GeForce GT 820M vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with GeForce GT 820M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.59
+2457%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms GT 820M by a whopping 2457% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking113943
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.780.02
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGF117
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)27 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price$352 $310

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has 333800% better value for money than GT 820M.

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 cores512096
Core clock speed1556 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million585 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.40
Floating-point performanceno data297.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GeForce GT 820M 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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+2.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD139
+2680%
5−6
−2680%
4K99
+3200%
3−4
−3200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+2925%
4−5
−2925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
Hitman 3 75−80
+2467%
3−4
−2467%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+2940%
5−6
−2940%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+2625%
4−5
−2625%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+3033%
3−4
−3033%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+2925%
4−5
−2925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
Hitman 3 75−80
+2467%
3−4
−2467%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+2940%
5−6
−2940%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+2625%
4−5
−2625%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+2486%
7−8
−2486%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+3033%
3−4
−3033%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+2940%
5−6
−2940%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+2775%
4−5
−2775%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+3033%
3−4
−3033%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+3300%
2−3
−3300%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+2500%
3−4
−2500%
Hitman 3 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+2600%
3−4
−2600%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Hitman 3 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+2800%
3−4
−2800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GT 820M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 2680% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 3200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.59 1.47
Recency 16 August 2016 27 November 2013
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 820M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 820M is a desktop one.


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