GeForce RTX 4090 D vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.59

RTX 4090 D outperforms GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.789.29
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIAD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599
Current price$352 $2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has 619% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores512014592
Core clock speed1556 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data425 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,149

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GeForce RTX 4090 D 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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz21 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data1,008 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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.9

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
−152%
350−400
+152%
4K99
−153%
250−260
+153%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−179%
65−70
+179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−169%
120−130
+169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−181%
75−80
+181%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−173%
80−85
+173%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−169%
90−95
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−164%
140−150
+164%
Hitman 3 27−30
−185%
75−80
+185%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−176%
150−160
+176%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−173%
100−110
+173%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−163%
90−95
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−164%
140−150
+164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−169%
90−95
+169%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−179%
65−70
+179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−169%
120−130
+169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−181%
75−80
+181%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−173%
80−85
+173%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−169%
90−95
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−164%
140−150
+164%
Hitman 3 27−30
−185%
75−80
+185%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−176%
150−160
+176%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−173%
100−110
+173%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−163%
90−95
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−164%
140−150
+164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−178%
181
+178%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−169%
90−95
+169%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−179%
65−70
+179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−181%
75−80
+181%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−173%
80−85
+173%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−164%
140−150
+164%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−176%
150−160
+176%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−164%
140−150
+164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−188%
115
+188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−169%
90−95
+169%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−163%
90−95
+163%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−167%
70−75
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−190%
85−90
+190%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−193%
40−45
+193%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−193%
40−45
+193%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−171%
55−60
+171%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−190%
27−30
+190%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−183%
65−70
+183%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−160%
75−80
+160%
Hitman 3 18−20
−167%
45−50
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−170%
80−85
+170%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−163%
70−75
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−175%
30−35
+175%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−171%
35−40
+171%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Hitman 3 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−161%
45−50
+161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−190%
27−30
+190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−190%
87
+190%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−178%
24−27
+178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−188%
21−24
+188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−189%
50−55
+189%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−161%
45−50
+161%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−179%
35−40
+179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−175%
30−35
+175%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 152% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 153% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.59 97.45
Recency 16 August 2016 28 December 2023
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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