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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB vs Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB vs Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB vs Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G

The Founders edition offers lots of features. However Gigabyte ups the founders edition with faster clock speed as well as RGB lightning.

Product Name	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G (GV-N1080G1)
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Our Rating	8.5 9.0
Brand	Nvidia Gigabyte
Category	Graphics Cards Graphics Cards

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General

Manufacturer	Nvidia Gigabyte
GPU Architecture	NVIDIA Pascal™ 16nm NVIDIA Pascal™ 16nm
Cores	2560 CUDA CORES 2560 CUDA CORES
Base Clock	1607 MHz 1695 MHz (Gaming Mode) \| 1721 MHz (OC Mode)
Boost Clock	1733 MHz 1835 MHz (Gaming Mode) \| 1860 MHz (OC Mode)
Transistor Amount	7.2 Billion 7.2 Billion
Texture Units	160 160
ROPs	64 64

Memory

Memory Size	8GB GDDR5X 8GB GDDR5X
Memory Clock Effective	10008 MHz 10008 MHz
Memory Interface Width	256 bit 256 bit
Memory Bandwidth	320 GB/s 320 GB/s

Technologies

DirectX® Version	12 12
G-Sync/FreeSync
OpenCL	1.2 1.2
OpenGL	4.5 4.5
Shader Model	5.0 5.0
SLI/Crossfire Ready
VR Ready
RGB Lighting
Extra Technologies	Nvidia GPU Boost, ShadowWorks Nvidia GPU Boost, ShadowWorks

Connectivity

Maximum resolution	[email protected] [email protected]
Display Port	1.4 x3 1.4 x3
HDMI	2.0b 2.0b
USB-C	No No
Dual Link DVI	DVI-D DVI-D x1
Single Link DVI	No No
VGA	No No

Requirements

Interface	PCI-E 3.0 x16 PCI-E 3.0 x16
Power Connectors	1 x 8 pin 1 x 8 pin
PSU Recommendation	500 W 500 W
Graphics Card Power	180 W 180 W

Dimensions

Length	38.1 cm (15.00") 28 cm (11.02")
Width	2 SLOT 2 Slot 4.1 cm (1.61")
Height	22.6 cm (8.90") 11.4 cm (4.49")

Extra Information

Price (at release)	$599 USD -
Weight	1 kg (average) 1.5 kg
Released	27 May, 2016