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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX A2000

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
40Inno Score
VS
39.2Inno Score
32Rasterization25.9
20Ray Tracing22.6
50.2Memoryspec-based37.9
67.7Efficiencyspec-based93.3
47.6Compute39.4
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti3 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A2000

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti scores 40 against 39.2 for NVIDIA RTX A2000. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 32 vs 26
  • Stronger compute score: 48 vs 39
  • 163% higher Base clock: 1,480 MHz vs 562 MHz
  • 83% higher VRAM: 11 GB vs 6 GB
  • 83% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 192 bit

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A2000

  • 72% lower TDP: 70 W vs 250 W
  • 50% lower process: 8 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $450 vs $699

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA RTX A2000
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA RTX A2000
Announced20172021
ArchitecturePascalAmpere
Process16 nm8 nm+50%
TDP250 W70 W+72%
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pinNone (slot powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA RTX A2000
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA RTX A2000
Shading units3,584+8%3,328
RT cores—26
Tensor / AI cores—104
Base clock1,480 MHz+163%562 MHz
Boost clock1,582 MHz+32%1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA RTX A2000
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA RTX A2000
VRAM11 GB+83%6 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Bus width352 bit+83%192 bit
Bandwidth484 GB/s+68%288 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA RTX A2000
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA RTX A2000
3DMark Time Spy9,952+68%Bottom 44%5,933Bottom 25%
3DMark Speed Way—1,481Bottom 12%
PassMark G3D18,596+39%Top 49%13,400Bottom 30%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti versus NVIDIA RTX A2000
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiNVIDIA RTX A2000
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)—

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