MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X
vs
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X and the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and has 3584 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which has 4864 shaders and 38 execution units.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X GPU ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GP102-350-K1-A1 GPU Chip GA104-200-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
28 Streaming Multiprocessors 38
3584 Shader 4864
88 Render Output Units 80
224 Texture Units 152
0 Raytracing Cores 38

Memory

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X has 11 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 489 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

11 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type GDDR6
1.391 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
11.1 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
489 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
352 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X clocks in the base with up to 1.480 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 1.410 GHz.

1.480 GHz Base Clock 1.410 GHz
1.683 GHz Boost Clock 1.695 GHz
1.66 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.67 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has a TDP of 200 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

250 W TDP 200 W
-- TDP (up) 220 W
91 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X has a total of 0 -- fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

-- Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Water cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
0 dB Noise (Load) 36 dB

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 Ti SEA HAWK EK X.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
2x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.1
2x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
MSI Mystic Light 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 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X is 277 mm long, 170 mm high and 22 mm wide.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 269 mm long, 136 mm high and 52 mm wide.

277 mm Length 269 mm
170 mm Height 136 mm
22 mm Width 52 mm
1 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1312 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X was released in Q1/2017 at a price of 699 $ (Reference).

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 459 $.

-- Part-no DUAL-RTX3060TI-8G
Q1/2017 Release date Q4/2020
699 $ (Reference) Launch Price 459 $
16 nm Structure size 8 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)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
48 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
72 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
18 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
41 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
90 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 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X
11 GB GDDR5X
60 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
69 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X
11 GB GDDR5X
111 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
122 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X
11 GB GDDR5X
155 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
169 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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