MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR (Ampere) and has 10 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 760 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G 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 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR has the GA102-202-K1-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GA102-202-K1-A1 GPU Chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Ampere Architecture Pascal
68 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
8704 Shader 2560
96 Render Output Units 64
272 Texture Units 160
68 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR clocks at 1.188 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 19.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G is 10.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.251 GHz.

10 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR5X
1.188 GHz Memory Clock 1.251 GHz
19.0 Gbps Memory Speed 10.0 Gbps
760 GB/s Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
320 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.440 GHz Base Clock 1.607 GHz
1.755 GHz Boost Clock 1.771 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.76 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR is powered by 3 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 340 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G 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.

340 W TDP 180 W
370 W TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
3 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
36-38 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.1 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 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

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
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

323 mm Length 279 mm
140 mm Height 140 mm
56 mm Width 42 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1537 g Weight 1100 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING TRIO PLUS 10G LHR has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q2/2021.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2016
699 $ (Reference) Launch Price 599 $ (Reference)
8 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.

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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