GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G vs Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom

Comparison of GPU cores for GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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 GTX 1070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
• GPU Chip
  GP104-200-A1 TU104
• Execution units
  15 48
• Shader
  1920 3072
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  120 192

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 1.938 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  256 GB/s 496 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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
  1.670 GHz+ 11 % 1.650 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.898 GHz+ 13 % 1.815 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.873 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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
  150 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 285 W+ 2 %
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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 100 mm 3 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 42 dB

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom GPUs.

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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting Addressable LED

Let's compare how GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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 Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

The comparison of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom 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
  287 mm 292 mm
• Height
  140 mm 130 mm
• Width
  57 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Gainward GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Phantom, 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 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2019
• Release price
  -- 799 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N1070XTREME-8GD 471056224-0962
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet