GeForce RTX 5070 vs GTX 1080 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
30.58

RTX 5070 outperforms GTX 1080 Mobile 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 ranking15021
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.4370.92
Power efficiency16.1520.08
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGP104GB205
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)4 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5070 has 71% better value for money than GTX 1080 Mobile.

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 cores25606144
Core clock speed1607 MHz2325 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHz2512 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate283.4482.3
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPS30.87 TFLOPS
ROPs6480
TMUs160192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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-DVI1x 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
VR Ready+no 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
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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 HD115
−13%
130
+13%
1440p71
−32.4%
94
+32.4%
4K55
−20%
66
+20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.35
−3%
4.22
+3%
1440p7.04
−20.6%
5.84
+20.6%
4K9.09
−9.3%
8.32
+9.3%
  • GTX 1080 Mobile and RTX 5070 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 has 21% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 has 9% 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
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−67.9%
300−350
+67.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−128%
170−180
+128%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
−105%
150−160
+105%
Battlefield 5 115
−55.7%
170−180
+55.7%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−67.9%
300−350
+67.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−128%
170−180
+128%
Far Cry 5 91
−96.7%
170−180
+96.7%
Fortnite 143
−111%
300−350
+111%
Forza Horizon 4 108
−150%
270−280
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−87.5%
190−200
+87.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
−105%
150−160
+105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−34.1%
170−180
+34.1%
Valorant 188
−107%
350−400
+107%
Battlefield 5 112
−59.8%
170−180
+59.8%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−67.9%
300−350
+67.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−0.7%
270−280
+0.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−128%
170−180
+128%
Dota 2 130−140
−103%
280−290
+103%
Far Cry 5 117
−53%
170−180
+53%
Fortnite 201
−50.2%
300−350
+50.2%
Forza Horizon 4 106
−155%
270−280
+155%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−87.5%
190−200
+87.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
−42.9%
170−180
+42.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
−105%
150−160
+105%
Metro Exodus 73
−136%
170−180
+136%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
−53.9%
170−180
+53.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
−102%
280−290
+102%
Valorant 186
−109%
350−400
+109%
Battlefield 5 102
−75.5%
170−180
+75.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−128%
170−180
+128%
Dota 2 120
−100%
240−250
+100%
Far Cry 5 108
−65.7%
170−180
+65.7%
Forza Horizon 4 102
−165%
270−280
+165%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
−105%
150−160
+105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 91
−94.5%
170−180
+94.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−185%
211
+185%
Valorant 137
−184%
350−400
+184%
Fortnite 150
−101%
300−350
+101%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−159%
210−220
+159%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−126%
500−550
+126%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−118%
140−150
+118%
Metro Exodus 44
−166%
110−120
+166%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 183
−165%
450−500
+165%
Battlefield 5 86
−102%
170−180
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−175%
95−100
+175%
Far Cry 5 74
−119%
160−170
+119%
Forza Horizon 4 87
−170%
230−240
+170%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−137%
90−95
+137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−172%
163
+172%
Fortnite 88
−71.6%
150−160
+71.6%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−154%
90−95
+154%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
−117%
160−170
+117%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Metro Exodus 27
−185%
75−80
+185%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−186%
146
+186%
Valorant 178
−86.5%
300−350
+86.5%
Battlefield 5 52
−146%
120−130
+146%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−154%
90−95
+154%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−200%
45−50
+200%
Dota 2 95−100
−102%
200−210
+102%
Far Cry 5 40
−175%
110−120
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 61
−210%
180−190
+210%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33
−191%
95−100
+191%
Fortnite 42
−88.1%
75−80
+88.1%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 13% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 32% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5070 is 210% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.58 63.36
Recency 15 August 2016 4 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 1080 Mobile has 66.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 107.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.

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