Comparison of EVGA GeForce GT 1030 SC Low Profile Passive video card vs MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G video card by specifications and benchmarks. EVGA GeForce GT 1030 SC Low Profile Passive runs at 1.290 GHz+ 5 % base clock speed and has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, while video card MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G runs at 1.607 GHz base clock speed and has 8 GB of GDDR5X memory. The TDP of the first video card is 30 W, and the second is 180 W. Compare the table of benchmark results to find out which graphic card is better.