980 Ti vs 1080 SLI Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
37.47
+5.1%

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking115129
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money66.344.14
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGM200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years old)2 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649
Current price$352 $1195 (1.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has 1502% better value for money than GTX 980 Ti.

Technical specs

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 cores51202816
CUDA coresno data2816
Core clock speed1556 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1075 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data176 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data6,060 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GeForce GTX 980 Ti 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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data10.5" (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno data6-pin + 8-pin
SLI options++

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data336.5 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 dataDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support++
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
VR Ready+no data

API support

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 37.47
+5.1%
GTX 980 Ti 35.66

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 55056
+13.2%
GTX 980 Ti 48631

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 13% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 49645
+115%
GTX 980 Ti 23057

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 115% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 39902
+135%
GTX 980 Ti 16961

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 135% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 172848
+74.7%
GTX 980 Ti 98958

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 75% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 443627
+0.1%
GTX 980 Ti 443119

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 103
+13.8%
GTX 980 Ti 90

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 14% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 142
+2.7%
GTX 980 Ti 139

1080 SLI Mobile outperforms 980 Ti by 3% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

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 HD137
+35.6%
101
−35.6%
1440p50−55
+2%
49
−2%
4K89
+78%
50
−78%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6.5%
60−65
−6.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+3.1%
65−70
−3.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+4.8%
60−65
−4.8%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+3.8%
100−110
−3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+5.2%
95−100
−5.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6.5%
60−65
−6.5%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+5.5%
90−95
−5.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+3.4%
85−90
−3.4%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+4.5%
110−120
−4.5%
Hitman 3 110−120
+5.3%
110−120
−5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+5.2%
75−80
−5.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+5.3%
55−60
−5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+5.9%
85−90
−5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+4.5%
65−70
−4.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+3.1%
65−70
−3.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+4.8%
60−65
−4.8%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+3.8%
100−110
−3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+168%
38
−168%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6.5%
60−65
−6.5%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+5.5%
90−95
−5.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+3.4%
85−90
−3.4%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+4.5%
110−120
−4.5%
Hitman 3 110−120
+5.3%
110−120
−5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+5.2%
75−80
−5.2%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+6.3%
60−65
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+5.3%
55−60
−5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+173%
33
−173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+106%
85−90
−106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+4.5%
65−70
−4.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+45.7%
46
−45.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+4.8%
60−65
−4.8%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+17%
94
−17%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+6.5%
60−65
−6.5%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+24.7%
77
−24.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+3.4%
85−90
−3.4%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+61.1%
72
−61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+94.9%
59
−94.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+4.5%
65−70
−4.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+14.8%
54
−14.8%
Hitman 3 65−70
+6.2%
65−70
−6.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+6.1%
45−50
−6.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+7.7%
50−55
−7.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+5.1%
35−40
−5.1%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+3.9%
75−80
−3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+4.6%
65−70
−4.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+4.4%
65−70
−4.4%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+8.2%
45−50
−8.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+6.5%
30−35
−6.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+3.1%
32
−3.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+26.1%
23
−26.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+97.7%
44
−97.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+38.9%
18
−38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+15%
40
−15%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+5.4%
35−40
−5.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+23.8%
42
−23.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GTX 980 Ti compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 35.6% faster than GTX 980 Ti

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 2% faster than GTX 980 Ti

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 78% faster than GTX 980 Ti

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 173% faster than the GTX 980 Ti.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 SLI Mobile surpassed GTX 980 Ti in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 37.47 35.66
Recency 16 August 2016 2 June 2015
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GeForce GTX 980 Ti. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 980 Ti 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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