ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition vs ASUS Radeon RX 5700. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and ASUS Radeon RX 5700, 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
  1607 MHz 1465 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1733 MHz 1725 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 1625 MHz
• 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and ASUS Radeon RX 5700.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Radial Radial
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm 1 x 80 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - 46-47 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 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 No LED lighting
• 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
  111 mm 126 mm
• Length
  267 mm 281 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  39 mm 42 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS Radeon RX 5700 and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 329 $
• Part Number
  ZT-P10800A-10P -
• Process Technology
  16 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2019