Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
The GeForce GTX 1080 is the new GPU king and we expect it to sit in the throne for some time to come. It is hands down, the fastest graphics card you can get, and it does so without resorting to sky-high Titan-like pricing or other compromises.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on May 2016
Pascal
Architecture
High-end
Product Tier
2560
Shader Cores
64
ROPs
160
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
8 GB
Memory
GDDR5X
Memory Type
320 GB/s
Bandwidth
180 W
TDP
$379
Price
GPU Snapshot
Release date:May 27, 2016Price at Launch:$599
Type:DesktopArchitecture:Pascal
Generation:GTX 10 seriesProduct Tier:High-end
VRAM Capacity:8 GBTotal Board Power:180 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:2560TMUs:160
ROPs:64L2 Cache:2 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:8 GBMemory Type:GDDR5X
Memory Speed:10 GbpsMemory Bus:256-bit
Bandwidth:320 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:1.6 GHzBoost Clock:1.73 GHz
FP32 Throughput:8.87 TFLOPsRay Tracing:No
Process Size:16nmProcess Name:TSMC 16FF
Die Size:314 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:180 WPower Connectors:1x 8-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 3.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.4aDSC:No
Max Displays:4
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:6.8
Vulkan Version:1.4OpenGL Version:4.6
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Price History

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 pricing

Last 6 months
Price Date
Current $379 Feb 2, 2026
Highest* $495 May 14, 2025
Lowest* $379 Aug 20, 2025
Average $425
* Prices are based on listings from Newegg and other major retailers over the past 12+ months.
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Reviews and Ratings

91

Average Score

Based on 44 reviews

8.8

User Score

Based on 135 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Outrageous performance leap over GTX 980
  • Excellent performance
  • Hugely power efficient
  • HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4
  • 8 GB VRAM
  • 4K and VR capabilities
  • The best graphics card money can buy right now

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Fans don't turn off in idle
  • Expensive
  • Doesn't blow away Radeon cards in heavily AMD-optimized games

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100

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80

The GeForce GTX 1080 is a phenomenal technical achievement. Clearly, the Pascal core offers a significant step up from the best Maxwell chips in terms of both performance and power efficiency. If you want to play 4K games without juddering framerates,...

By Expert Reviews on
90

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By Wired on
95

It's been almost two years since the release of the GeForce GTX 980, which was such an outstanding card that I was using it up until recently. A few months ago, NVIDIA launched the Pascal line of cards to much fanfare. Great performance at a good price,...

By Gaming Nexus on
85

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95

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93

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