GeForce 256 SDR vs GTX 1080 Ti
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 97 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 58 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.04 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.64 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | NV10 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 March 2017 (8 years ago) | 11 October 1999 (26 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3584 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1481 MHz | 120 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 17 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 220 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 91 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 354.4 | 0.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.34 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 88 | 4 |
| TMUs | 224 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 1.3 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2.75 MB | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 600 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| 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 | GDDR5X | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 11 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 352 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1376 MHz | 143 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 484.4 GB/s | 1.144 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x VGA |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 March 2017 | 11 October 1999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 11 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 220 nm |
GTX 1080 Ti has an age advantage of 17 years, a 35100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and GeForce 256 SDR. We've got no test results to judge.
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