The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 has the GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 22 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory Size
8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5X
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.251 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
10.0 Gbps
16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
384 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 clocks at 1.251 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 10.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Base Clock
1.607 GHz
2.321 GHz
Boost Clock
1.733 GHz
2.622 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
2.55 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP
180 W
260 W
Tjunction max
94 °C
100 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 180 W.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 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 260 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 70 mm
2 x 100 mm
Fan 2
--
1 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
--
0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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With the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
Dimensions
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT
Length
281 mm
310 mm
Height
124 mm
131 mm
Width
42 mm
51 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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