MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X 8GB GDDR5X
The Pascal-based GTX 1080 with 8GB of GDDR5X memory and a 1847MHz boost clock delivers strong 1080p performance, backed by MSI’s effective dual-fan cooling. Its triple-mode clock profiles let you prioritize raw speed or quiet operation, a practical differentiator for a card of this era. This GPU is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers upgrading from much older hardware.
GPU GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM 8GB GDDR5X
Boost Clock 1847 MHz
TDP 180 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Class consumer
34 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (13th percentile)
- Below average compute (26th percentile)
- Below average vram (27th percentile)
- Below average feature (29th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 16 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 320.3 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 2560 |
| Base Clock | 1708 |
| Boost Clock | 1847 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 8.873 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15606 |
| GPU Compute | 7627 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 180 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 279 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1080 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5X | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1847 | 2407 | 2730 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 180 | 575 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X | 30.7 | 30.5 | 27.2 | 33.5 | 26.4 | 29.3 | 55.9 | 13.3 | 43.5 | 45.7 | 30.9 | 69.5 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 85.8 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.7 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 85.8 | 52.6 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 44.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18 |
Usage Scores
- Overall33.7
- AI/LLM19.9
- Budget60
- Gaming 4k22.8
- Ray Tracing32.7
- Workstation29.6
- Gaming 1080p40.2
- Gaming 1440p36
- Content Creation26.6
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