MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
• Execution Units
  68 60
• GPU Chip
  TU102 Navi 32
• Render Output Units
  88 96
• Shader
  4352 3840
• Texture Units
  272 480
• AI Accelerators
  - 120
• Architecture
  - RDNA 3
• Compute Units
  - 60
• Ray Accelerators
  - 60
• RT Cores
  - 120
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 60

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  616 GB/s 624 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  352 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  11 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Infinity Cache
  - 64 MB
• Memory Clock
  - 2250 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 19.5 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1350 MHz 1800 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1770 MHz + 15% 2430 MHz
• Game Clock
  1545 MHz 2124 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  350 W+ 40 % 300 W+ 20 %
• TDP (up)
  380 W+ 19 % -
• System Power Supply
  - 700 W (System power requirement)
• Typical Board Power
  - 263 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm -
• Fan 2
  1 x 90 mm -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  43-44 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 2.1
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  3 x 8-Pin 2x8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• HDMI Version
  - 2.1

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  143 mm -
• Length
  328 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  1852 g -
• Width
  63 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  1,649 $ 799 $
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  12 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2018 2023