Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RDNA 1) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has the Navi 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture. |
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| Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G |
| AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Navi 10 XT | GPU Chip | GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 |
| RDNA 1 | Architecture | Pascal |
| 40 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 20 |
| 2560 | Shader | 2560 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 160 | Texture Units | 160 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G is 10.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.251 GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.251 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 10.0 Gbps |
| 448 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.670 GHz | Base Clock | 1.607 GHz |
| 1.925 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.733 GHz |
| 1.82 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 235 W. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 180 W. |
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| 235 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 335 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 99 °C | Tjunction max | 94 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 70 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| 44 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 255 mm | Length | 269 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 46 mm | Width | 35 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 840 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q3/2019. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 429 $ | 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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 AERO 8G
8 GB GDDR5X |
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