GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
48.23

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 1080 Ti by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking721
Place by popularity3859
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.3410.80
Power efficiency13.2712.21
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGP102GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1080 Ti has 88% better value for money than RTX 5090.

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 cores358421760
Core clock speed1481 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt575 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.41,637
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs88176
TMUs224680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
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 typeGDDR5XGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount11 GB32 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s1.79 TB/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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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 Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 1080 Ti 48.23
RTX 5090 100.00
+107%

  • Passmark

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1080 Ti 18584
RTX 5090 38529
+107%

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 HD130
−56.2%
203
+56.2%
1440p86
−116%
186
+116%
4K68
−118%
148
+118%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.38
+83.1%
9.85
−83.1%
1440p8.13
+32.2%
10.75
−32.2%
4K10.28
+31.4%
13.51
−31.4%
  • GTX 1080 Ti has 83% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Ti has 32% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Ti has 31% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 130−140
−83.9%
250−260
+83.9%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−132%
240−250
+132%
Atomic Heart 130−140
−83.9%
250−260
+83.9%
Battlefield 5 166
−18.7%
190−200
+18.7%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−132%
240−250
+132%
Far Cry 5 120
−83.3%
220−230
+83.3%
Fortnite 190−200
−58.1%
300−350
+58.1%
Forza Horizon 4 147
−134%
300−350
+134%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−92.4%
250−260
+92.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 125
−41.6%
170−180
+41.6%
Valorant 250−260
−171%
650−700
+171%
Atomic Heart 130−140
−83.9%
250−260
+83.9%
Battlefield 5 154
−27.9%
190−200
+27.9%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−132%
240−250
+132%
Dota 2 133
−103%
270−280
+103%
Far Cry 5 117
−88%
220−230
+88%
Fortnite 203
−48.8%
300−350
+48.8%
Forza Horizon 4 145
−137%
300−350
+137%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−92.4%
250−260
+92.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
−45%
170−180
+45%
Metro Exodus 90
+30.4%
69
−30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
−53.9%
170−180
+53.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
−167%
400−450
+167%
Valorant 250−260
−171%
650−700
+171%
Battlefield 5 149
−32.2%
190−200
+32.2%
Counter-Strike 2 60
−237%
202
+237%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−132%
240−250
+132%
Dota 2 125
−100%
250−260
+100%
Far Cry 5 109
−102%
220−230
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 120
−187%
300−350
+187%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−105%
270−280
+105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 102
−73.5%
170−180
+73.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
−257%
350
+257%
Valorant 179
−280%
650−700
+280%
Fortnite 163
−85.3%
300−350
+85.3%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−423%
183
+423%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
−67%
500−550
+67%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−101%
160−170
+101%
Metro Exodus 56
−261%
202
+261%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 280−290
−73.2%
450−500
+73.2%
Battlefield 5 118
−66.1%
190−200
+66.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−189%
150−160
+189%
Far Cry 5 97
−114%
200−210
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 102
−200%
300−350
+200%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−103%
160−170
+103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−261%
321
+261%
Fortnite 107
−41.1%
150−160
+41.1%
Atomic Heart 35−40
−246%
128
+246%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−657%
174
+657%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
−90.8%
180−190
+90.8%
Metro Exodus 35
−377%
167
+377%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−425%
378
+425%
Valorant 260−270
−23.9%
300−350
+23.9%
Battlefield 5 70
−94.3%
130−140
+94.3%
Counter-Strike 2 8
−588%
55
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−224%
80−85
+224%
Dota 2 125
−100%
250−260
+100%
Far Cry 5 55
−209%
170−180
+209%
Forza Horizon 4 75
−307%
300−350
+307%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−92.3%
100−105
+92.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45
−113%
95−100
+113%
Fortnite 51
−54.9%
75−80
+54.9%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 56% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 116% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 118% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Ti is 30% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 657% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Ti is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 58 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.23 100.00
Recency 10 March 2017 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti has 130% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 107.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 190.9% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in performance tests.

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