Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR5X
The Pascal-based GTX 1080 with 8GB of GDDR5X memory and a 1797MHz boost clock delivers reliable 1080p gaming, backed by a triple-fan Windforce cooler that keeps the 180W card at stable temperatures. Its 2560 CUDA cores and support for 8K displays at 60Hz offer surprising longevity for older display setups. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers upgrading from much older hardware who don't require modern AI or ray tracing features.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
- Below average vram (28th percentile)
- Below average ai (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
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 | 1657 |
| Boost Clock | 1797 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 8.873 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15606 |
| GPU Compute | 7627 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 180 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 280 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 2.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE | MSI Ventus 2X OC | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5060TI-8G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1080 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5X | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1797 | 2557 | 2565 | 2475 | 2602 | 2430 |
| Tdp W | 180 | 105 | 236 | 300 | 250 | 263 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE | 31.9 | 35.6 | 27.9 | 36.3 | 40.9 | 42.9 | 91.5 | 27.1 | 43.7 | 46.8 | 78.5 |
| MSI Ventus 2X OC Compare | 62.3 | 77.6 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 63.9 | 72.7 | 56.8 | 71.6 | 99.3 | 82 | 88.9 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 84.3 | 78.5 | 72 | 64.5 | 88.8 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 0 | 62.9 | 87.1 | 88.9 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 75.7 | 86.6 | 69.7 | 71.4 | 76.9 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 47.6 | 70.5 | 66.4 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5060TI-8G Compare | 40.6 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.5 | 59.7 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 38.3 | 94 | 95.4 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 84.3 | 78.5 | 72 | 64.5 | 88.8 | 84.3 | 44.3 | 0 | 52 | 86 | 82.6 |
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