MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G and the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and has 8704 texture shaders and 68 execution units.

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units.
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
GA102-200-K1-A1 GPU Chip TU116-300-A1
Ampere Architecture Turing
68 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
8704 Shader 1408
96 Render Output Units 48
272 Texture Units 88
68 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G has 10 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 760 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

10 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR6
1.188 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
19.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
760 GB/s Memory bandwidth 336 GB/s
320 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G clocks in the base with up to 1.440 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS is 1.530 GHz.

1.440 GHz Base Clock 1.530 GHz
1.710 GHz Boost Clock 1.785 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G is 320 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS has a TDP of 125 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

320 W TDP 125 W
370 W TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
37-43 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 VENTUS 3X 10G.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS supports a maximum of 3 screens.

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

Featureset

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS 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 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 VENTUS 3X 10G is 305 mm long, 120 mm high and 57 mm wide.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS is 204 mm long, 128 mm high and 42 mm wide.

305 mm Length 204 mm
120 mm Height 128 mm
57 mm Width 42 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1370 g Weight 669 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G was released in Q3/2020 at a price of 749 $.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS was introduced in Q4/2019 at a price of 229 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no --
Q3/2020 Release date Q4/2019
749 $ Launch Price 229 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 12 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 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
10 GB GDDR6X
59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
10 GB GDDR6X
70 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
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)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
10 GB GDDR6X
36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
10 GB GDDR6X
120 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS
6 GB GDDR6
44 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 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
10 GB GDDR6X
102 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS
6 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
10 GB GDDR6X
175 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS
6 GB GDDR6
66 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G MSI GeForce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X 10G
10 GB GDDR6X
199 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS
6 GB GDDR6
89 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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