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Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.77 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is 129 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G.

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Speed index
17/100
7/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
9.06 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
1.77 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
300 W
180 W
Launch Price
649 $
599 $
503 pts
231 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors7220
Shader46082560
Render Output Units12864
Texture Units288160
Raytracing Cores72--
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT has the Navi 21 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G is based on the graphics chip GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5X
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.251 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps10.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G is 10.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.251 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.733 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz1.771 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz1.73 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
TDP300 W180 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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The 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.

Dimensions

DimensionsSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
Length267 mm169 mm
Height120 mm131 mm
Width50 mm37 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,500 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2021Q2/2016
Launch Price649 $599 $
Structure size7 nm16 nm
Part-no21304-01-20GGV-N1080IX-8GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q2/2021.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

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 Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +174.6 %

  1. 9,213
  2. 3,355

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +489.2 %

  1. 9,462
  2. 1,606

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,527
  2. no data

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)

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 102 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +156.1 %

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +133.8 %

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. 77 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +85.2 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 108 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 Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +185.5 %

  1. 155,408
  2. 54,434

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +138.2 %

  1. 155,418
  2. 65,251

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 195,225
  2. no data

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