EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED and the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units. MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC is based on AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU), which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
| GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 20 XT |
| Pascal | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 20 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 2560 | Shader | 2304 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.251 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 10.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 320 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED clocks in the base with up to 1.607 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC is 1.257 GHz. |
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| 1.607 GHz | Base Clock | 1.257 GHz |
| 1.733 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.380 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC has a TDP of 185 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 180 W | TDP | 185 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED has a total of 2 Axial fans. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide. The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC is 270 mm long, 130 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 270 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 130 mm |
| -- | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 892 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference). The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC was introduced in Q3/2018 at a price of 229 $. |
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| 08G-P4-6581-KR | Part-no | -- |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q3/2018 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 14 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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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING LED
8 GB GDDR5X |
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MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor MK2 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5 |
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