GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs 945A

Place in performance ranking	608	50
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	21.79
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GM108	Turing TU104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	2 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699
Current price	no data	$599 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	3072
Core clock speed	1072 MHz	1650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1189 MHz	1815 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.54	348.5
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	MXM Module	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	15500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	495.9 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	5.0	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 945A 4.80

RTX 2080 Super 50.71
+956%

RTX 2080 Super outperforms 945A by 956% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce 945A 1852

RTX 2080 Super 19585
+958%

RTX 2080 Super outperforms 945A by 958% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	12−14 −1075%	141 +1075%
1440p	8−9 −1075%	94 +1075%
4K	6−7 −1083%	71 +1083%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−1063%

90−95
+1063%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1000%	99 +1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −1075%	94 +1075%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −978%	194 +978%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −958%	127 +958%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1063%	90−95 +1063%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1075%	141 +1075%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −963%	170 +963%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1092%	143 +1092%
Hitman 3	10−11 −1030%	113 +1030%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −958%	254 +958%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1100%	144 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1120%	122 +1120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −1054%	277 +1054%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −1040%	114 +1040%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −988%	87 +988%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −1029%	79 +1029%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −1038%	182 +1038%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −1100%	120 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1063%	90−95 +1063%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −1020%	112 +1020%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −967%	128 +967%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −975%	258 +975%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1060%	58 +1060%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1079%	283 +1079%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −1100%	120 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −1100%	120 +1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −971%	225 +971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −983%	195 +983%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −1072%	211 +1072%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1033%	68 +1033%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −1067%	70 +1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1025%	90 +1025%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1013%	89 +1013%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1029%	79 +1029%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1008%	133 +1008%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1057%	162 +1057%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −1081%	189 +1081%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −990%	109 +990%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −971%	75 +971%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−1080%

118
+1080%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1017%	134 +1017%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −1092%	143 +1092%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1060%	58 +1060%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1040%	57 +1040%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1000%	99 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1040%	57 +1040%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1011%	100 +1011%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1070%	117 +1070%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1029%	79 +1029%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −958%	127 +958%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1025%	90 +1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1075%	141 +1075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1057%	80−85 +1057%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −1040%	57 +1040%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−970%

107
+970%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1140%	62 +1140%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −960%	53 +960%
Hitman 3	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −1050%	65−70 +1050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1125%	49 +1125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1029%	79 +1029%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1267%	41 +1267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1100%	36 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1200%	39 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1450%	31 +1450%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1233%	40 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1057%	81 +1057%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −1000%	77 +1000%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1160%	63 +1160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −1033%	34 +1033%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1100%

60
+1100%

This is how GeForce 945A and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super is 1075% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super is 1075% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super is 1083% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.80	50.71
Recency	13 March 2015	2 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	250 Watt