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MSI 1080 AERO 8G OC vs MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 14identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 1080 AERO 8G OC has 468 MHz more processor boost clock speed than the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G (1771 MHz vs 1303 MHz). The MSI 1080 AERO 8G OC has 4 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G (8 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI 1080 AERO 8G OC has 3,010 MHz more memory clock speed than the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G (10010 MHz vs 7000 MHz). Graphics processor family: NVIDIA on the MSI 1080 AERO 8G OC, AMD on the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G. Graphics processor: GeForce GTX 1080 on the MSI 1080 AERO 8G OC, Radeon RX 480 on the MSI Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G.

  • Graphics processor family
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:NVIDIA
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:AMD
  • Graphics processor
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:GeForce GTX 1080
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:Radeon RX 480
  • Processor boost clock speed
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:1771 MHz
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:1303 MHz
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:8 GB
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:4 GB
  • Graphics card memory type
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:GDDR5X
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:10010 MHz
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:7000 MHz
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:1
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:2
  • DisplayPorts quantity
    • 1080 AERO 8G OC:3
    • Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G:2

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Comparison of 1080 AERO 8G OC, Radeon RX 480 GAMING X 4G
42 specifications
Processor3 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffersNVIDIAAMD
Graphics processorDiffersGeForce GTX 1080Radeon RX 480
Maximum resolutionKnown for one7680 x 4320 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1632 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost clock speedDiffers1771 MHz1303 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one7680 x 4320 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Graphics card memory typeDiffersGDDR5XGDDR5
Memory clock speedDiffers10010 MHz7000 MHz
Ports & interfaces4 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers32
HDMI versionDiffers2.02.0b
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Performanceidentical
PhysXKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
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
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs180 W150 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers840 g978 g
LengthDiffers269 mm276 mm
DepthDiffers35 mm42 mm
HeightDiffers111 mm140 mm

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