ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
vs
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

GPU

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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 GPU KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 GPU Chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
20 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
2560 Shader 2560
64 Render Output Units 64
160 Texture Units 160
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is 10.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.251 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type GDDR5X
1.251 GHz Memory Clock 1.251 GHz
10.0 Gbps Memory Speed 10.0 Gbps
320 GB/s Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.607 GHz Base Clock 1.657 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 3 %
1.771 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 % Boost Clock 1.797 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
1.73 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC 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 180 W.

180 W TDP 180 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
2x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
2x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
ASUS Aura Sync LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

298 mm Length 296 mm
134 mm Height 144 mm
40 mm Width 43 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

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

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

ROG-STRIX-GTX1080-8G-GAMING Part-no 80NSJ6DHL4EK
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2016
599 $ (Reference) Launch Price 599 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 16 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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 ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X
41 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
8 GB GDDR5X
41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X
77 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
8 GB GDDR5X
78 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X
108 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
8 GB GDDR5X
110 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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