GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
• Execution units
  20 20
• Shader
  2560 2560
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  160 160

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR5X
• Memory Speed
  1.3 GHz 1.251 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  332 GB/s 320 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.759 GHz+ 9 % 1.607 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.936 GHz+ 12 % 1.771 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.898 GHz 1.733 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• 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 Xtreme Edition 8G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 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_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion ASUS Aura Sync

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
  293 mm 298 mm
• Height
  142 mm 134 mm
• Width
  55 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1080AORUS X11-8GD ROG-STRIX-GTX1080-8G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet