Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X

29specifications compared
17differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- Radeon RX 480:AMD
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:NVIDIA
Graphics processor
- Radeon RX 480:Radeon RX 480
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:GeForce GTX 1080
Processor frequency
- Radeon RX 480:1120 MHz
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:1708 MHz
Processor boost clock speed
- Radeon RX 480:1266 MHz
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:1847 MHz
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon RX 480:GDDR5
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:GDDR5X
Memory clock speed
- Radeon RX 480:8000 MHz
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:10108 MHz
DVI-D ports quantity
- Radeon RX 480:0
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:1
PhysX
- Radeon RX 480:No
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:Yes

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Comparison of GV-RX480D5-8GD-B, GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 Model GV-RX480D5-8GD-B View product	B MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X View product
Processor4 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon RX 480	GeForce GTX 1080
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7680 x 4320 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CUDA coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560
Processor frequencyDiffers	1120 MHz	1708 MHz
Processor boost clock speedDiffers	1266 MHz	1847 MHz
FireStreamKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7680 x 4320 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	8 GB	8 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR5X
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	8000 MHz	10108 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16 3.0	PCI Express x16 3.0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	3	3
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performance4 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	12.0	12.0
Shader model versionDiffers	No	5.0
OpenGL version	4.5	4.5
HDCPDiffers	No	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	liquid
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Stainless steel
Power2 differ
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	500 W	180 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.19 kg
LengthDiffers	240 mm	278 mm
DepthDiffers	37 mm	20 mm
HeightDiffers	112 mm	165 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.77 kg

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