PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0)

Comparison of GPU cores for PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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 1080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• GPU Chip
  GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 GA102-300-A1
• Execution units
  20 82
• Shader
  2560 10496
• Render Output Units
  64 112
• Texture Units
  160 328

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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 24 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5X GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  1.251 GHz 1.219 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  320 GB/s 936 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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
  1.607 GHz 1.395 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.733 GHz 1.785 GHz+ 5 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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 350 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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
  Radial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm 2 x 115 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- 1 x 100 mm
• Noise (Load)
  -- 42 dB

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 3x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  1 --

In this section, we'll explore what functions the PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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 GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Let's compare how PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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 Decode

The comparison of the PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0) 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
  267 mm 319 mm
• Height
  111 mm 140 mm
• Width
  38 mm 70 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 4 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of PNY GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G (Rev. 2.0), 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 Q4/2020
• Release price
  -- 1,629 $
• Structure size
  16 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  GF1080GTX8GEPB GV-N3090AORUS M-24GD
• Documents
  -- data sheet