GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC vs MSI Radeon RX 5700 Gaming. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC and MSI Radeon RX 5700 Gaming, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX 5700
• Execution Units
  20 36
• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 Navi 10
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Shader
  2560 2304
• Texture Units
  160 144

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  320 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1251 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1657 MHz + 3% 1490 MHz + 2%
• Boost Clock
  1797 MHz + 4% 1725 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 1650 MHz + 2%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  180 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  - 220 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC and MSI Radeon RX 5700 Gaming.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - 41 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  144 mm 140 mm
• Length
  296 mm 297 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 1406 g
• Width
  43 mm 58 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 5700 Gaming and GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 429 $
• Part Number
  80NSJ6DHL4EC -
• Process Technology
  16 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2019