GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs G102M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1247 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.10 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | C79 | GP104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1733 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.600 | 277.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0352 TFLOPS | 8.873 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 48 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 160 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCI-E 1.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR2 | GDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1376 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 352.3 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | VGAHDMIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2009 | 20 April 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 180 Watt |
GeForce G102M has 1185.7% lower power consumption.
GTX 1080 11Gbps, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce G102M and GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce G102M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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