Product comparison · 2 gpus

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X vs MSI Radeon RX 480 8G

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:NVIDIA
- Radeon RX 480 8G:AMD
Graphics processor
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:GeForce GTX 1080
- Radeon RX 480 8G:Radeon RX 480
CUDA
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:Yes
- Radeon RX 480 8G:No
Processor frequency
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:1708 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:1120 MHz
Processor boost clock speed
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:1847 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:1266 MHz
FireStream
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:No
- Radeon RX 480 8G:Yes
Graphics card memory type
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:GDDR5X
- Radeon RX 480 8G:GDDR5
Memory clock speed
- GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X:10108 MHz
- Radeon RX 480 8G:8000 MHz

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Comparison of GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X, Radeon RX 480 8G
47 specifications	A MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X View product	B MSI Radeon RX 480 8G View product
Processor6 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	1708 MHz	1120 MHz
Processor boost clock speedDiffers	1847 MHz	1266 MHz
FireStreamDiffers	No	Yes
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
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR5X	GDDR5
Memory clock speedDiffers	10108 MHz	8000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionDiffers	2.0	2.0b
Performance4 differ
PhysXDiffers	Yes	No
Dual Link DVIDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffers	Yes	No
Design2 differ
Cooling typeDiffers	liquid	Active
Product colourDiffers	Black, Stainless steel	Black
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	180 W	150 W
Supplementary power connectorsDiffers	1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.19 kg	686 g
LengthDiffers	278 mm	240 mm
DepthDiffers	20 mm	37 mm
HeightDiffers	165 mm	112 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	1.77 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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