GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G and the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units.

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, which has 5888 shaders and 46 execution units.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 GPU Chip GA104-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
20 Streaming Multiprocessors 46
2560 Shader 5888
64 Render Output Units 96
160 Texture Units 184
0 Raytracing Cores 46

Memory

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type GDDR6
1.251 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
10.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
320 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.607 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G is 1.500 GHz.

1.607 GHz Base Clock 1.500 GHz
1.771 GHz Boost Clock 1.830 GHz
1.73 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G has a TDP of 240 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

180 W TDP 240 W
-- TDP (up) 250 W
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 80 mm Fan 1 3 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 35-37 dB

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED MSI Mystic Light

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G is 280 mm long, 114 mm high and 41 mm wide.

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G is 323 mm long, 140 mm high and 56 mm wide.

280 mm Length 323 mm
114 mm Height 140 mm
41 mm Width 56 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1441 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference).

The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 699 $.

GV-N1080D5X-8GD Part-no --
Q2/2016 Release date Q4/2020
599 $ (Reference) Launch Price 699 $
16 nm Structure size 8 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

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)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
77 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G
8 GB GDDR6
149 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 D5X 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
108 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio 8G
8 GB GDDR6
197 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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