NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X
The Pascal-based GP104 chip and 8GB of GDDR5X memory on a 256-bit bus deliver 8.87 FP32 TFLOPS, making it a capable 1080p and 1440p performer even years after launch. Its premium Founders Edition cooler and build quality stand out in the used market, offering a refined design uncommon at its current price point. This card is best for budget-conscious PC builders seeking reliable 1080p gaming at high settings from a renewed component.
GPU GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM 8GB GDDR5X
Boost Clock 1733 MHz
TDP 180 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Class consumer
26 Overall Score
Price $200
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong social proof (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (5th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average feature (11th percentile)
- Below average compute (20th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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
| Base Clock | 1607 |
| Boost Clock | 1733 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 8.873 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15606 |
| GPU Compute | 7627 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 180 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | ZOTAC Twin Edge RTX 5070 OC | XFX Gaming RX-79GMERCB9 | MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1080 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5X | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1733 | 2512 | 2542 | 2395 | 2610 | 2565 |
| Tdp W | 180 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 285 | 263 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 192 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | - | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 27.2 | 33.6 | 20.3 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 43.5 | 5.4 | 69 | 82.9 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.1 | 82.6 | 65.5 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 79.3 | 94 | 95.5 | 45.5 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge RTX 5070 OC Compare | 62.1 | 76.6 | 65.5 | 79.7 | 72.4 | 89.6 | 55.9 | 79.3 | 94 | 66.2 | 39.6 |
| XFX Gaming RX-79GMERCB9 Compare | 88.4 | 89.3 | 71.9 | 77.7 | 90.3 | 72.1 | 72.4 | 77.5 | 70.1 | 88.8 | 38.6 |
| MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC Compare | 58.3 | 85.5 | 59.3 | 84.9 | 74.6 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 75.8 | 70.1 | 56.8 | 50.4 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD Compare | 83 | 71.2 | 72.7 | 64.3 | 81.6 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 53.2 | 85.9 | 88.8 | 49.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall26.4
- AI/LLM16.1
- Budget70.6
- Gaming 4k17.1
- Ray Tracing24.7
- Workstation19.9
- Gaming 1080p32.9
- Gaming 1440p29.4
- Content Creation17.2
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