GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
vs
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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.

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.

GPU

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.
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GPU XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Based on AMD RX Vega 56
GP102-350-K1-A1 GPU Chip Vega 10 XL
Pascal Architecture GCN 5
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 56
3584 Shader 3584
88 Render Output Units 64
224 Texture Units 256
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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.

11 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type HBM2
1.376 GHz Memory Clock 0.800 GHz
11.0 Gbps Memory Speed 1.6 Gbps
484 GB/s Memory bandwidth 410 GB/s
352 bit Memory Interface 2048 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.480 GHz Base Clock 1.156 GHz
1.582 GHz Boost Clock 1.471 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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.

250 W TDP 210 W
-- TDP (up) --
91 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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.

Radial Fan-Type Radial
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 1 x 70 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 37 dB
-- Noise (Load) 49 dB

Connectivity

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.

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

Featureset

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.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

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
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

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.

281 mm Length 280 mm
124 mm Height 127 mm
42 mm Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1090 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

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.

80IUJBMDP9VT Part-no RX-VEGMLBFX6
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2017
699 $ (Reference) Launch Price 399 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 14 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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

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 GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X
56 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X
104 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X
146 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
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 GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X
61847
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
60539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X
84246
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
63794

Geekbench 6 - Metal

XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
71932

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)

GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB GDDR5X
11.34
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
10.54

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