GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps and the XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units. XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile is based on AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa), which has 512 shaders and 8 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps | GPU | XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) |
| GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 | GPU Chip | Lexa PRO |
| Pascal | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 20 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 2560 | Shader | 512 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 32 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 352 GB/s. The XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.376 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 11.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 352 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps clocks in the base with up to 1.708 GHz. The base frequency of the XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile is 1.100 GHz. |
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| 1.708 GHz | Base Clock | 1.100 GHz |
| 1.873 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.203 GHz |
| 1.85 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile has a TDP of 50 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors. |
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| 180 W | TDP | 50 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 80 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps has a total of 3 Axial fans. The XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 45 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps. The XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile is 5120x2880 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 5120x2880 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| GIGABYTE RGB Fusion | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps is 287 mm long, 140 mm high and 57 mm wide. The XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile is 178 mm long, 121 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 287 mm | Length | 178 mm |
| 140 mm | Height | 121 mm |
| 57 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference). The XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile was introduced in Q4/2017 at a price of 79 $. |
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| GV-N1080AORUS-8GD | Part-no | RX-550P4LFG5 |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 79 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8G 11Gbps
8 GB GDDR5X |
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XFX Radeon RX 550 4GB Low Profile
4 GB GDDR5 |
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