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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme vs Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.91 GHz · 270 W Speed index 8/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 345 GB/s.

Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 8 GB HBM2 · 1.55 GHz · 295 W Speed index 10/100

The Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 is based on the AMD RX Vega 64 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 is 29 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Speed index
8/100
10/100
FP32
9.78 TFLOPS
12.66 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.91 GHz
1.55 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
345 GB/s
484 GB/s
TDP
270 W
295 W
Launch Price
599 $
499 $

GPU

GPUZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080AMD RX Vega 64
GPU ChipGP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1Vega 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2064
Shader25604096
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units160256
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme has the GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 is based on the graphics chip Vega 10 XT, which comes from the GCN 5 architecture.

Memory

MemoryZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XHBM2
Memory Clock1.350 GHz0.945 GHz
Memory Speed10.8 Gbps1.9 Gbps
Memory bandwidth345 GB/s484 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit2,048 bit
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The graphics memory of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme clocks at 1.350 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 10.8 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 is 1.9 Gbps and the clock speed is 0.945 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Base Clock1.771 GHz1.247 GHz
Boost Clock1.911 GHz1.546 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 DesignZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
TDP270 W295 W
Tjunction max94 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 270 W.

The Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 295 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 100 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme.

The Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDZOTAC SPECTRANo LED lighting
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With the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
Length325 mm282 mm
Height148 mm125 mm
Width--40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP ExtremeSapphire Radeon RX Vega 64
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q3/2017
Launch Price599 $499 $
Structure size16 nm14 nm
Part-noZT-P10800B-10P21275-02
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 came on the market in Q3/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 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 Vega 64 +0.7 %

  1. 3,489
  2. 3,513

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 1,671
  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 Vega 64 +45.5 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 +10.8 %

  1. 83 fps (avg)
  2. 92 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 +9.4 %

  1. 117 fps (avg)
  2. 128 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 Vega 64 +14.1 %

  1. 58,759
  2. 67,049

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 +3.6 %

  1. 70,437
  2. 72,946

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 76,720

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