GeForce GTX 1080 vs Titan X Pascal

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Combined performance score

Titan X Pascal
33.61

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Titan X Pascal by 19% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking14694
Place by popularitynot in top-10066
Value for money15.1526.44
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP102Pascal GP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 July 2016 (7 years old)6 May 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $599
Current price$312 (0.3x MSRP)$241 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 has 75% better value for money than Titan X Pascal.

Technical specs

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 cores35842560
CUDA coresno data2560
Core clock speed1418 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHz1733 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt180 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate342.9277.3
Floating-point performance10,974 gflops8,873 gflops

Size and 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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm10.5" (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin8-pin
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz10 GB/s
Memory bandwidth480.4 GB/s320 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
G-SYNC support++

Technologies

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

GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA++

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.

Titan X Pascal 33.61
GTX 1080 40.07
+19.2%

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Titan X Pascal by 19% in our combined 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%

Titan X Pascal 13026
GTX 1080 15529
+19.2%

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Titan X Pascal by 19% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Titan X Pascal 100948
+88.3%
GTX 1080 53598

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 88% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Titan X Pascal 35995
+23%
GTX 1080 29263

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 23% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Titan X Pascal 27316
+27.6%
GTX 1080 21409

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 28% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Titan X Pascal 135092
+12.6%
GTX 1080 119971

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 13% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Titan X Pascal 496070
+17.7%
GTX 1080 421474

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 18% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 124
GTX 1080 141
+13%

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Titan X Pascal by 13% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 65
+7.2%
GTX 1080 61

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 7% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 108
+1213%
GTX 1080 8

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 1213% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 92
+20.6%
GTX 1080 76

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 21% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 60
+9.6%
GTX 1080 54

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 10% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 70
+103%
GTX 1080 34

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 103% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 132
+34.8%
GTX 1080 98

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 35% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Titan X Pascal 16
+89.5%
GTX 1080 9

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 90% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 132
+34.8%
GTX 1080 98

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 35% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 97
GTX 1080 140
+44.6%

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Titan X Pascal by 45% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 92
+20.6%
GTX 1080 76

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 21% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 63
+3.6%
GTX 1080 61

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 4% in SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks.

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 108
+1213%
GTX 1080 8

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 1213% in SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX.

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 60
+9.6%
GTX 1080 54

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 10% in SPECviewperf 12 - Creo.

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 70
+103%
GTX 1080 34

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 103% in SPECviewperf 12 - Medical.

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Titan X Pascal 16.5
+91.9%
GTX 1080 8.6

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 92% in SPECviewperf 12 - Energy.

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

Titan X Pascal 4329
+43.1%
GTX 1080 3026

Titan X Pascal outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 43% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.

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 HD126
−1.6%
128
+1.6%
1440p76
−1.3%
77
+1.3%
4K59
+1.7%
58
−1.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+11.3%
70−75
−11.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+13%
92
−13%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Battlefield 5 153
−8.5%
166
+8.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 155
+15.7%
134
−15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+9.9%
70−75
−9.9%
Far Cry 5 162
+37.3%
118
−37.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 150
+35.1%
111
−35.1%
Forza Horizon 4 127
−10.2%
140
+10.2%
Hitman 3 163
+27.3%
120−130
−27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 107
+23%
85−90
−23%
Red Dead Redemption 2 104
+8.3%
96
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 136
+25.9%
108
−25.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 104
+40.5%
70−75
−40.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 87
+4.8%
83
−4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+21.4%
70−75
−21.4%
Battlefield 5 147
+3.5%
142
−3.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 123
+8.8%
113
−8.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
−2.9%
70−75
+2.9%
Far Cry 5 149
+31.9%
113
−31.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 140
+29.6%
108
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 121
−13.2%
137
+13.2%
Hitman 3 143
+11.7%
120−130
−11.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 84
−3.6%
85−90
+3.6%
Metro Exodus 96
+29.7%
74
−29.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 58
+9.4%
53
−9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+16.3%
98
−16.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 184
+149%
74
−149%
Watch Dogs: Legion 91
+23%
70−75
−23%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+6.3%
63
−6.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 63
−11.1%
70−75
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 137
+11.4%
123
−11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 59
−20.3%
70−75
+20.3%
Far Cry 5 140
+34.6%
104
−34.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 127
+29.6%
98
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+0%
112
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+17.3%
81
−17.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 64
−15.6%
70−75
+15.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 84
+13.5%
74
−13.5%
Hitman 3 87
+16%
75−80
−16%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60
+5.3%
55−60
−5.3%
Metro Exodus 58
+28.9%
45
−28.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+5.7%
35
−5.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78
+21.9%
64
−21.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−32.4%
49
+32.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−34.2%
98
+34.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+18.8%
30−35
−18.8%
Far Cry 5 101
+31.2%
77
−31.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 101
+23.2%
82
−23.2%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−32.9%
93
+32.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−28.9%
55−60
+28.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 49
+16.7%
42
−16.7%
Hitman 3 47
+14.6%
40−45
−14.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
−82.4%
30−35
+82.4%
Metro Exodus 36
+28.6%
28
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+14.3%
21
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+31.3%
32
−31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+21.4%
56
−21.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+15.2%
33
−15.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+28%
24−27
−28%
Battlefield 5 71
+34%
53
−34%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 53
+26.2%
42
−26.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 56
+19.1%
47
−19.1%
Forza Horizon 4 73
+12.3%
65
−12.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

This is how Titan X Pascal and GTX 1080 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 is 1.6% faster than Titan X Pascal

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 is 1.3% faster than Titan X Pascal

4K resolution:

  • Titan X Pascal is 1.7% faster than GTX 1080

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Titan X Pascal is 149% faster than the GTX 1080.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 is 82.4% faster than the Titan X Pascal.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Titan X Pascal is ahead in 54 tests (79%)
  • GTX 1080 is ahead in 13 tests (19%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 33.61 40.07
Recency 25 July 2016 6 May 2016
Cost $1199 $599
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 180 Watt

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


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