RTX A400 vs GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.42
+164%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX A400 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking127371
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.54
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a 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 cores5120768
Core clock speed1556 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1762 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.29
Floating-point processing powerno data2.706 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24
Tensor Coresno data24
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
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.

Display Connectorsno data4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
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.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

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 HD136
+172%
50−55
−172%
4K96
+174%
35−40
−174%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+185%
27−30
−185%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+193%
27−30
−193%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+191%
35−40
−191%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+185%
27−30
−185%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+193%
27−30
−193%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+175%
65−70
−175%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+203%
30−33
−203%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+174%
27−30
−174%
Valorant 140−150
+171%
55−60
−171%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+191%
35−40
−191%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+185%
27−30
−185%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+193%
27−30
−193%
Dota 2 110−120
+195%
40−45
−195%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
Fortnite 160−170
+177%
60−65
−177%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+175%
65−70
−175%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+195%
40−45
−195%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+203%
30−33
−203%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 116
+190%
40−45
−190%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+174%
27−30
−174%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 169
+182%
60−65
−182%
Valorant 140−150
+171%
55−60
−171%
World of Tanks 270−280
+179%
100−105
−179%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+191%
35−40
−191%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+185%
27−30
−185%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+193%
27−30
−193%
Dota 2 110−120
+195%
40−45
−195%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+171%
35−40
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+175%
65−70
−175%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
+177%
30−33
−177%
Valorant 140−150
+171%
55−60
−171%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Dota 2 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+169%
65−70
−169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
World of Tanks 230−240
+164%
90−95
−164%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+192%
24−27
−192%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+169%
45−50
−169%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+168%
40−45
−168%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+195%
21−24
−195%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+167%
24−27
−167%
Valorant 110−120
+188%
40−45
−188%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Dota 2 70−75
+167%
27−30
−167%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+167%
27−30
−167%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 169
+182%
60−65
−182%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+167%
27−30
−167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+169%
16−18
−169%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Dota 2 70−75
+167%
27−30
−167%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+206%
18−20
−206%
Fortnite 50−55
+189%
18−20
−189%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+190%
21−24
−190%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Valorant 60−65
+186%
21−24
−186%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX A400 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 172% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 174% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.42 14.19
Recency 16 August 2016 16 April 2024
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has a 163.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX A400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.


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