Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.59

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11376
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.7827.12
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLINavi 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449
Current price$352 $409 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has 146% better value for money than RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.

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 cores51202560
Core clock speed1556 MHz1680 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1980 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rateno data316.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 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
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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, 3x DisplayPort
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 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+no data

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
−7.9%
150−160
+7.9%
4K99
−11.1%
110−120
+11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−7.4%
130−140
+7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−9.8%
90−95
+9.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
Hitman 3 75−80
−10.4%
85−90
+10.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−11.8%
170−180
+11.8%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−10.1%
120−130
+10.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−7.4%
130−140
+7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−9.8%
90−95
+9.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
Hitman 3 75−80
−10.4%
85−90
+10.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−11.8%
170−180
+11.8%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−10.1%
120−130
+10.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
−10.5%
200−210
+10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−9.8%
90−95
+9.8%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−11.8%
170−180
+11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
−13%
130−140
+13%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
−9.2%
95−100
+9.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
−14%
65−70
+14%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−9%
85−90
+9%
Hitman 3 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−12.7%
80−85
+12.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Hitman 3 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
−9.2%
95−100
+9.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 8% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 11% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.59 43.02
Recency 16 August 2016 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 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 Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop one.


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