MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC vs AMD Radeon RX 5700

Comparison of GPU cores for MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and AMD Radeon RX 5700 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.

• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 Navi 10
• Execution units
  20 36
• Shader
  2560 2304
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  160 144

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and AMD Radeon RX 5700 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
  GDDR5X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.251 GHz 14 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  320 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 448 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and AMD Radeon RX 5700 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
  1.657 GHz+ 3 % 1.465 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.797 GHz+ 4 % 1.725 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.625 GHz

Comparison of the thermal design power of the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and AMD Radeon RX 5700 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
  180 W 180 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 220 W

In this section, we'll explore what functions the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and AMD Radeon RX 5700 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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes

Let's compare how MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and AMD Radeon RX 5700 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 / Encode
• AV1
  No No

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC and AMD Radeon RX 5700, 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 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q3/2019
• Structure size
  16 nm 7 nm