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ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 vs Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X · 1.74 GHz · 320 W Speed index 25/100

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 has 8704 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.74 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 30.29 TFLOPS.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.83 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.83 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.16 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is 487 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC.

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Speed index
25/100
4/100
FP32
30.29 TFLOPS
5.16 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.74 GHz
1.83 GHz
Memory Size
10 GB GDDR6X
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
760 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
320 W
120 W
Launch Price
859 $
219 $

GPU

GPUASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU ChipGA102-200-K1-A1TU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors6822
Shader87041408
Render Output Units9648
Texture Units27288
Raytracing Cores68--
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 68 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Memory Size10 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR5
Memory Clock1.188 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth760 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit192 bit
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is equipped with a 10 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.188 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Base Clock1.440 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.740 GHz1.830 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.71 GHz1.79 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 has a turbo clock of 1.740 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC is 1.830 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
TDP320 W120 W
TDP (up)370 W--
Tjunction max93 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Fan-Type--Axial
Fan 1--1 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeWater coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
Noise (Load)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 are cooled with a Water cooling.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDASUS Aura SyncNo LED lighting
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
Length216 mm168 mm
Height136 mm126 mm
Width20 mm--
Width (Slots)1 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is 20 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC is 20 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2020Q1/2019
Launch Price859 $219 $
Structure size8 nm12 nm
Part-noRTX3080-10G-EKNE51660S18J9-165F
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 was released in Q3/2020.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1660 Pegasus OC published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +257.1 %

  1. 8,846
  2. 2,477

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +692.0 %

  1. 11,618
  2. 1,467

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 4,688
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 71 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. no data

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 37 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 73 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +197.6 %

  1. 122 fps (avg)
  2. 41 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +235.5 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +217.9 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +155.7 %

  1. 202 fps (avg)
  2. 79 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +182.5 %

  1. 170,269
  2. 60,265

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +160.0 %

  1. 148,307
  2. 57,036

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