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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
46.4Inno Score
28.4Rasterization33.7
20Ray Tracing—
41.5Memoryspec-based45.7
76.4Efficiencyspec-based76.5
41.2Compute46.5
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10806 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 wins this graphics card face-off, 46.4 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+5) and compute (+5). 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

  • 16% lower TDP: 180 W vs 215 W
  • Lower launch price: $599 vs $699

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 28
  • Stronger compute score: 47 vs 41
  • 47% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,071 vs 7,536
  • 40% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 320 GB/s
  • 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Announced20162018
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process16 nm12 nm+25%
TDP180 W+16%215 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Shading units2,5602,944+15%
RT cores—46
Tensor / AI cores—368
Base clock1,607 MHz+6%1,515 MHz
Boost clock1,733 MHz+1%1,710 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
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 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
3DMark Time Spy7,536Bottom 27%11,071+47%Bottom 45%
PassMark G3D15,607Bottom 41%18,575+19%Top 49%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no FG)

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