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GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs XFX Radeon RX Vega 56

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X · 1.58 GHz · 250 W Speed index 9/100

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

XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is 7.6 % faster than the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56.

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Speed index
9/100
9/100
FP32
11.34 TFLOPS
10.54 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.58 GHz
1.47 GHz
Memory Size
11 GB GDDR5X
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
484 GB/s
410 GB/s
TDP
250 W
210 W
Launch Price
699 $
399 $

GPU

GPUGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiAMD RX Vega 56
GPU ChipGP102-350-K1-A1Vega 10 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors2856
Shader35843584
Render Output Units8864
Texture Units224256
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti has the GP102-350-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the graphics chip Vega 10 XL, which comes from the GCN 5 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory Size11 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XHBM2
Memory Clock1.376 GHz0.800 GHz
Memory Speed11.0 Gbps1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth484 GB/s410 GB/s
Memory Interface352 bit2,048 bit
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The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti clocks at 1.376 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 11.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 0.800 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Base Clock1.480 GHz1.156 GHz
Boost Clock1.582 GHz1.471 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 DesignGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
TDP250 W210 W
Tjunction max91 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 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 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 210 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Fan-TypeRadialRadial
Fan 11 x 70 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB37 dB
Noise (Load)--49 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.2--
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Length281 mm280 mm
Height124 mm127 mm
Width42 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--1,090 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataGALAX GeForce GTX 1080 TiXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2017Q3/2017
Launch Price699 $399 $
Structure size16 nm14 nm
Part-no80IUJBMDP9VTRX-VEGMLBFX6
Documentsdata sheet--
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q1/2017.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 came on the market in Q3/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

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) GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +30.2 %

  1. 56 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +30.0 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +30.4 %

  1. 146 fps (avg)
  2. 112 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +2.2 %

  1. 61,847
  2. 60,539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti +32.1 %

  1. 84,246
  2. 63,794

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 71,932

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