MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
vs
Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio and the Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and has 2944 texture shaders and 46 execution units.

Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, which has 8704 shaders and 68 execution units.
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio GPU Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
TU104 GPU Chip GA102-200-K1-A1
Turing Architecture Ampere
46 Streaming Multiprocessors 68
2944 Shader 8704
64 Render Output Units 96
184 Texture Units 272
46 Raytracing Cores 68

Memory

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix can access 10 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 760 GB/s.

8 GB Memory Size 10 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6X
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.188 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 19.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 760 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 320 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio clocks in the base with up to 1.515 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix is 1.440 GHz.

1.515 GHz Base Clock 1.440 GHz
1.860 GHz Boost Clock 1.710 GHz
1.71 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio is 260 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix has a TDP of 320 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

260 W TDP 320 W
310 W TDP (up) 370 W
88 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 90 mm
1 x 90 mm Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
34 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
44 dB Noise (Load) 41-42 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 RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix supports a maximum of 4 screens.

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

Featureset

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes 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 RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio is 327 mm long, 140 mm high and 56 mm wide.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix is 294 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.

327 mm Length 294 mm
140 mm Height 112 mm
56 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1553 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio was released in Q3/2018 at a price of 839 $.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 749 $.

-- Part-no NED3080019IA-132AX
Q3/2018 Release date Q4/2020
839 $ Launch Price 749 $
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)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
8 GB GDDR6
41 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
8 GB GDDR6
50 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
70 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
8 GB GDDR6
72 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
104 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)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
120 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 RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
8 GB GDDR6
70 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
102 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
8 GB GDDR6
126 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
175 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
8 GB GDDR6
176 fps (avg)
Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix
10 GB GDDR6X
199 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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