GeForce GTX 770 vs GTX 1080 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce GTX 770, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.65
+131%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms GTX 770 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking140347
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation42.994.25
Power efficiency16.404.62
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP104GK104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)30 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Mobile has 912% better value for money than GTX 770.

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 cores25601536
Core clock speed1607 MHz1046 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHz1085 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt230 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °C98 °C
Texture fill rate283.4138.9
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPS3.333 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs160128

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Minimum recommended system powerno data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s1753 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s224.3 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVIOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+
PhysX-+
GPU Boost3.0no data
3D Vision Live-+
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.3
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA++

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 Mobile 35.65
+131%
GTX 770 15.40

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1080 Mobile 21394
+163%
GTX 770 8150

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 HD114
+153%
45−50
−153%
1440p70
+133%
30−35
−133%
4K56
+133%
24−27
−133%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.39
+102%
8.87
−102%
1440p7.14
+86.2%
13.30
−86.2%
4K8.93
+86.2%
16.63
−86.2%
  • GTX 1080 Mobile has 102% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile has 86% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile has 86% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+150%
30−33
−150%
Elden Ring 120−130
+146%
50−55
−146%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 57
+138%
24−27
−138%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+167%
12−14
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+141%
70−75
−141%
Metro Exodus 89
+154%
35−40
−154%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+163%
35−40
−163%
Valorant 156
+140%
65−70
−140%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+158%
40−45
−158%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
Dota 2 79
+163%
30−33
−163%
Elden Ring 120−130
+146%
50−55
−146%
Far Cry 5 67
+148%
27−30
−148%
Fortnite 160
+146%
65−70
−146%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+141%
70−75
−141%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+138%
50−55
−138%
Metro Exodus 71
+137%
30−33
−137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 118
+136%
50−55
−136%
Red Dead Redemption 2 51
+143%
21−24
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 131
+138%
55−60
−138%
Valorant 94
+135%
40−45
−135%
World of Tanks 270−280
+133%
120−130
−133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+152%
21−24
−152%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+143%
30−33
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+156%
9−10
−156%
Dota 2 120
+140%
50−55
−140%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+133%
40−45
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+141%
70−75
−141%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 101
+153%
40−45
−153%
Valorant 137
+149%
55−60
−149%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
+141%
27−30
−141%
Elden Ring 70−75
+133%
30−33
−133%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+141%
27−30
−141%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+133%
75−80
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 32
+167%
12−14
−167%
World of Tanks 220−230
+139%
95−100
−139%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+152%
21−24
−152%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+153%
45−50
−153%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+153%
40−45
−153%
Metro Exodus 74
+147%
30−33
−147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+150%
24−27
−150%
Valorant 94
+135%
40−45
−135%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Dota 2 76
+153%
30−33
−153%
Elden Ring 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+153%
30−33
−153%
Metro Exodus 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110
+144%
45−50
−144%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+150%
8−9
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+153%
30−33
−153%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 42
+133%
18−20
−133%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Dota 2 65−70
+152%
27−30
−152%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+143%
21−24
−143%
Fortnite 51
+143%
21−24
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+142%
24−27
−142%
Valorant 50
+138%
21−24
−138%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and GTX 770 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 153% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 133% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 133% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.65 15.40
Recency 15 August 2016 30 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 230 Watt

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 131.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 770 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 770 is a desktop one.


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