MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps, 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
  1.389 GHz 1.376 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  355 GB/s 352 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz 1.708 GHz+ 6 %
• Boost Clock
  1.847 GHz+ 7 % 1.873 GHz+ 8 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.822 GHz 1.847 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
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 100 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
  MSI Mystic Light 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
  277 mm 287 mm
• Height
  140 mm 140 mm
• Width
  42 mm 57 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1100 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2016
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-N1080AORUS-8GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet