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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G vs MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 19identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G has 640 more CUDA cores than the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC (2560 vs 1920). The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G has 177 MHz more processor frequency than the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC (1759 MHz vs 1582 MHz). The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G has 127 MHz more processor boost clock speed than the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC (1898 MHz vs 1771 MHz). Graphics processor: GeForce GTX 1080 on the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G, GeForce GTX 1070 on the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC. Graphics card memory type: GDDR5X on the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G, GDDR5 on the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC.

  • Graphics processor
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:GeForce GTX 1080
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:GeForce GTX 1070
  • CUDA cores
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:2560
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:1920
  • Processor frequency
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:1759 MHz
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:1582 MHz
  • Processor boost clock speed
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:1898 MHz
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:1771 MHz
  • Graphics card memory type
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:GDDR5X
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:10206 MHz
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:8008 MHz
  • Data transfer rate
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:10 Gbit/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:8 Gbit/s
  • Memory bandwidth (max)
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G:320 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC:256 GB/s

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Comparison of GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE WB 8G, GeForce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G OC
46 specifications
Processor4 differ
Graphics processorDiffersGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1070
CUDA coresDiffers25601920
Processor frequencyDiffers1759 MHz1582 MHz
Processor boost clock speedDiffers1898 MHz1771 MHz
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way SLI
Memory4 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffersGDDR5XGDDR5
Memory clock speedDiffers10206 MHz8008 MHz
Data transfer rateDiffers10 Gbit/s8 Gbit/s
Memory bandwidth (max)Differs320 GB/s256 GB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI versionDiffers2.0b2.0
Performanceidentical
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffersliquidActive
Bracket heightKnown for oneFull-Height (FH)Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for oneFull-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs180 W150 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers2x 8-pin1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneFreeBSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers266 mm279 mm
DepthDiffers25 mm42 mm
HeightDiffers121 mm140 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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