MSI Radeon RX 5700 Mech vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 5700 Mech and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 5700 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
• GPU Chip
  Navi 10 GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
• Execution units
  36 20
• Shader
  2304 2560
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  144 160

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5X
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.251 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  448 GB/s 320 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 5700 Mech and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.465 GHz 1.607 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.725 GHz 1.771 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.625 GHz 1.733 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  220 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 5700 Mech and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 3 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent --
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  42-43 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 2x DP v1.4
• 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_2 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting ASUS Aura Sync

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 / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No No

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

• Length
  232 mm 298 mm
• Height
  126 mm 134 mm
• Width
  46 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  788 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 and MSI Radeon RX 5700 Mech.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q2/2016
• Release price
  369 $ --
• Structure size
  7 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  -- ROG-STRIX-GTX1080-8G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet