MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC
vs
Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

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

Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, which has 2432 shaders and 199 execution units.

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

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC clocks in the base with up to 1.657 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS is 1.708 GHz.

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS 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.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

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

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS supports a maximum of 4 screens.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC is 279 mm long, 140 mm high and 37 mm wide.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS is 285 mm long, 133 mm high and -- wide.

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

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Phoenix GS was introduced in Q4/2017 at a price of 449 $ (Reference).