Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Pascal) and has 11 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 484 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 360 GB/s. |
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GPUThe Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition has the GP102-350-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is based on the graphics chip GA106-300-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture. |
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| Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition | GPU | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
| GP102-350-K1-A1 | GPU Chip | GA106-300-A1 |
| Pascal | Architecture | Ampere |
| 28 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 28 |
| 3584 | Shader | 3584 |
| 88 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 224 | Texture Units | 112 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 28 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition clocks at 1.376 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 11.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is 15.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.875 GHz. |
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| 11 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5X | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 1.376 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.875 GHz |
| 11.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 15.0 Gbps |
| 484 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 352 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.480 GHz | Base Clock | 1.320 GHz |
| 1.582 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.792 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.78 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 170 W. |
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| 250 W | TDP | 170 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 91 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 40 dB |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| -- | Length | 172 mm |
| -- | Height | 125 mm |
| -- | Width | 43 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 503 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q1/2017. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC came on the market in Q1/2021 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2017 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
| 699 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 399 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 8 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
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
11 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
11 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
11 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
11 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
11 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Colorful GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
11 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
12 GB GDDR6 |
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