NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
- Interface IGP
- Core clock speed 497 MHz
- Max video memory System Shared
- Memory type System Shared
- Memory clock speed System Shared
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1607 MHz
- Max video memory 8 GB
- Memory type GDDR5X
- Memory clock speed 11008 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 87 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Spectre SL | GP104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 September 2014 (8 years old) | 20 April 2017 (5 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
| Current price | $200 | $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 | 256 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 497 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 720 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,410 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.952 | 277.3 |
| Floating-point performance | 388.1 gflops | 8,873 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 11008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | no data | 6.1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 17 September 2014 | 20 April 2017 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | 2560 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 180 Watt |
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Competitors of Radeon R5 Graphics by NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon R5 Graphics from NVIDIA is GeForce GT 240.
Competitors of GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps from AMD is Radeon RX 6600.
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