MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme Waterforce WB 11G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme Waterforce WB 11G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
• GPU Chip
  GP102-350-K1-A1 TU102
• Execution units
  28 68
• Shader
  3584 4352
• Render Output Units
  88 88
• Texture Units
  224 272

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

• Memory Size
  11 GB 11 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.376 GHz 1.766 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  484 GB/s 622 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  352 bit 352 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme Waterforce WB 11G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.480 GHz 1.350 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.582 GHz 1.770 GHz+ 15 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.545 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 320 W
• 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 Ti Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme Waterforce WB 11G.

• Fan-Type
  Radial --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Water cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm --
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 0 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
  -- --
• 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
  266 mm 291 mm
• Height
  111 mm 159 mm
• Width
  40 mm 30 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1060 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme Waterforce WB 11G and MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q4/2018
• Release price
  -- 1,699 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-N208TAORUSX WB-11GC
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet