GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  TU104 AD103
• Execution units
  46 9728
• Render Output Units
  64 112
• Texture Units
  184 304

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  1.767 GHz 22.4 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  452 GB/s 716.8 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.515 GHz 2.205 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.890 GHz+ 11 % 2.505 GHz

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

• TDP
  250 W+ 16 % 320 W

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDMI Ports
  3x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI 2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 3840x2160
• DirectX
  12_2 12.2

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

• Length
  290 mm 310 mm
• Height
  131 mm 61 mm
• Width
  40 mm 140 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q3/2022
• Structure size
  12 nm 4 nm