GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G vs ASUS Radeon RX 5700. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G and ASUS Radeon RX 5700, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX 5700
• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 Navi 10
• Execution units
  20 36
• Shader
  2560 2304
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  160 144

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.251 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  320 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G and ASUS Radeon RX 5700. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.708 GHz+ 6 % 1.465 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.873 GHz+ 8 % 1.725 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.847 GHz 1.625 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 220 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G and ASUS Radeon RX 5700.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Radial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 1 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 46-47 dB

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

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 / Encode
• AV1
  No No

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

• Length
  287 mm 281 mm
• Height
  140 mm 126 mm
• Width
  57 mm 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS Radeon RX 5700 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2019
• Release price
  -- 329 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1080AORUS-8GD --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet