ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 has the GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-200-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

The graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 clocks at 1.251 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 10.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 180 W.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 W.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.