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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU separate most on memory bus width: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 352 bit, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU at 192 bit, 45% in favour of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. TDP splits them by another 43%, this time favouring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU. They match on gpu brand and tier.

Specs

Specification
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
GPU BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
SeriesGeForce GTX 10GeForce RTX 40
Board PartnerNVIDIA Founders EditionOEM (varies by laptop model)
VRAM11 GB-8%12 GB
TierHigh-EndHigh-End
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR6
Boost Clock1582 MHz-31%2280 MHz
Ray Tracing Supportfalsetrue
TDP250 W-43%175 W
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace (AD104)
Slot Width2N/A (mobile GPU, soldered to laptop motherboard)
Memory Bus Width352 bit192 bit-45%
CUDA Cores35847424

Verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

5 / 10 Expert Rating

Aged remarkably well for pure rasterization, but firmly a legacy budget-tier used buy now that RT and upscaling are mainstream expectations.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU

7.7 / 10 Expert Rating

A well-rounded previous-generation chip that's a smart buy once discounted below new Blackwell laptop pricing.

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