MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 Navi 31 (RDNA 3)
• Execution units
  20 96
• Shader
  2560 6144
• Render Output Units
  64 192
• Texture Units
  160 384

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 24 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.264 GHz 20 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  323 GB/s 960 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz 1.900 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.911 GHz+ 10 % 2.500 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.873 GHz 2.300 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W 355 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 Z 8G and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 2x DP v2.1
• 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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode / Encode

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

• Length
  279 mm 287 mm
• Height
  140 mm 123 mm
• Width
  42 mm 51 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1112 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q4/2022
• Release price
  -- 999 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 5 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet