MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC
vs
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC has the TU104 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC GPU GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
TU104 GPU Chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Turing Architecture Pascal
40 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
2560 Shader 2560
64 Render Output Units 64
160 Texture Units 160
40 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 is 10.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.251 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5X
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.251 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 10.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.605 GHz Base Clock 1.620 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.759 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 215 W.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 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 180 W.

215 W TDP 180 W
-- TDP (up) --
88 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

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 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

297 mm Length 296 mm
143 mm Height 144 mm
51 mm Width 43 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1022 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q3/2019.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no 80NSJ6DHM9XE
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2016
499 $ (Reference) Launch Price 599 $ (Reference)
12 nm Structure size 16 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.

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)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC
8 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2
8 GB GDDR5X
41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC
8 GB GDDR6
107 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2
8 GB GDDR5X
76 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ARMOR OC
8 GB GDDR6
149 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2 GALAX GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC V2
8 GB GDDR5X
108 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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