NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.73 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 8.87 TFLOPS.
The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 has 512 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.07 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.10 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 8 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | GPU | PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 8 CU) |
| GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 | GPU Chip | Baffin LE |
| Pascal | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 20 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 2560 | Shader | 512 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 32 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.251 GHz clocks. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.500GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.251 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 10.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.0 Gbps |
| 320 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has a turbo clock of 1.733 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is 1.071 GHz. |
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| 1.607 GHz | Base Clock | 1.019 GHz |
| 1.733 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.071 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is equipped with a PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 80 °C. |
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| 180 W | TDP | 50 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 94 °C | Tjunction max | 80 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 are cooled with a Air cooling. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 5120x2880 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | 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 |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 152 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 38 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 8 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 16 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 was released in Q2/2016. The PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5 published in Q4/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | AXRX 550 2GBD5-DH |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 79 $ |
| 16 nm | Structure size | 14 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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8 GB GDDR5X |
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PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5 |
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