NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA Tesla V100 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB GDDR5X, Pascal) vs NVIDIA Tesla V100 (16GB HBM2, 125 TFLOPS FP16, Volta). Cloud pricing: NVIDIA Tesla V100 from $0.13/hr. Compare specs, VRAM, performance, and pricing across 1 cloud providers to find the best GPU for your AI workload.
Bottom Line: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA Tesla V100
NVIDIA Tesla V100 comes out ahead overall, leading in 4 of 5 compared categories.
Where NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 leads
- TDP (180W vs 300W)
Where NVIDIA Tesla V100 leads
- VRAM (16 GB vs 8 GB)
- Memory Bandwidth (900 GB/s vs 320 GB/s)
- FP32 (15.7 TFLOPS vs 8.9 TFLOPS)
- Release Year (2017 vs 2016)
Choose NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 for Legacy inference, experimentation. Choose NVIDIA Tesla V100 for Legacy training, inference, HPC.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or NVIDIA Tesla V100 better?
NVIDIA Tesla V100 leads in 4 of 5 compared categories. The right choice still depends on the factors that matter most to you.
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or NVIDIA Tesla V100?
NVIDIA Tesla V100 (16 GB vs 8 GB).
Which has a better Memory Bandwidth, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or NVIDIA Tesla V100?
NVIDIA Tesla V100 (900 GB/s vs 320 GB/s).
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X · Pascal
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NVIDIA Tesla V100
16GB HBM2 · Volta
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| Specifications | |||
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | |
| Architecture | Pascal | Volta | |
| VRAM | 8 GB GDDR5X | 16 GB HBM2 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 900 GB/s | |
| FP16 (Tensor) | N/A | 125.0 TFLOPS | |
| FP32 | 8.9 TFLOPS | 15.7 TFLOPS | |
| TDP | 180W | 300W | |
| Release Year | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Segment | Consumer | Data center | |
| Best For | Legacy inference experimentation | Legacy training inference HPC | |
| Cloud Pricing | |||
| Cheapest On-Demand | — | $0.13/hr | |
| Cheapest Spot | — | — | |
| Providers | 0 | 1 | |
| Provider Pricing (On-Demand) | |||
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N/A | $0.13/hr | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA Tesla V100