GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Virtual Edition vs MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Virtual Edition and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
• GPU Chip
  GP104-300-A1 GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
• Execution units
  199 20
• Shader
  2432 2560
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  152 160

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5X
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 1.264 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  256 GB/s 323 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Virtual Edition and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz 1.607 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.683 GHz 1.847 GHz+ 7 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.822 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  180 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Virtual Edition and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X.

• Fan-Type
  Radial --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Water cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm --
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  281 mm 278 mm
• Height
  124 mm 165 mm
• Width
  42 mm 20 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 1 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1190 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X and GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Virtual Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2017 Q2/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  70ISH6DHN1WS --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet