Product comparison · 2 gpus

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

28specifications compared
13differ
15identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:NVIDIA
- Radeon RX 480:AMD
Graphics processor
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:GeForce GTX 1080
- Radeon RX 480:Radeon RX 480
Processor frequency
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:1784 MHz
- Radeon RX 480:1120 MHz
Processor boost clock speed
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:1936 MHz
- Radeon RX 480:1266 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:2-Way SLI
- Radeon RX 480:Crossfire
Memory clock speed
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:10400 MHz
- Radeon RX 480:8000 MHz
DVI-D ports quantity
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:1
- Radeon RX 480:0
PhysX
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X:Yes
- Radeon RX 480:No

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Comparison of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X, V803-862R
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB GDDR5X View product	B MSI Radeon RX 480 Model V803-862R 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
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supportDiffers	2-Way SLI	Crossfire
Maximum displays per videocardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	12.0	12.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	4.5	4.5
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bracket heightKnown for one	Full-Height (FH)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
Power1 differ
Minimum system power supplyKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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