ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC vs Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS
Performance
GPU clock speed
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 1500
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 1708MHz
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GPU turbo
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 2290
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 1847MHz
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Pixel rate
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 439.7
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 109.3 GPixel/s
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Floating-point performance
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 46.89
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 8.745 TFLOPS
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Texture rate
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 732.8
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 273.3 GTexels/s
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GPU memory speed
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 2250
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 1251MHz
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Shading units
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 5120
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 2560
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Texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 320
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 160
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Render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 192
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 64
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Memory
Effective memory speed
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 18000
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 10008MHz
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Maximum memory bandwidth
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 576
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 320GB/s
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VRAM
VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 16
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 8GB
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GDDR version
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS gddr5x
Supports ECC memory
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC
- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS
Features
DirectX version
DirectX is used in video games, with newer versions supporting better graphics and features. The latest version is DirectX 12 Ultimate, which includes support for ray tracing, mesh shaders, and variable rate shading (VRS).
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 12
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OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 4.6
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 4.5
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OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 2.2
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 1.2
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Supports DLSS
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC
- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS
AMD SAM / Intel Resizable BAR
AMD's Smart Access Memory (SAM) and Intel's Resizable BAR are two technologies that allow the CPU to have faster access to the graphics card, which can give a performance boost. It requires a compatible motherboard, graphics card, and CPU.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC sam
- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS null
Has LHR
Nvidia's Lite Hash Rate (LHR) technology limits the ability to use a graphics card for cryptocurrency mining. Gaming performance is unaffected.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC
- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS
Multi-GPU
The number of GPUs supported when using a multi-GPU configuration. Using more than one GPU in parallel can give increased performance.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC null
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 4
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Has RGB lighting
RGB lighting allows you to choose between millions of colors and customize the look of your PC components.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC
- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS
Ports
HDMI ports
More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 1
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS null
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HDMI version
Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC hdmi_2_1
- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS null
USB-C ports
With more USB-C ports, you are able to connect more devices/peripherals.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 0
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 1
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General info
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 260
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 180W
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Number of transistors
A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 57700
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 7200%{count} million
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Semiconductor size
Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 5
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 16nm
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PCI Express (PCIe) version
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 4
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 3
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Has air-water cooling
The graphics card uses a combination of water and air to reduce the temperature of the card. This allows it to be overclocked more, increasing performance.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC
- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS
Width
The width represents the horizontal dimension of the product.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC 269
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 285mm
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Height
The height represents the vertical dimension of the product.
- ASRock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OC null
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- Gainward GeForce GTX 1080 Phoenix GS 133mm
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