MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk X vs GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC Waterforce WB 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk X and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC Waterforce WB 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
• GPU Chip
  TU104 TU104
• Execution units
  48 48
• Shader
  3072 3072
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  192 192

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.938 GHz 1.938 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  496 GB/s 496 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk X and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC Waterforce WB 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.650 GHz 1.650 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.845 GHz+ 2 % 1.845 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.815 GHz 1.815 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  280 W 280 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 RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk X and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC Waterforce WB 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial --
• Cooler-Type
  AIO water cooling Water cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 65 mm --
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  1 x 120 mm --
• Noise (Load)
  0 dB 0 dB

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 v1.4a 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_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• 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
  268 mm 267 mm
• Height
  114 mm 137 mm
• Width
  41 mm 37 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1370 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC Waterforce WB 8G and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk X.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q3/2019
• Release price
  929 $ 949 $
• Structure size
  12 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-N208SGAMINGOC WB-8GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet