GPU Showdown

Titan X PascalvsGeForce RTX 5080

The GeForce RTX 5080 is a modern high-end gaming and creative card for enthusiasts who need top-tier performance, while the Titan X Pascal is a classic workstation-oriented card for professionals who once needed the best memory and compute power available.

NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
12 GB · 250W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16 GB · 360W
NVIDIA

Titan X Pascal

Pascal · TSMC 16 nm · 2016

33score
2.5/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
12 GB
TDP
250W
CUDA Cores
3,584
Boost Clock
1531 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 5080

Blackwell 2.0 · TSMC 5 nm · 2025

86score
3.8/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
360W
Shaders
10,752
Boost Clock
2617 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

Titan X Pascal
33
RTX 5080Winner
86
RTX 5080 leads by 160.6% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#3RTX 409092
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#81RX Vega 6433
#82Titan X Pascal33
#83GTX 107032
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsTitan X PascalRTX 5080
General
Process Node16 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR7
Memory Bus384-bit256-bit
Bandwidth480.4 GB/s960 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores3,58410,752
TMUs224336
ROPs96112
Boost Clock1531 MHz2617 MHz
FP3210.97 TF56.28 TF
Power
TDP250360
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 5080 easily wins overall for anyone needing modern gaming and creative performance.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Titan X Pascal is the smarter pick if you can find it cheap enough for basic 1080p gaming.

When the other wins

The Titan X Pascal is the right choice if you need a low-cost card for older PC builds or non-demanding games.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Titan X Pascal better than the RTX 5080?

Overall the RTX 5080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (86 vs 33 out of 100), so it leads the Titan X Pascal in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 5080 than the Titan X Pascal?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 5080 is roughly 161% faster than the Titan X Pascal overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the Titan X Pascal or the RTX 5080?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 5080. If the Titan X Pascal is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.