GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G and the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and has 2944 texture shaders and 46 execution units. PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is based on AMD Radeon RX 590, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G | GPU | PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
| TU104 | GPU Chip | Polaris 30 XT |
| Turing | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 46 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 2944 | Shader | 2304 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 184 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 46 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 452 GB/s. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.767 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 14.1 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 452 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.515 GHz. The base frequency of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is 1.469 GHz. |
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| 1.515 GHz | Base Clock | 1.469 GHz |
| 1.890 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.545 GHz |
| 1.71 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 has a TDP of 225 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 250 W | TDP | 225 W |
| 300 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 88 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G has a total of 2 Axial fans. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 120 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| AIO water cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 0 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 RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 3x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12 |
| Yes | 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 RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G is 290 mm long, 131 mm high and 40 mm wide. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 is 255 mm long, 143 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| 290 mm | Length | 255 mm |
| 131 mm | Height | 143 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 849 $. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5 was introduced in Q4/2018 at a price of 279 $. |
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| GV-N2080AORUSX W-8GC | Part-no | AXRX 590 8GBD5-DHD |
| Q3/2018 | Release date | Q4/2018 |
| 849 $ | Launch Price | 279 $ |
| 12 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 RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
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 RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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 RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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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