GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G and the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units. MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Navi 21 | GPU Chip | GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 60 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 20 |
| 3840 | Shader | 2560 |
| 96 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 240 | Texture Units | 160 |
| 60 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC can access 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.251 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 10.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G clocks in the base with up to 1.775 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC is 1.657 GHz. |
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| 1.775 GHz | Base Clock | 1.657 GHz |
| 2.105 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.797 GHz |
| 1.82 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 250 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 285 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G has a total of 3 Axial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| 35-36 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 Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| 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 |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is 286 mm long, 112 mm high and 58 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC is 279 mm long, 140 mm high and 37 mm wide. |
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| 286 mm | Length | 279 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 140 mm |
| 58 mm | Width | 37 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 877 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 579 $ (Reference). The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference). |
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| GV-R68GAMING-16GD | Part-no | -- |
| Q4/2020 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 579 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 599 $ (Reference) |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 16 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 Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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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 Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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 Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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 Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
8 GB GDDR5X |
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