Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS
vs
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS has 2176 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.44 TFLOPS.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.87 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 9.59 TFLOPS.

GPU

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 34 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
TU106 GPU Chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Turing Architecture Pascal
34 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
2176 Shader 2560
64 Render Output Units 64
136 Texture Units 160
34 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.251GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5X
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.251 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 10.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS has a turbo clock of 1.710 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G is 1.873 GHz.

1.470 GHz Base Clock 1.708 GHz
1.710 GHz Boost Clock 1.873 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.85 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 89 °C.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

175 W TDP 180 W
-- TDP (up) --
89 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G is cooled by a Air cooling.

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

Connectivity

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b 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

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

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

Dimensions

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

235 mm Length 287 mm
112 mm Height 140 mm
-- Width 57 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS was released in Q3/2019.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

471056224-1099 Part-no GV-N1080AORUS-8GD
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2016
399 $ (Reference) Launch Price 599 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 16 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

Popular comparisons

1. ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Ti AMP Holo GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Ti AMP Holo vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G
2. Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro OC Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS vs Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro OC
3. Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ghost vs Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS
4. Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER D6 6G Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER D6 6G
5. GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 WINDFORCE OC 6G (rev. 2.0) Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 WINDFORCE OC 6G (rev. 2.0) vs Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS
6. Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
7. GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR6) GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G vs ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR6)
8. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Founders Edition Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Founders Edition vs Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Phoenix GS
9. Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G Palit GeForce RTX 3060 StormX OC vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G
10. PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 6800 XT GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G


back to index
Facebook
Twitter