GF117 vs GeForce GTX 1080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 and GF117, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080
2016
8 GB GDDR5X, 180 Watt
40.24
+2714%

GTX 1080 outperforms GF117 by a whopping 2714% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking94951
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.891.55
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code namePascal GP104GF117
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 May 2016 (8 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data
Current price$241 (0.4x MSRP)$70

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 has 1635% better value for money than GF117.

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 cores256096
CUDA cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 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 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
PureVideo HDno dataVP5

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA+2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 40.24
+2714%
GF117 1.43

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms GF117 by 2714% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1080 15538
+2705%
GF117 554

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms GF117 by 2705% in Passmark.

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
+3150%
4−5
−3150%
1440p76
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
4K61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Battlefield 5 145
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 105
+3400%
3−4
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Far Cry 5 123
+2975%
4−5
−2975%
Far Cry New Dawn 135
+3275%
4−5
−3275%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+3400%
4−5
−3400%
Hitman 3 80−85
+4050%
2−3
−4050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 201
+2771%
7−8
−2771%
Metro Exodus 144
+2780%
5−6
−2780%
Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+2750%
4−5
−2750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+3060%
5−6
−3060%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 83
+4050%
2−3
−4050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Battlefield 5 128
+3100%
4−5
−3100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
+3067%
3−4
−3067%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Far Cry 5 98
+3167%
3−4
−3167%
Far Cry New Dawn 105
+3400%
3−4
−3400%
Forza Horizon 4 291
+2810%
10−11
−2810%
Hitman 3 80−85
+4050%
2−3
−4050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+3160%
5−6
−3160%
Metro Exodus 119
+2875%
4−5
−2875%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+3500%
3−4
−3500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+3060%
5−6
−3060%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Far Cry 5 75
+3650%
2−3
−3650%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+3633%
3−4
−3633%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+2925%
4−5
−2925%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+3060%
5−6
−3060%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+3950%
2−3
−3950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 105
+3400%
3−4
−3400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 89
+2867%
3−4
−2867%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+2900%
3−4
−2900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Far Cry 5 77
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Hitman 3 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 92
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Metro Exodus 82
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+3950%
2−3
−3950%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 43
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Hitman 3 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+5500%
1−2
−5500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 27 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Metro Exodus 47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 42
+4100%
1−2
−4100%

This is how GTX 1080 and GF117 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 is 3150% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 is 3700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 is 2950% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.24 1.43
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTX 1080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GF117 in performance tests.


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