MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1
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GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 912 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 has the TU116-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR is based on the graphics chip GA102, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 GPU GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
TU116-300-A1 GPU Chip GA102
Turing Architecture Ampere
22 Streaming Multiprocessors 70
1408 Shader 8960
48 Render Output Units 112
88 Texture Units 280
0 Raytracing Cores 70

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR is 19.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.188 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6X
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 1.188 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 19.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 912 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.530 GHz Base Clock 1.260 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.770 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 350 W.

120 W TDP 350 W
-- TDP (up) --
95 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 92 mm
-- Fan 2 1 x 102 mm
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED Addressable LED

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 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

206 mm Length 330 mm
127 mm Height 142 mm
43 mm Width 58 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
664 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 VENTUS XS 6G V1 has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q1/2019.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 12GB EX Gamer (1-Click OC) LHR came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no 38NOM5MD1JER
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2022
219 $ (Reference) Launch Price 699 $ (Reference)
12 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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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