RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Place in the ranking	122	33
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	29.14
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 August 2016 (8 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year ago)

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	5120	7424
Core clock speed	1556 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	14400 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)

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).

Laptop size	large	large
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	10000 MHz	16000 MHz
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.

G-SYNC support

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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	+	-

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 HD	137 −53.3%	210−220 +53.3%
4K	92 −52.2%	140−150 +52.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
−53.8%

100−105

+53.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −57%	190−200 +57%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −59.6%	150−160 +59.6%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −55.1%	290−300 +55.1%
Hitman 3	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −58.2%	250−260 +58.2%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −55.7%	190−200 +55.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −57.3%	140−150 +57.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −54.4%	210−220 +54.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −58.7%	200−210 +58.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −57%	190−200 +57%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −59.6%	150−160 +59.6%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −55.1%	290−300 +55.1%
Hitman 3	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −58.2%	250−260 +58.2%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −55.7%	190−200 +55.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −57.3%	140−150 +57.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −54.4%	210−220 +54.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	162 −54.3%	250−260 +54.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −58.7%	200−210 +58.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −53.8%	100−105 +53.8%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −55.1%	290−300 +55.1%
Hitman 3	80−85 −50%	120−130 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −58.2%	250−260 +58.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −54.4%	210−220 +54.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −58.7%	200−210 +58.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
−57.3%

140−150

+57.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −52.8%	110−120 +52.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −57.9%	90−95 +57.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −58.5%	65−70 +58.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −58.5%	65−70 +58.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −59.1%	70−75 +59.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −40.8%	300−310 +40.8%
Hitman 3	45−50 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −55.6%	140−150 +55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −57.4%	85−90 +57.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 −55.1%	290−300 +55.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
−53.8%

100−105

+53.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −58.2%	280−290 +58.2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	87 −49.4%	130−140 +49.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −53.8%	80−85 +53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−51.5%

50−55
+51.5%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 53% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 52% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.32	59.57
Recency	16 August 2016	21 March 2023
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile has a 59.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.