Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice
Performance
GPU clock speed
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 1855MHz
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 2295
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 2500MHz
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 2700
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Pixel rate
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 479.8 GPixel/s
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 302.4
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Floating-point performance
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 61.42 TFLOPS
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 55.3
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Texture rate
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 959.6 GTexels/s
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 864
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GPU memory speed
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 2500MHz
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 1438
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 6144
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 10240
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 384
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 320
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 192
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 112
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 20000MHz
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 23000
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Maximum memory bandwidth
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 960GB/s
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 736.3
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 16
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GDDR version
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX gddr6
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice gddr6x
Memory bus width
A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 384bit
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 256
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Features
DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 12
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice null
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 2.1
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 3
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice
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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX null
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice bar
Ports
HDMI version
Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX hdmi_2_1
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice hdmi_2_1_a
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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 355W
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice null
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Number of transistors
A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 57700%{count} million
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 320
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 5nm
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 45900
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 4
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 5
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Warranty period
When covered under the manufacturer’s warranty it is possible to get a replacement in the case of a malfunction. Note: This may vary by region.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX null
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 4
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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.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX null
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice null
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Width
The width represents the horizontal dimension of the product.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 352.9mm
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice null
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Height
The height represents the vertical dimension of the product.
- Asus TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 158.2mm
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- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 357
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