GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB vs GTX TITAN Z

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking240not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.26no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BGP102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 May 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores57603200
Core clock speed705 MHz1557 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz1670 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million11,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate210.2334.0
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPS10.69 TFLOPS
ROPs4880
TMUs240200

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU)384 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1376 MHz
Memory bandwidth672 GB/s528.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB has a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

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