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

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

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

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

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

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

• Base Clock
  1.515 GHz 1.530 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.890 GHz+ 11 % 1.845 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.710 GHz 1.830 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

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

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

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 3840x2160
• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes 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
• AV1
  No No

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

• Length
  291 mm 245 mm
• Height
  159 mm 133 mm
• Width
  29 mm 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

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

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q1/2019
• Release price
  839 $ --
• Structure size
  12 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N2080AORUSX WB-8GC 60SRH7DS03EX
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet