GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs GT 635M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking947not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN13E-GE2GP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 December 2011 (12 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current price$55 $6655 (13.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1442560
CUDA coresUp to 144no data
Core clock speedUp to 675 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed753 MHz1733 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rateUp to 16.2 billion/sec277.3
Floating-point performance253.4 gflops8,873 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 635M and GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus widthUp to 192bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz11008 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 43.2 GB/s352.3 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 API12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 December 2011 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 180 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 635M and GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 635M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps is a desktop one.


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