Product comparison · 2 gpus

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

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
Memory clock speedDiffers	10400 MHz	8000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performance4 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffers	Yes	No
Power1 differ
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
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.