MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• GPU Chip
  GP104-200-A1 TU104
• Execution units
  15 46
• Shader
  1920 2944
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  120 184

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.556 GHz+ 3 % 1.515 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.746 GHz+ 4 % 1.890 GHz+ 11 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.710 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  150 W 215 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 250 W+ 5 %
• Tjunction max
  -- 89 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 35 dB
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 44 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 3x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• 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_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

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
  279 mm 290 mm
• Height
  140 mm 134 mm
• Width
  37 mm 60 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  832 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme 8G and MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q4/2018
• Release price
  -- 819 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-N2080AORUS X-8GC
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet