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

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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G 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 features 3584 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.777 GHz 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.

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G 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 GAMING 8G features 2560 shader, 64 render output units, has a boost clock of 1.771 GHz+ 2 % 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.

	GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GA106-300-A1	GPU Chip	GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
28	Execution units	20
3584	Shader	2560
64	Render Output Units	64
112	Texture Units	160
	Memory
12 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR5X
1.875 GHz	Memory Speed	1.376 GHz
360 GB/s	Memory Bandwith	352 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	256 bit
	Clock Speeds
1.320 GHz	Base Clock	1.607 GHz
1.777 GHz	Boost Clock	1.771 GHz+ 2 %
	Avg (Game) Clock	1.759 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes
	Thermal Design
170 W	TDP	180 W
170 W	TDP (up)	--
--	Tjunction max	--
1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
	Cooler & Fans
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
1 x 100 mm	Fan 1	2 x 100 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB / Silent	Noise (Idle)	--
40 dB	Noise (Load)	--
	Connectivity
4	Max. Displays	4
2.3	HDCP-Version	2.2
1x HDMI v2.1	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4a	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4
--	DVI Ports	1
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--
	Featureset
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_2	DirectX	12_1
Yes	Raytracing	No
Yes	DLSS / FSR	No}
No LED lighting	LED	MSI Mystic Light
	Supported Video Codecs
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	AV1	No
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode
	Dimensions
172 mm	Length	277 mm
125 mm	Height	140 mm
43 mm	Width	42 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
503 g	Weight	1100 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 16
	Additional data
--	Part-no	--
Q1/2021	Release date	Q2/2016
389 $	Release price	--
8 nm	Structure size	16 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 12G		MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING 8G
170 W	Max TDP	180 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per year	NA

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

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