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PNY GeForce GTX 1070 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X

PNY GeForce GTX 1070
PNY GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.68 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 has 1920 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.68 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 6.46 TFLOPS.

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.85 GHz · 180 W Speed index 8/100

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.85 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 9.45 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X is 46 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 1070.

PNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Speed index
5/100
8/100
FP32
6.46 TFLOPS
9.45 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
1.85 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
323 GB/s
TDP
150 W
180 W
Launch Price
379 $
599 $
178 pts
231 pts

GPU

GPUPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU ChipGP104-200-A1GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1520
Shader19202560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units120160
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 15 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5X
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.264 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps10.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s323 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X has a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.264GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.607 GHz
Boost Clock1.683 GHz1.847 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.82 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 has a turbo clock of 1.683 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X is 1.847 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
TDP150 W180 W
Tjunction max94 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Fan-TypeAxialAxial (Radiator)
Fan 12 x 90 mm1 x 120 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAIO water cooling
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the PNY GeForce GTX 1070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X is cooled by a AIO water cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This 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.

Dimensions

DimensionsPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
Length252 mm270 mm
Height112 mm111 mm
Width42 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--1,249 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The PNY GeForce GTX 1070 is 42 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X is 42 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataPNY GeForce GTX 1070MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q2/2016
Launch Price379 $599 $
Structure size16 nm16 nm
Part-noGF1070GTXCR8GEPB--
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, PNY GeForce GTX 1070 was released in Q2/2016.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

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 MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X +25.1 %

  1. 2,741
  2. 3,428

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X +35.2 %

  1. 1,214
  2. 1,641

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 GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X +26.5 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X +23.1 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X +22.8 %

  1. 92 fps (avg)
  2. 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X +24.0 %

  1. 45,783
  2. 56,777

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X +40.1 %

  1. 48,569
  2. 68,060

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