MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC vs MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC launched Q2/2016, which is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 architecture. It will come with 8 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR5X memory.The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC features 2560 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.797 GHz+ 4 % and equipped with a power draw of 180 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC launched Q1/2021, which is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 architecture. It will come with 12 GB of high-bandwidth GDDR6 memory.The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC features 3584 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.792 GHz+ 1 % and equipped with a power draw of 170 W. The GPU supports up to 4 monitors with resolutions of 7680x4320. In addition, if you are looking for Air cooling cooler & Axial fan-type, it would be your best choice.

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	GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1	GPU Chip	GA106-300-A1
20	Execution units	28
2560	Shader	3584
64	Render Output Units	64
160	Texture Units	112
	Memory
8 GB	Memory Size	12 GB
GDDR5X	Memory Type	GDDR6
1.251 GHz	Memory Speed	1.875 GHz
320 GB/s	Memory Bandwith	360 GB/s
256 bit	Memory Interface	192 bit
	Clock Speeds
1.657 GHz+ 3 %	Base Clock	1.320 GHz
1.797 GHz+ 4 %	Boost Clock	1.792 GHz+ 1 %
	Avg (Game) Clock	1.777 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes
	Thermal Design
180 W	TDP	170 W
--	TDP (up)	170 W
--	Tjunction max	--
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin
	Cooler & Fans
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
2 x 100 mm	Fan 1	1 x 100 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
--	Noise (Idle)	0 dB / Silent
--	Noise (Load)	40 dB
	Connectivity
4	Max. Displays	4
2.2	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4a
1	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--
	Featureset
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12_2
No	Raytracing	Yes
No	DLSS / FSR	Yes}
No LED lighting	LED	No LED lighting
	Supported Video Codecs
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	Decode
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode
	Dimensions
279 mm	Length	172 mm
140 mm	Height	125 mm
37 mm	Width	43 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
877 g	Weight	503 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16
	Additional data
--	Part-no	--
Q2/2016	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	399 $
16 nm	Structure size	8 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet
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MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC		MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G OC
180 W	Max TDP	170 W
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