MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G
vs
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G has the GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 GPU Chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
20 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
2560 Shader 2560
64 Render Output Units 64
160 Texture Units 160
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G clocks at 1.251 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 10.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is 10.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.251 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type GDDR5X
1.251 GHz Memory Clock 1.251 GHz
10.0 Gbps Memory Speed 10.0 Gbps
320 GB/s Memory bandwidth 320 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.

1.607 GHz Base Clock 1.632 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 %
1.733 GHz Boost Clock 1.797 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
Avg (Game) Clock 1.77 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 180 W.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 180 W.

180 W TDP 180 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Radial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 1 x 70 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G 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 v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

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 1080 ARMOR 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

279 mm Length 280 mm
140 mm Height 118 mm
37 mm Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
877 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no GV-N1080TTOC-8GD
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2016
599 $ (Reference) Launch Price 599 $ (Reference)
16 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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 1080 ARMOR 8G MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
40 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
75 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
78 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
106 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X
110 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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