AMD Radeon Instinct MI8 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

What is the difference between AMD Radeon Instinct MI8 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

FijiGPU NameGP104
Fiji XTModel numberGP104-400-A1
GCN 3.0ArchitecturePascal
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size16 nm
8,900 millionTransistors7,200 million
596 mm²Die Size314 mm²

Graphics Card

Dec 12th, 2016Release DateMay 27th, 2016
Radeon Instinct
(MIx)
FamilyGeForce 10
ActiveProductionActive
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

4 GBMemory Size8 GB
HBMMemory TypeGDDR5X
4096 bitMemory Bus256 bit
512.0 GB/sBandwidth320.3 GB/s

Performance

64.00 GPixel/sPixel fillrate110.9 GPixel/s
256.0 GTexel/sTexture fillrate277.3 GTexel/s
8.192 TFLOPS (1:1)FP16 (half) performance138.6 GFLOPS (1:64)
8.192 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance8.873 TFLOPS
512.0 GFLOPS (1:16)FP64 (double) performance277.3 GFLOPS (1:32)

Clock Speeds

500 MHz
1000 Mbps effective
Memory Clock1251 MHz
10 Gbps effective

Render Config

4096Shading Units2560
256TMUs160
64ROPs64
16 KB (per CU)L1 Cache48 KB (per SM)
2 MBL2 Cache2 MB

Board Design

Dual-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
152 mm
6 inches
Length267 mm
10.5 inches
111 mm
4.4 inches
Width112 mm
4.4 inches
175 WThermal design power (TDP)180 W
450 WSuggested PSU450 W
No outputsDisplay Connectors1x DVI
1x HDMI
3x DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin

API support

12 (12_0)DirectX12 (12_1)
4.6OpenGL4.6
2.0OpenCL3.0
1.2Vulkan1.2
6.3Shader Model6.4