GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE 8G vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 ArcticStorm. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 ArcticStorm, 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 GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 ArcticStorm. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.759 GHz+ 9 % 1.632 GHz+ 2 %
• Boost Clock
  1.936 GHz+ 12 % 1.771 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.898 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 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 ArcticStorm.

• Fan-Type
  Axial (Radiator) --
• Cooler-Type
  AIO water cooling Water cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 120 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 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x 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 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
  264 mm 300 mm
• Height
  124 mm 148 mm
• Width
  41 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 ArcticStorm and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1080XTREME W-8GD ZT-P10800F-30P
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet