ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition vs MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
• GPU Chip
  AD103 (Ada Lovelace) GA104-200-A1
• Execution units
  76 38
• Shader
  9728 4864
• Render Output Units
  96 80
• Texture Units
  304 152

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

• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  22.4 Gbps 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  717 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.205 GHz 1.410 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.655 GHz+ 6 % 1.830 GHz-6 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.665 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  320 W 240 W+ 20 %
• TDP (up)
  -- 250 W+ 14 %
• Tjunction max
  90 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 16-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 110 mm 3 x 95 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 32 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1a 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

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

• Length
  358 mm 323 mm
• Height
  149 mm 140 mm
• Width
  70 mm 56 mm
• Width (Slots)
  4 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1452 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q4/2020
• Release price
  -- 499 $
• Structure size
  4 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet