MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 Navi 24
• Execution units
  20 16
• Shader
  2560 1024
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Texture Units
  160 64

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.264 GHz 2.25 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  323 GB/s 144 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 64 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.607 GHz 2.200 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.911 GHz+ 10 % 2.825 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.873 GHz 2.685 GHz+ 3 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W 107 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 2
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 1x DP v1.4a
• 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
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

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

• Length
  279 mm 282 mm
• Height
  140 mm 114 mm
• Width
  42 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1112 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT GAMING OC 4G and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 4
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  16 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-R65XTGAMING OC-4GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet