GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 (1-Click OC) vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 (1-Click OC) and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• GPU Chip
  TU116-300-A1 TU104
• Execution units
  22 46
• Shader
  1408 2944
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  88 184

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.767 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  192 GB/s 452 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 (1-Click OC) and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.530 GHz 1.515 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.815 GHz+ 2 % 1.890 GHz+ 11 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.800 GHz 1.710 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  120 W 250 W+ 16 %
• TDP (up)
  -- 300 W+ 26 %
• Tjunction max
  -- 89 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 (1-Click OC) and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling AIO water cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 120 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 0 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  3 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 3x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4 3x 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
  3840x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  228 mm 290 mm
• Height
  132 mm 131 mm
• Width
  42 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G and GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 (1-Click OC).

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q3/2018
• Release price
  -- 849 $
• Structure size
  12 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  60SRH7DSY91C GV-N2080AORUSX W-8GC
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet