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ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G

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.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.39 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.39 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.82 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is 420 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G.

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Speed index
25/100
5/100
FP32
30.29 TFLOPS
5.82 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.74 GHz
1.39 GHz
Memory Size
10 GB GDDR6X
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
760 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
320 W
185 W
Launch Price
859 $
229 $

GPU

GPUASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipGA102-200-K1-A1Polaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6836
Shader87042304
Render Output Units9632
Texture Units272144
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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Memory Size10 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR5
Memory Clock1.188 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth760 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit256 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Base Clock1.440 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.740 GHz1.393 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.71 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G is 1.393 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
TDP320 W185 W
TDP (up)370 W--
Tjunction max93 °C90 °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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Fan-Type--Axial
Fan 1--2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeWater coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x 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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDASUS Aura SyncMSI Mystic Light
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The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
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 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
Length216 mm276 mm
Height136 mm140 mm
Width20 mm42 mm
Width (Slots)1 Slots2 Slots
Weight--978 g
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 MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G is 20 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2020Q3/2018
Launch Price859 $229 $
Structure size8 nm14 nm
Part-noRTX3080-10G-EK--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 was released in Q3/2020.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Gaming X 8G published in Q3/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 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 +343.2 %

  1. 8,846
  2. 1,996

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 11,618
  2. no data

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)

  1. 122 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 +196.7 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 60 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +134.9 %

  1. 202 fps (avg)
  2. 86 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 +286.5 %

  1. 170,269
  2. 44,059

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 +259.7 %

  1. 148,307
  2. 41,233

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 43,540

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