INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S vs MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X

Comparison of GPU cores for MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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 7.28 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  496 GB/s 350 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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 1.203 GHz+ 20 %
• Boost Clock
  1.845 GHz+ 2 % 1.304 GHz+ 21 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.815 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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 (Radiator)
• Cooler-Type
  Water cooling [[cooler_type_5]]
• Fan 1
  -- 1 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- 1 x 120 mm
• Noise (Load)
  0 dB --

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S GPUs.

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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting

Let's compare how MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S 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
  307 mm 266 mm
• Height
  169 mm 115 mm
• Width
  42 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1401 g --

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Sea Hawk EK X and INNO3D GeForce GTX 980 Ti iCHILL Black Hybrid S, 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 Q2/2015
• Structure size
  12 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  -- C98TP-1SDN-N5HNX
• Documents
  data sheet --