NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
32.9Rasterization33.7
20Ray Tracing—
50.2Memoryspec-based45.7
67.7Efficiencyspec-based76.5
41.3Compute46.5
4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 wins this graphics card face-off, 46.4 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+5) and rasterization (+1). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- 38% higher VRAM: 11 GB vs 8 GB
- 38% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 256 bit
- 22% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 2,944
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 41
- 29% higher PassMark G3D: 18,575 vs 14,400
- 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm
- 18% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,071 vs 9,400
- 14% lower TDP: 215 W vs 250 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2018 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Process | 16 nm | 12 nm+25% |
| TDP | 250 W | 215 W+14% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+22% | 2,944 |
| RT cores | — | 46 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 368 |
| Base clock | 1,480 MHz | 1,515 MHz+2% |
| Boost clock | 1,582 MHz | 1,710 MHz+8% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11 GB+38% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 352 bit+38% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 484 GB/s+8% | 448 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,400Bottom 35% | 11,071+18%Bottom 45% |
| PassMark G3D | 14,400Bottom 34% | 18,575+29%Top 49% |
| 1080p Ultra | 90 fpsBottom 23% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 64 fpsBottom 23% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 34 fpsBottom 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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