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GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G

GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GDDR6 · 1.55 GHz · 250 W Speed index 11/100

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Turing) and has 11 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 616 GB/s.

MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.34 GHz · 185 W Speed index 5/100

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is 140 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G.

GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Speed index
11/100
5/100
FP32
13.45 TFLOPS
5.60 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.55 GHz
1.34 GHz
Memory Size
11 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
616 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
250 W
185 W
Launch Price
999 $
229 $

GPU

GPUGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 TiAMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU)
GPU ChipTU102Polaris 20 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6836
Shader43522304
Render Output Units8832
Texture Units272144
Raytracing Cores68--
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has the TU102 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is based on the graphics chip Polaris 20 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Memory Size11 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth616 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface352 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Base Clock1.350 GHz1.257 GHz
Boost Clock1.545 GHz1.340 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 RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
TDP250 W185 W
Tjunction max89 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 185 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 80 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
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 RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
Length320 mm269 mm
Height110 mm125 mm
Width50 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G 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 RTX 2080 TiMSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q3/2018
Launch Price999 $229 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Part-no28IULBUCX4SW--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q3/2018.

The MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor 8G came on the market in Q3/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 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 GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti +251.3 %

  1. 6,879
  2. 1,958

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 9,013
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,037
  2. no data

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. 48 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 61 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 85 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 RTX 2080 Ti +166.7 %

  1. 80 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti +146.6 %

  1. 143 fps (avg)
  2. 58 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti +134.9 %

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. 83 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 RTX 2080 Ti +234.9 %

  1. 141,967
  2. 42,394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti +234.8 %

  1. 132,814
  2. 39,674

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 41,894

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