MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK vs Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V

GPU comparison with benchmarks In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK and the Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units. Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, which has 1920 shaders and 30 execution units.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK	GPU	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1	GPU Chip	TU106
Pascal	Architecture	Turing
20	Streaming Multiprocessors	30
2560	Shader	1920
64	Render Output Units	48
160	Texture Units	120
0	Raytracing Cores	30

Memory The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s. The Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.
8 GB	Memory Size	6 GB
GDDR5X	Memory Type	GDDR6
1.251 GHz	Memory Clock	1.750 GHz
10.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	14.0 Gbps
320 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	336 GB/s
256 bit	Memory Interface	192 bit

Clock Speeds The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK clocks in the base with up to 1.607 GHz. The base frequency of the Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V is 1.365 GHz.
1.607 GHz	Base Clock	1.365 GHz
1.771 GHz	Boost Clock	1.680 GHz
1.76 GHz	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
180 W	TDP	160 W
--	TDP (up)	--
94 °C	Tjunction max	88 °C
1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK has a total of 1 Axial (Radiator) fans. The Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Axial (Radiator)	Fan-Type	Axial
1 x 120 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
AIO water cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity 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 SEA HAWK. The Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V supports a maximum of 4 screens.
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	1x DP v1.4a
1	DVI Ports	1
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
No	Raytracing	Yes
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
No LED lighting	LED	No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
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 SEA HAWK is 270 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide. The Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V is 222 mm long, 126 mm high and 42 mm wide.
270 mm	Length	222 mm
111 mm	Height	126 mm
40 mm	Width	42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
1249 g	Weight	900 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference). The Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V was introduced in Q1/2019 at a price of 349 $ (Reference).
--	Part-no	--
Q2/2016	Release date	Q1/2019
599 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	349 $ (Reference)
16 nm	Structure size	12 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK
1.607 GHz, 8 GB (180 W TDP)

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Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V
1.365 GHz, 6 GB (160 W TDP)

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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


	MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK 8 GB GDDR5X	3355
	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	3433

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK 8 GB GDDR5X	1606
	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	4179

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	1453

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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)


	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	46 fps (avg)

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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


	MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK 8 GB GDDR5X	54434
	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	70254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK 8 GB GDDR5X	65251
	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	67243

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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)


	MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK 8 GB GDDR5X	9.06
	Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V 6 GB GDDR6	6.45

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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK
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Colorful GeForce RTX 2060 SI 6G-V

GPU comparison with benchmarks

GPU

Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

Additional data

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