Cedar vs GeForce GTX 1080

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 1080
2016
8 GB GDDR5X
40.11
+4977%

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Cedar by 4977% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking941108
Place by popularity70not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation26.32no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code namePascal GP104Cedar
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 May 2016 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data
Current price$241 (0.4x MSRP)$14.38

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores256080
CUDA cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate277.3no data
Floating-point performance8,873 gflopsno 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5Xno data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed10 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth320 GB/sno data
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-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported GPU 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 Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
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 HD128
+6300%
2−3
−6300%
1440p77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
4K58
+5700%
1−2
−5700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7000%
1−2
−7000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Battlefield 5 166
+5433%
3−4
−5433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 134
+6600%
2−3
−6600%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7000%
1−2
−7000%
Far Cry 5 118
+5800%
2−3
−5800%
Far Cry New Dawn 111
+5450%
2−3
−5450%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+6900%
2−3
−6900%
Hitman 3 120−130
+6300%
2−3
−6300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+9500%
1−2
−9500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+5300%
2−3
−5300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 83
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Battlefield 5 142
+7000%
2−3
−7000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 113
+5550%
2−3
−5550%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7000%
1−2
−7000%
Far Cry 5 113
+5550%
2−3
−5550%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+5300%
2−3
−5300%
Forza Horizon 4 137
+6750%
2−3
−6750%
Hitman 3 120−130
+6300%
2−3
−6300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
Metro Exodus 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Battlefield 5 123
+6050%
2−3
−6050%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7000%
1−2
−7000%
Far Cry 5 104
+5100%
2−3
−5100%
Far Cry New Dawn 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+5500%
2−3
−5500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+8000%
1−2
−8000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Hitman 3 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Metro Exodus 45 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 35 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+6300%
1−2
−6300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50 0−1
Battlefield 5 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35 0−1
Far Cry 5 77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+9200%
1−2
−9200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+5700%
1−2
−5700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42 0−1
Hitman 3 40−45 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35 0−1
Metro Exodus 28 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 21 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+5500%
1−2
−5500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 42 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 47 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24 0−1

This is how GTX 1080 and Cedar compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 is 6300% faster than Cedar in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 is 7600% faster than Cedar in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 is 5700% faster than Cedar in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 40.11 0.79
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm

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


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