NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

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Performance
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti30% better
37,671.536% of 104,598
Radeon RX Vega 56
29,08628% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti has 30% better performance than the Radeon RX Vega 56 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
53.8933% of 161.45
Radeon RX Vega 5635% better
72.945% of 161.45

The Radeon RX Vega 56 has 35% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q1 2017 with a MSRP of $699. It is built on the Pascal GPU microarchitecture (codename GP102) and is manufactured on a 16 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 1080 Ti has 11 GB of GDDR5X memory, with a 1,376 MHz memory clock and a 352 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 484.4 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 1080 Ti includes 3,584 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,481 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,582 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 224 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 88 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GTX 1080 Ti occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 600 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 250 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The GTX 1080 Ti has the 47th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 36.02% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 37,671.5 score and $699 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 53.89. This is the 62nd best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 GPU

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is a desktop graphics card that launched in Q3 2017 with a MSRP of $399. It is built on the GCN 5.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Vega 10) and is manufactured on a 14 nm process.

Memory

The RX Vega 56 has 8 GB of HBM2 memory, with a 800 MHz memory clock and a 2,048 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 409.6 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RX Vega 56 includes 3,584 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,156 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,471 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 224 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 64 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The RX Vega 56 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. AMD recommends a power supply of at least 550 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 210 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The RX Vega 56 has the 81st best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 27.81% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 29,086 score and $399 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 72.9. This is the 42nd best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
ManufacturerNVIDIAAMD
ArchitecturePascalGCN 5.0
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ1 2017Q3 2017
Launch Price (MSRP)$699$399
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeActive
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
Low - 1080p
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Medium - 1080p
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High - 1080p
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Ultra - 1080p
60 FPS
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QHD - 1440p
37 FPS
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4K UHD - 2160p
16 FPS
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FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 1080 Ti orRadeon RX Vega 56

Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 1080 Ti orRadeon RX Vega 56
GPUCost Per Frame
Radeon RX 570025.47-41%
Radeon RX 5700 XT25.58-40%
Radeon RX 6950 XT27.82-35%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER28.77-33%
GeForce RTX 309031.89-26%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti42.88
GeForce GTX 108054.45+27%

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti30% better
37,671.536% of 104,598
Radeon RX Vega 56
29,08628% of 104,598

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti has 30% better performance than the Radeon RX Vega 56 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is ranked 47th with a score of 37,671.5, and the Radeon RX Vega 56 is ranked 81st with a score of 29,086.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
53.8933% of 161.45
Radeon RX Vega 5635% better
72.945% of 161.45

The Radeon RX Vega 56 has 35% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is ranked 62nd with a performance per dollar of 53.89, and the Radeon RX Vega 56 is ranked 42nd with a performance per dollar of 72.9.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or
GPUBenchmark Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti37,941+1%
Radeon VII37,881+1%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti37,671.5
Arc A75037,288-1%
TITAN X (Pascal)35,995-4%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER29,668-21%
GeForce GTX 108029,263-22%
Radeon RX Vega 5629,086-23%
GeForce RTX 306028,375-25%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti27,503-27%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
9,401
(+45.03%)
6,482
3DMark Time Spy Score
8,684.5
(+28.74%)
6,746
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
142,490
(+13.67%)
125,359
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
27,564
(+32.78%)
20,759
3DMark 11 Performance Score
24,935
(+8.71%)
22,937
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
160
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PassMark G3D Mark
18,559
(+40.3%)
13,228
PassMark G2D Mark
943
(+23.92%)
761
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
CodenameGP102Vega 10
ArchitecturePascalGCN 5.0
Process Size16 nm14 nm
Transistors11,800 million12,500 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
Memory Size11 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XHBM2
Memory Bandwidth484.4 Gb/s409.6 Gb/s
Memory Clock1,376 MHz800 MHz
Memory Interface352 bit2,048 bit
L1 Cache48 KB16 KB
L2 Cache2.75 MB4 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)250 W210 W
Suggested PSU600 W550 W
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 8-pin
OutputsHDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4aHDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4a

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
Stream Processors (SP)--3,584
CUDA Cores3,584--
Compute Units (CU)--56
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)28--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)224224
Render Output Units (ROP)8864
Core Clock Speed1,481 MHz1,156 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)1,582 MHz1,471 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
Pixel Fill Rate139.2 GPixel/s94.14 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate354.4 GTexel/s329.5 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance11.34 TFLOPS10.54 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance354.4 GFLOPS659 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecGeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
OpenCL3.02.1
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.86.7

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.