G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)

2016

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 16 GB vs 24 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Limited future-proofing: older hardware, 16 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in upcoming AAA games.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 13.3 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $1,999 MSRP).
❌114.3% higher power demand at 300W vs 140W.

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell

2025

Why buy it

✅130.6% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 13.3 vs 0 G3D/$ ($1,999 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅50% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (24 GB vs 16 GB).
✅More future proof: Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 140W instead of 300W, a 160W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)

2016

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell

2025

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Why buy it

✅130.6% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 13.3 vs 0 G3D/$ ($1,999 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅50% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (24 GB vs 16 GB).
✅More future proof: Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 140W instead of 300W, a 160W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 16 GB vs 24 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Limited future-proofing: older hardware, 16 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in upcoming AAA games.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 13.3 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $1,999 MSRP).
❌114.3% higher power demand at 300W vs 140W.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

So, is RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell better than GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)?

Yes. RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is clearly the better overall GPU here. RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell averages 130.6% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 26,498 vs 26,543 in G3D Mark. On top of that, RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is a 2025 card with no meaningful modern upscaling stack, while GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) is a 2016 model from an older high-end class with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2025 generation instead of 2016, more VRAM at 24 GB instead of 16 GB, 100.0% more ray-tracing hardware, and a 5nm process instead of 16nm. That extra memory headroom makes it the safer pick for newer games, heavier textures, and higher settings over time.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is priced in an unclear MSRP range at $1,999 MSRP versus an unclear MSRP, and you are getting 130.6% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and a lower G3D Mark (26,498 vs 26,543). It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%. That is why the better overall card still comes out as the smarter buy today, not just the faster one.

Is GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

Yes. GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) is still a strong modern gaming GPU: it is excellent for 1080p, very strong for 1440p, and still capable at 4K with sensible settings or upscaling. It remains a good buy when you can get it meaningfully cheaper than the alternative around an unclear MSRP, even if RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is still the cleaner recommendation on overall value today.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) Benchmark Check

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
1080p
low	181 FPS	184 FPS
medium	165 FPS	163 FPS
high	139 FPS	141 FPS
ultra	125 FPS	103 FPS
1440p
low	168 FPS	159 FPS
medium	141 FPS	135 FPS
high	112 FPS	103 FPS
ultra	102 FPS	74 FPS
4K
low	98 FPS	81 FPS
medium	87 FPS	69 FPS
high	63 FPS	51 FPS
ultra	57 FPS	46 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
1080p
low	194 FPS	461 FPS
medium	148 FPS	397 FPS
high	109 FPS	320 FPS
ultra	79 FPS	281 FPS
1440p
low	121 FPS	367 FPS
medium	82 FPS	307 FPS
high	64 FPS	246 FPS
ultra	52 FPS	201 FPS
4K
low	54 FPS	199 FPS
medium	40 FPS	167 FPS
high	34 FPS	144 FPS
ultra	27 FPS	117 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
1080p
low	700 FPS	895 FPS
medium	565 FPS	731 FPS
high	489 FPS	643 FPS
ultra	423 FPS	556 FPS
1440p
low	494 FPS	699 FPS
medium	406 FPS	567 FPS
high	344 FPS	488 FPS
ultra	289 FPS	416 FPS
4K
low	322 FPS	475 FPS
medium	265 FPS	388 FPS
high	209 FPS	332 FPS
ultra	159 FPS	270 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
1080p
low	397 FPS	357 FPS
medium	333 FPS	315 FPS
high	274 FPS	275 FPS
ultra	230 FPS	239 FPS
1440p
low	329 FPS	278 FPS
medium	276 FPS	247 FPS
high	209 FPS	212 FPS
ultra	170 FPS	180 FPS
4K
low	166 FPS	176 FPS
medium	132 FPS	151 FPS
high	117 FPS	116 FPS
ultra	96 FPS	95 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) and RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in August 16 2016. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1556 MHz to 1734 MHz. It has 5120 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 300W. Manufactured using 16 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 26,543 points.

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell

The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 18 2025. It features the Blackwell 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1230 MHz to 2055 MHz. It has 8960 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 140W. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. It features 70 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 26,498 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) scores 26,543 and the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell reaches 26,498 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.2% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) is built on Pascal while the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell uses Blackwell 2.0, both on 16 nm vs 5 nm. Shader units: 5,120 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)) vs 8,960 (RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell). Boost clocks: 1734 MHz vs 2055 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
G3D Mark Score	26,543	26,498
Architecture	Pascal	Blackwell 2.0
Process Node	16 nm	5 nm
Shading Units	5120	8960+75%
Boost Clock	1734 MHz	2055 MHz+19%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	Upscaling support
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) comes with 16 GB of VRAM, while the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has 24 GB. The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell offers 50% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Memory bandwidth: 320 GB/s (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)) vs 432 GB/s (RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell) — a 35% advantage for the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell. Bus width: 256-bit vs 192-bit.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
VRAM Capacity	16 GB	24 GB+50%
Memory Type	GDDR5X	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	320 GB/s	432 GB/s+35%
Bus Width	256-bit+33%	192-bit

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)) vs 12.2 (RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell). Vulkan: 1.2 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 1 vs 4.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
DirectX	12.1	12.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.4+17%
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	1	4+300%

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: 6th Gen NVENC (2x) (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)) vs 9th Gen NVENC (2x) (RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell). Decoder: 4th Gen NVDEC vs 6th Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell).

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
Encoder	6th Gen NVENC (2x)	9th Gen NVENC (2x)
Decoder	4th Gen NVDEC	6th Gen NVDEC
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel) draws 300W versus the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell's 140W — a 72.7% difference. The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 650W (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)) vs 650W (RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 267mm, occupying 0 vs 2 slots. Typical load temperature: 85°C vs 80°C.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (móvel)	RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
TDP	300W	140W-53%
Recommended PSU	650W	650W
Power Connector	PCIe-powered	PCIe-powered
Length	0mm	267mm
Height	0mm	111mm
Slots	0-100%	2
Temp (Load)	85°C	80°C-6%
Perf/Watt	88.5	189.3+114%