EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Ampere) and has 10 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 760 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 259 GB/s.

GPU

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING has the GA102-200-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-200-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GA102-200-K1-A1 GPU Chip GP104-200-A1
Ampere Architecture Pascal
68 Streaming Multiprocessors 15
8704 Shader 1920
96 Render Output Units 64
272 Texture Units 120
68 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING clocks at 1.188 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 19.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G is 8.1 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.027 GHz.

10 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR5
1.188 GHz Memory Clock 2.027 GHz
19.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.1 Gbps
760 GB/s Memory bandwidth 259 GB/s
320 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.440 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.710 GHz Boost Clock 1.797 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.77 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 320 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 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.

320 W TDP 150 W
370 W TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G 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
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
41-42 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED LED MSI Mystic Light

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
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

285 mm Length 279 mm
111 mm Height 140 mm
-- Width 42 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1094 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q4/2020.

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

10G-P5-3883-KR Part-no --
Q4/2020 Release date Q2/2016
819 $ Launch Price 379 $ (Reference)
8 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)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
70 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
104 fps (avg)

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)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
120 fps (avg)

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)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
102 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G
8 GB GDDR5
36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
175 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G
8 GB GDDR5
69 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 GAMING
10 GB GDDR6X
199 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G
8 GB GDDR5
98 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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