Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X vs MSI Radeon RX 480 8G

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:NVIDIA
- Radeon RX 480 8G:AMD
Graphics processor
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:GeForce GTX 1080
- Radeon RX 480 8G:Radeon RX 480
CUDA
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:Yes
- Radeon RX 480 8G:No
Processor frequency
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:1784 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:1120 MHz
Processor boost clock speed
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:1936 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:1266 MHz
Memory clock speed
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:10400 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:8000 MHz
DVI-D ports quantity
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:1
- Radeon RX 480 8G:0
PhysX
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:Yes
- Radeon RX 480 8G:No

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Comparison of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X, Radeon RX 480 8G
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X View product	B MSI Radeon RX 480 8G View product
Processor5 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce GTX 1080	Radeon RX 480
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	7680 x 4320 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDADiffers	Yes	No
CUDA coresKnown for one	2560	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1784 MHz	1120 MHz
Processor boost clock speedDiffers	1936 MHz	1266 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	7680 x 4320 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireStreamKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory1 differ
Discrete graphics card memory	8 GB	8 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	10400 MHz	8000 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	1	0
DVI-I ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	3	3
HDMI version	2.0b	2.0b
DisplayPort version	1.4	1.4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performance4 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	12.0	12.0
Shader model version	5.0	5.0
OpenGL version	4.5	4.5
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffers	Yes	No
Full HD	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slots	2	2
Product colour	Black	Black
Power1 differ
Minimum system power supply	500 W	500 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
LengthDiffers	289 mm	240 mm
DepthDiffers	56 mm	37 mm
HeightDiffers	138 mm	112 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	686 g

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