ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC

Comparison of GPU cores for ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
• GPU Chip
  TU104 GM200-310-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
• Execution units
  48 22
• Shader
  3072 2816
• Render Output Units
  64 96
• Texture Units
  192 176

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  1.938 GHz 7.01 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  496 GB/s 337 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.650 GHz 1.102 GHz+ 10 %
• Boost Clock
  1.845 GHz+ 2 % 1.190 GHz+ 11 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.815 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  280 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- 92 \xc2\xb0C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 85 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  37 dB --

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.2
• DVI Ports
  -- 1
• USB-C Ports
  1 --

In this section, we'll explore what functions the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 4096x2160
• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync No LED lighting

Let's compare how ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No

The comparison of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  300 mm 277 mm
• Height
  130 mm 135 mm
• Width
  54 mm 37 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Armor 2X OC, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q3/2015
• Structure size
  12 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  ROG-STRIX-RTX2080S-8G-GAMING --
• Documents
  data sheet --