Comparision Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB vs MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB video card is based on the Polaris architecture. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X on the Pascal architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 11800 million. Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has a transistor size of 14 nm versus 16.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1120 MHz versus 1544 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has 8 GB. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 256 Gb/s versus 484.4 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is 4.98. At MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11.55.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8681 points. And here is the second card 17498 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 12241 points. Second 26716 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has Directx version 12. Video card MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X -- Directx version - 12.1.
Regarding cooling, Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has 120W heat dissipation requirements versus 250W for MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X.
Why MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X is better than Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 385058 против 382545 , more on 1%
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB vs MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X: highlights
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FAQ
How does the Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8681 points. The second video card scored 17498 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is 4.98 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 11.55 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB 120 Watt. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 250 Watt.
How fast are Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB and MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB operates at 1120 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1266 MHz. The clock base frequency of MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X reaches 1544 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1657 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 256 GB/s. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X works with GDDR5. The second one has 11 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 256 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has There is no data HDMI outputs. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB uses There is no data. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is built on Polaris. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X uses the Pascal architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB is equipped with Polaris 10 Ellesmere. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X is set to GP102.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB has 5700 million transistors. MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X has 11800 million transistors