MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G vs XFX Radeon RX 5700. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G and XFX Radeon RX 5700, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX 5700
• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 Navi 10
• Execution units
  20 36
• Shader
  2560 2304
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  160 144

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.376 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  352 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G and XFX Radeon RX 5700. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz 1.465 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.771 GHz+ 2 % 1.725 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.759 GHz 1.625 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 220 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G and XFX Radeon RX 5700.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Radial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 1 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 46-47 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  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_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light 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 / Encode
• AV1
  No No

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

• Length
  277 mm 267 mm
• Height
  140 mm 111 mm
• Width
  42 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1100 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX 5700 and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2019
• Release price
  -- 329 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- RX-57XL8MFG6
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet