GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs TITAN X

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	146	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	15.30	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GM200	GP104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2015 (9 years old)	20 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$499
Current price	$290 (0.3x MSRP)	$6655 (13.3x MSRP)

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 cores	3072	2560
CUDA cores	3072	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1607 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	1733 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	180 Watt
Texture fill rate	192 billion/sec	277.3
Floating-point performance	6,691 gflops	8,873 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 support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	1x 8-pin
SLI options	4x	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	11008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	352.3 GB/s

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	17 March 2015	20 April 2017
Cost	$999	$499
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	180 Watt

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