MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 259 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK has the GP104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio is based on the graphics chip TU104, which comes from the Turing architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK GPU MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GP104-200-A1 GPU Chip TU104
Pascal Architecture Turing
15 Streaming Multiprocessors 46
1920 Shader 2944
64 Render Output Units 64
120 Texture Units 184
0 Raytracing Cores 46

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK clocks at 2.027 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
2.027 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
8.1 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
259 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.515 GHz
1.721 GHz Boost Clock 1.710 GHz
1.71 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 260 W.

150 W TDP 260 W
-- TDP (up) 310 W
94 °C Tjunction max 88 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is equipped with a total of 2 Radial/Axial (Radiator) main fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial/Axial (Radiator) Fan-Type Axial
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
1 x 120 mm Fan 2 1 x 90 mm
AIO water cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 34 dB
-- Noise (Load) 43 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports 1

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio 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 can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

270 mm Length 327 mm
111 mm Height 140 mm
40 mm Width 56 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1249 g Weight 1533 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio came on the market in Q3/2018 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2018
379 $ (Reference) Launch Price 799 $
16 nm Structure size 12 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)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio
8 GB GDDR6
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio
8 GB GDDR6
46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio
8 GB GDDR6
66 fps (avg)

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)

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
8 GB GDDR5
35 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio
8 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
8 GB GDDR5
67 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio
8 GB GDDR6
116 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK
8 GB GDDR5
94 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming Trio
8 GB GDDR6
162 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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