GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Pascal) and has 11 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 528 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G has the GP102-350-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G clocks at 1.431 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 11.4 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

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

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 280 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 125 W.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

With the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS is 7680x4320 pixels.

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.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition 11G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q1/2017.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS came on the market in Q4/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.