GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs Radeon R9 M275X

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking658not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVenusGP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 January 2014 (10 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current price$9.99 $6655 (13.3x MSRP)

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 cores6402560
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1733 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data180 Watt
Texture fill rate37.00277.3
Floating-point performance1,184 gflops8,873 gflops

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 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz11008 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s352.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no data
HDMIno data+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkanno data1.2.131
Mantle+no data
CUDAno data6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 January 2014 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm

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