GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 AMD Radeon RX 5700
• Execution Units
  46 36
• GPU Chip
  TU104 Navi 10
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Shader
  2944 2304
• Texture Units
  184 144

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  448 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1515 MHz 1540 MHz + 5%
• Boost Clock
  1785 MHz + 4% 1750 MHz + 1%
• Game Clock
  1710 MHz 1700 MHz + 5%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  89 °C -
• TDP
  215 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  - 220 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 8G.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• 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 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  1 × USB-C -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  Addressable LED No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes 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
  139 mm 135 mm
• Length
  283 mm 254 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  41 mm 45 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 8G and GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 OC.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 349 $
• Part Number
  28NSL6UCT7OC -
• Process Technology
  12 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q3/2019