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Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS vs ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT

Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS
Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS 11 GB GDDR5X · 1.62 GHz · 250 W Speed index 10/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Pascal) and has 11 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 19/100

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is 98 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Speed index
10/100
19/100
FP32
11.61 TFLOPS
23.04 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.62 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
11 GB GDDR5X
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
484 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
250 W
300 W
Launch Price
699 $
999 $

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU ChipGP102-350-K1-A1Navi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors2880
Shader35845120
Render Output Units88128
Texture Units224320
Raytracing Cores--80
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS has the GP102-350-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 21, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Memory Size11 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.376 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed11.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth484 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface352 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS clocks at 1.376 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 11.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock1.620 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
TDP250 W300 W
TDP (up)--345 W
Tjunction max91 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS 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 ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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With the Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Length267 mm267 mm
Height112 mm120 mm
Width38 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GSASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2017Q2/2021
Launch Price699 $999 $
Structure size16 nm7 nm
Part-no426018336-3903 RX6900XT-16G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GS has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q1/2017.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT came on the market in Q2/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

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 ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +117.5 %

  1. 4,522
  2. 9,836

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 9,889

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,619

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)

  1. no data
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 114 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)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 126 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) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +93.0 %

  1. 57 fps (avg)
  2. 110 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +88.7 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +34.2 %

  1. 149 fps (avg)
  2. 200 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 ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +154.9 %

  1. 63,320
  2. 161,394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +87.2 %

  1. 86,252
  2. 161,439

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 235,478

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