Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition | GeForce GTX 960 Ti 2GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 33% | 41% |
| Hitman 3 | 13% | 84% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 39% | 29% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 41% | 25% |
| FIFA 21 | 66% | 29% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 6% | 99% |
| Far Cry 6 | 3% | 104% |
| Genshin Impact | 33% | 41% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 4% | 103% |
| Battlefield 6 | 13% | 84% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition are massively better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 Ti 2GB.
The GTX 1080 has a 658 MHz higher core clock speed and 64 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 960 Ti. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 172.5 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 1080 has a 658 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 960 Ti and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 42.1 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 1080 was released less than a year after the GTX 960 Ti, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 1080 has 6144 MB more video memory than the GTX 960 Ti, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1080 also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 1080 has 98.9 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 960 Ti, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1080 is massively better than the GTX 960 Ti.
The GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition has 2560 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 960 Ti 2GB has 1536. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1080 is 6383 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 960 Ti is 1809. The GTX 1080 having 4574 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 1080 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 960 Ti.
The GTX 1080 transistor size technology is 12 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 960 Ti. This means that the GTX 1080 is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 960 Ti.
The GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition requires 180 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 960 Ti 2GB requires 140 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1080 and a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the GTX 960 Ti. The GTX 1080 requires 40 Watts more than the GTX 960 Ti to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1080 may have a slight adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GTX 960 Ti.
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 69.2 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 105.8 FPS on Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 157.4 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 29.6 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 67.5 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 47.3 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 103.5 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
| Core Speed | 1708 MHz |  | vs | 1050 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1847 MHz | | vs | 1178 MHz | |
| Architecture | Pascal P104-400-A1 | Maxwell GM204-200-KD | |||
| OC Potential | Fair | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great |
| vs | - | |
| Release Date | 27 May 2016 | | vs | 31 Oct 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | |  | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | - | |
| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 8.9
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| 2560x1440 | 9.7
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vs | - | |
| 3840x2160 | 7.7
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vs | - | |
| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1263 MHz | vs | | 1753 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 323.3GB/sec | | vs | 224.4GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | |
2048 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2560 | | vs | 1536 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 87% | |
| Technology | 16nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 160 | | vs | 96 | |
| Texture Rate | 273.3 GTexel/s | | vs | 100.8 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 109.3 GPixel/s | | vs | 67.2 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 4096x2160 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | vs | | 2 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | 0 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 180 Watts | vs | | 140 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | vs | | 450 Watts & 33 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | 12 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of NVIDIA's High-End GeForce GTX 1080, created by MSI. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit has been increased from 1607MHz to 1708MHz, whereas the Boost Clock can now achieve 1847MHz, instead of 1733MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock The Operating Memory Clock has been increased from 1250MHZ to 1263MHz. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Just like in games, the exclusive MSI TORX 2.0 Fan technology uses the power of teamwork to allow the TWIN FROZR VI to achieve new levels of cool. TORX 2.0 Fan design generates 22% more air pressure for supremely silent performance in the heat of battle. Performance At 1920x1080, Benchmarks Indicate a 5% Performance Boost over the Reference GeForce GTX 1080. This goes up to 7% at 3840x2160. | Overview GeForce GTX 960 Ti 2GB is an upcoming high-end Graphics Card based on the first revision of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture The first variant of the Maxwell Architecture succeeds the Kepler Architecture. Despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, it has an extremely large L2 Cache which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GM204-200-KD which has 12 SM activated and thus offers 1536 Shader Processing Units, 96 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The central unit runs at ????MHz and goes up to ????MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is adequate. The Memory Clock Operates at 1753MHz. Features DirectX 12.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for SLI, GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 140W, it requires at least a 450W PSU with one available 6-pin connector. Performance Coming Soon! System Suggestions We recommend a very strong processor (Intel Core i5 Quad Core/AMD FX Eight Core) and 8GB of RAM for a system with GeForce GTX 960 Ti 2GB. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||