+52%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+37%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+29%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+28%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+36%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+41%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+54%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+43%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2080 (+45%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
8.7 2022 • Action, Adventure, Casual Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+44%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 107 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+47%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+46%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Wins!
Based on 351 benchmarks across 111 games
60
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+38.4%
83
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
0
Wins
60
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
345
Wins
83
Avg FPS
70
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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