Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G

Comparison of GPU cores for Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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
  AMD RX Vega 56 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
• GPU Chip
  Vega 10 XL GA102
• Execution units
  56 70
• Shader
  3584 8960
• Render Output Units
  64 112
• Texture Units
  256 280

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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 12 GB
• Memory Type
  HBM2 GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  0.8 GHz 19 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  410 GB/s 912 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  2048 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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
  1.156 GHz 1.260 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.471 GHz 1.830 GHz+ 7 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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
  210 W 350 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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 1 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  37 dB 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- 2 x 115 mm
• Noise (Load)
  49 dB --

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G GPUs.

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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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 Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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 / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode

The comparison of the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G 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
  280 mm 319 mm
• Height
  127 mm 140 mm
• Width
  40 mm 70 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 4 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1090 g --

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 12G, 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
  Q3/2017 Q1/2022
• Structure size
  14 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  21276-00-20G GV-N3080AORUS M-12GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet