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GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition vs MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2017
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G

What's the best choice GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition or MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition has a maximum frequency of 1.480 GHz. Memory size 11 GB. Memory type GDDR5X. Released in Q1/2017.

MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G has a maximum frequency of 1.775 GHz+ 4 %. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1066 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1150 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1064 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1419 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    845 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1100 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1060 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1315 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    596 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    593 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    1.775 GHz+ 4 % left arrow 1.480 GHz
  • More memory

    31% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 11 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Battlefield 5
    410 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    465 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    657 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    871 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    716 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    403 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    457 place

Specifications

Technical data
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G, chip, information processing units.

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

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

  • Memory Size
    11 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5X left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    1.376 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    484 GB/s left arrow 512 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    352 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.480 GHz left arrow 1.775 GHz+ 4 %
  • Boost Clock
    1.582 GHz left arrow 2.155 GHz+ 2 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow 1.925 GHz+ 6 %
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    250 W left arrow 250 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow 285 W
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G.

  • Fan-Type
    Radial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    1 x 70 mm left arrow 3 x 100 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    -- left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow 34 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.1
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4 left arrow 3x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow MSI Mystic Light
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    281 mm left arrow 324 mm
  • Height
    124 mm left arrow 141 mm
  • Width
    42 mm left arrow 55 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 1521 g
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G and GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Release price
    -- left arrow 659 $
  • Structure size
    16 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    80IUJ3MDXXNM left arrow --
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
11.34
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
16.55
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
9889
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
15110
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
64 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
90 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
39 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
64 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
50 MH/s
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
58 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
98 MH/s
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
110 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
25 MH/s
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
28 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.78 MH/s
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
0.85 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G
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