MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR and the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR and has 8704 texture shaders and 68 execution units.

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, which has 2560 shaders and 20 execution units.
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X
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 MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR has 10 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 760 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X can access 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 323 GB/s.

10 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR5X
1.188 GHz Memory Clock 1.264 GHz
19.0 Gbps Memory Speed 10.1 Gbps
760 GB/s Memory bandwidth 323 GB/s
320 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR clocks in the base with up to 1.440 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X is 1.607 GHz.

1.440 GHz Base Clock 1.607 GHz
1.785 GHz Boost Clock 1.847 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.82 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR is 320 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

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

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR has a total of 3 Axial (Card/Radiator) fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial (Card/Radiator) Fan-Type --
1 x 100 mm Fan 1 --
2 x 120 mm Fan 2 --
AIO water cooling Cooler-Type Water cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

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 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X supports a maximum of 4 screens.

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

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

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
Decode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR is 271 mm long, 126 mm high and 44 mm wide.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X is 278 mm long, 165 mm high and 20 mm wide.

271 mm Length 278 mm
126 mm Height 165 mm
44 mm Width 20 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 1 PCIe-Slots
1992 g Weight 1190 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR was released in Q3/2021 at a price of 699 $ (Reference).

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no --
Q3/2021 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)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SEA HAWK X 10G LHR
10 GB GDDR6X
208 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK EK X
8 GB GDDR5X
113 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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