MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G has 5120 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 23.04 TFLOPS.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.80 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 9.20 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 80 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G | GPU | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G |
| AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Navi 21 | GPU Chip | GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 80 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 20 |
| 5120 | Shader | 2560 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 320 | Texture Units | 160 |
| 80 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.251GHz. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.251 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 10.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is 1.797 GHz. |
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| 1.825 GHz | Base Clock | 1.632 GHz |
| 2.250 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.797 GHz |
| 2.02 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.77 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C. |
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| 300 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 345 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G are cooled with a Air cooling. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 3 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 70 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 280 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 118 mm |
| 50 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G was released in Q2/2021. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | GV-N1080TTOC-8GD |
| Q2/2021 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 999 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 599 $ (Reference) |
| 7 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
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
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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.
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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.
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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