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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
39.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
46.6Inno Score
32.9Rasterization38.9
20Ray Tracing31.2
50.2Memoryspec-based53.2
67.7Efficiencyspec-based72.2
41.3Compute52.9
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 46.6 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+12) and Ray Tracing (+11). 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

  • 10% higher Base clock: 1,480 MHz vs 1,350 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $699 vs $999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 33
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 53 vs 41
  • 49% higher PassMark G3D: 21,400 vs 14,400
  • 46% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 13,700 vs 9,400

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Announced20172018
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process16 nm12 nm+25%
TDP250 W250 W
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin2x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Shading units3,5844,352+21%
RT cores—68
Tensor / AI cores—544
Base clock1,480 MHz+10%1,350 MHz
Boost clock1,582 MHz+2%1,545 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
VRAM11 GB11 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Bus width352 bit352 bit
Bandwidth484 GB/s616 GB/s+27%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
3DMark Time Spy9,400Bottom 34%13,700+46%Top 40%
3DMark Speed Way—3,100Bottom 38%
PassMark G3D14,400Bottom 33%21,400+49%Top 37%
1080p Ultra90 fpsBottom 23%116 fps+29%Bottom 45%
1440p Ultra64 fpsBottom 23%83 fps+30%Bottom 45%
4K Ultra34 fpsBottom 23%44 fps+29%Bottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)DLSS 4 (no FG)

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