GeForce GTX 1080

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU Codename	GP104
Architecture	Pascal
Launch Date	2016-05-27
Market Segment Notes	Desktop in GeForce GTX 10 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GP104
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-2150
Process Node	TSMC 16 nm
Transistor Count	7.2 billion
Die Size	314 mm²
CUDA Cores	2560
SM Count	20
TMUs	160
ROPs	64
Base Clock	1,607 MHz
Boost Clock	1,733 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	110.9 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	277.3 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	8.87 TFLOPS
FP16 Throughput	0.14 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.28 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5X
Memory Bus Width	256-bit
Memory Clock	1,251 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	320.3 GB/s
L2 Cache	2 MB
L1 Cache	48 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	180 W
Recommended PSU	500 W
Power Connectors	1x PCIe 8-pin
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Display Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Slot Width	Dual-slot, 267 mm length, 40 mm width
Card Length	267 mm
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	NVIDIA reference design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	6.1
Shader Model	6.8
DirectX Support	DirectX 12.1
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.4
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 3.0

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Reviews1 review

Board-partner, reference-card, article, and video reviews that cover this GPU.

Pascal Founders Edition review covering GTX 1080 and GTX 1070.

Sources

Sources reviewed: 2026-08-13

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Data confidence and source status

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 deep diveOfficial reference memory, interface, TDP, connector, and May 27, 2016 launch specificationsOpen source
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 User GuideOfficial minimum system-power and supplementary-power requirementsOpen source

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source

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