EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 8GB GDDR5X
The 1847MHz boost clock and 8GB of GDDR5X memory deliver strong 1080p and 1440p gaming performance, backed by a 180W TDP and dual-fan cooling. EVGA's iCX technology adds 9 thermal sensors and asynchronous fan control, giving you precise temperature monitoring and quieter operation under load. This card suits gamers upgrading from older GPUs who want reliable VR-ready performance and detailed thermal control without moving to a higher-tier model.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong affordability (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (16th percentile)
- Below average compute (20th percentile)
- Below average vram (27th percentile)
- Below average feature (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 16 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 320.3 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1708 |
| Boost Clock | 1847 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 8.873 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15606 |
| GPU Compute | 7627 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 180 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 4K or higher |
Physical
| Length | 267 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
Features
| VR Ready | Yes |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1080 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5X | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1847 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 180 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 27.2 | 33.6 | 20.3 | 29.4 | 43.4 | 71.9 | 43.5 | 15.6 | 88.8 | 66.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 86 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 86 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall37.4
- AI/LLM18.8
- Budget67.5
- Gaming 4k22
- Ray Tracing31.6
- Workstation25.7
- Gaming 1080p41
- Gaming 1440p36.7
- Content Creation22.5
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