MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 352 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

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

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-200-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G clocks at 1.376 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 11.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

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

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 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 AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 W.

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

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

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.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING+ 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

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

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 8G came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.