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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 980 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 616 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 26% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 980 - 67 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 67% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $199.0 vs $598.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 1080 - $3.75 vs $8.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 165 vs 180 Watts
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
53
79%
Value, $/FPS
$3.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
70%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
56%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $599 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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