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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
44.8Inno Score
28.4Rasterization30.1
20Ray Tracing—
41.5Memoryspec-based45.7
76.4Efficiencyspec-based81.5
41.2Compute41.3
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10806 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.8 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+2) and compute (+0). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 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

  • 14% higher Base clock: 1,607 MHz vs 1,410 MHz
  • 11% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,304

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

  • 40% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 320 GB/s
  • 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • 16% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,724 vs 7,536
  • Lower launch price: $499 vs $599

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Announced20162018
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process16 nm12 nm+25%
TDP180 W175 W+3%
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Shading units2,560+11%2,304
RT cores—36
Tensor / AI cores—288
Base clock1,607 MHz+14%1,410 MHz
Boost clock1,733 MHz+7%1,620 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth320 GB/s448 GB/s+40%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
3DMark Time Spy7,536Bottom 27%8,724+16%Bottom 33%
PassMark G3D15,607Bottom 41%16,053+3%Bottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no FG)

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