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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition | GeForce GT 940 2GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 33% | 274% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 39% | 242% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 41% | 231% |
| Hitman 3 | 13% | 387% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 6% | 426% |
| FIFA 21 | 66% | 89% |
| Far Cry 6 | 3% | 441% |
| Genshin Impact | 33% | 274% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 4% | 436% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 35% | 261% |
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 GT 940 2GB.
The GT 940 has no core clock speed set, so any comparison between Texture and Pixel Fill Rates is not currently possible.
The GT 940 was released less than a year after the GTX 1080, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
The GTX 1080 has 6144 MB more video memory than the GT 940, 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 243.3 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GT 940, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1080 is massively better than the GT 940.
The GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition has 2560 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GT 940 2GB has 512. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1080 is 6383 and the actual shader performance of the GT 940 is 0. The GTX 1080 having 6383 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 GT 940.
The GTX 1080 transistor size technology is 12 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GT 940. This means that the GTX 1080 is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GT 940.
The GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition requires 180 Watts to run and the GeForce GT 940 2GB requires 60 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1080 and a PSU with at least 300 Watts for the GT 940. The GTX 1080 requires 120 Watts more than the GT 940 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1080 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GT 940.
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 | - | |
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| Boost Clock | 1847 MHz | | vs | - | |
| Architecture | Pascal P104-400-A1 | Maxwell GM??? | |||
| OC Potential | Fair | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | Great |
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| Release Date | 27 May 2016 | vs | | 31 Oct 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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| 2560x1440 | 9.7
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| 3840x2160 | 7.7
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1263 MHz | | vs | 1250 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 323.3GB/sec | | vs | 80GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
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2048 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2560 | | vs | 512 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | - | |
| Technology | 16nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 160 | | vs | 32 | |
| Texture Rate | 273.3 GTexel/s | | vs | - | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 16 | |
| Pixel Rate | 109.3 GPixel/s | | vs | - | |
| 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 | | 60 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | vs | | 300 Watts & 18 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 | no | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz | - | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | - | |||
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | - | ||
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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 GT 940 2GB is an upcoming middle-class 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 ???? which has 8 SM activated and thus offers 512 Shader Processing Units, 32 TMUs and 16 ROPs, on a 128-bit memory interface of fast GDDR5. The central unit runs at XXXXMHz and goes up to XXXXMHz, in Turbo Mode, while the memory clock operates at 1250MHz. Features DirectX 12.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Cooling Solution Coming Soon! Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 60W, it requires at least a 300W PSU and relies entirely on the PCI Slot for power. Release Price Coming Soon! Performance Coming Soon! System Suggestions Coming Soon! | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||