In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio and the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio is 120 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980.
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X TrioGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
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.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, which has 2048 shaders and 16 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
Memory Size
8 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
Base Clock
1.515 GHz
1.126 GHz
Boost Clock
1.860 GHz
1.216 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.71 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio clocks in the base with up to 1.515 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 is 1.126 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
TDP
260 W
165 W
TDP (up)
310 W
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Tjunction max
88 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
2 x 6-Pin
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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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 has a TDP of 165 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
1 x 65 mm
Fan 2
1 x 90 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
34 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
44 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.2
DVI
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1
USB-C
1
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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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
MSI Mystic Light
No LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
No
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980
Length
327 mm
267 mm
Height
140 mm
111 mm
Width
56 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
1,553 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio is 327 mm long, 140 mm high and 56 mm wide.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 is 267 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.
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 RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio +182.7 %
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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.
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.
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