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Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT BE Nitro+ HDMI 3xDP 8GB vs. MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio HDMI 3xDP 10GB + 9
DirectX
12.0
12 Ultimate
12 Ultimate
12 Ultimate
12.0
12.0
12 Ultimate
12 Ultimate
12.0
12.0
12 Ultimate
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
Operating system
Linux, Windows 7, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 10
Windows 7, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 7, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 10
Windows 7, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 7, Windows 10
Linux, Windows 10
Support for multiple graphics cards
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Multi-GPU technology
2-Way NVLink
Vulkan
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
DisplayPort
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
DisplayPort version
1.4
1.4a
1.4a
1.4a
1.4
1.4
1.4a
1.4a
1.4
1.4
1.4a
Number of DisplayPort outputs
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
Type of DisplayPort connector
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
DVI
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
HDMI
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HDMI version
2.0b
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0b
2.0b
2.1
2.1
2.0b
2.0b
2.1
Number of HDMI outputs
1 ​
1 ​
1 ​
2 ​
1 ​
1 ​
2 ​
2 ​
1 ​
1 ​
2 ​
Type of HDMI connector
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Standard (Type A)
Other connectors
VGA outputs
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
0 ​
Length
323 mm
294 mm
267 mm
225.65 mm
279.85 mm
320 mm
318.5 mm
204 mm
279.85 mm
299.9 mm
Number of slots
2.9 ​
2.7 ​
2.7 ​
2 ​
2.5 ​
2.7 ​
2.9 ​
2.7 ​
Features
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
Backplate
VR ready, Backplate
Aftermarket cooler (non reference cooler)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chipset Manufacturer
Cooling
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Number of fans
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
2 ​
2 ​
3 ​
3 ​
3 ​
2 ​
3 ​
3 ​
Semi-passive (passive at low efficiency)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Factory overclocked
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Graphics processor
Low profile
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
PCI Express channels
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
PCI Express version
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 3.0
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 3.0
PCI-E 4.0
PCI-E 4.0
Unified Shading architecture
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unified Shaders
2560
8704
5888
5888
1408
2560
8704
10496
1408
2304
8704
Maximum resolution
5120x2880
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
7680x4320
Number of supported monitors
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
Memory acceleration
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Memory bandwidth
14 GB/s
760 GB/s
448 GB/s
448 GB/s
336 GB/s
448 GB/s
760 GB/s
936 GB/s
336 GB/s
288 GB/s
760 GB/s
Memory capacity
8GB
10GB
8GB
8GB
6GB
8GB
10GB
24GB
6GB
6GB
10GB
Memory interface
256 bit
320 bit
256 bit
256 bit
192 bit
256 bit
320 bit
384 bit
192 bit
192 bit
320 bit
Memory speed (Effective frequency)
14000 MHz
19000 MHz
14000 MHz
14000 MHz
14000 MHz
14000 MHz
19000 MHz
19500 MHz
14000 MHz
12000 MHz
19000 MHz
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6X
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6X
GDDR6X
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6X
Release year
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2020
2020
2019
2020
2020
Supplementary power connector
1x6+1x8-pin
3x8-pin
2x8-pin
2x8-pin
1x8-pin
1x6+1x8-pin
2x8-pin
3x8-pin
1x8-pin
1x8-pin
2x8-pin
Boost mode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Processor speed (Boost)
1980 MHz
1815 MHz
1725 MHz
1830 MHz
1905 MHz
1800 MHz
1815 MHz
1620 MHz
1740 MHz
Processor speed
1730 MHz
1440 MHz
1500 MHz
1500 MHz
1530 MHz
1650 MHz
1440 MHz
1395 MHz
1530 MHz
1560 MHz
1440 MHz