GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming 8G (Rev. 2.0) vs MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming 8G (Rev. 2.0) and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
• GPU Chip
  TU104 GP102-350-K1-A1
• Execution units
  48 28
• Shader
  3072 3584
• Render Output Units
  64 88
• Texture Units
  192 224

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 11 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5X
• Memory Speed
  1.938 GHz 1.391 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  496 GB/s 489 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 352 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming 8G (Rev. 2.0) and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.650 GHz 1.480 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.815 GHz 1.632 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.620 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  280 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming 8G (Rev. 2.0) and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 82 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- 1 x 90 mm
• Noise (Load)
  44 dB --

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 v1.4a 2x 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 7680x4320
• 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
  287 mm 320 mm
• Height
  115 mm 140 mm
• Width
  50 mm 61 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1707 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming 8G (Rev. 2.0).

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q1/2017
• Release price
  729 $ --
• Structure size
  12 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N208SGAMING-8GC --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet