MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z vs Sapphire Radeon RX 6800. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z and Sapphire Radeon RX 6800, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti AMD Radeon RX 6800
• GPU Chip
  GP102-350-K1-A1 Navi 21
• Execution units
  28 60
• Shader
  3584 3840
• Render Output Units
  88 96
• Texture Units
  224 240

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

• Memory Size
  11 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.391 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  489 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  352 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z and Sapphire Radeon RX 6800. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.480 GHz 1.800 GHz+ 6 %
• Boost Clock
  1.721 GHz+ 9 % 2.105 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.695 GHz 1.815 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 285 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z and Sapphire Radeon RX 6800.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 85 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  1 x 90 mm --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 37 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- 1

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting Non addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  320 mm 267 mm
• Height
  140 mm 120 mm
• Width
  61 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1707 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q4/2020
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- 21305-01-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet