GeForce RTX 2080 vs GTX TITAN

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX TITAN
2013
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
21.26

RTX 2080 outperforms GTX TITAN by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking25867
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.2827.31
Power efficiency5.8315.53
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK110TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 February 2013 (11 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 733% better value for money than GTX TITAN.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores26882944
Core clock speed837 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate196.2314.6
Floating-point processing power4.709 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs224184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX TITAN 21.26
RTX 2080 48.74
+129%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX TITAN 8194
RTX 2080 18784
+129%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX TITAN 10470
RTX 2080 17810
+70.1%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX TITAN 24431
RTX 2080 103974
+326%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX TITAN 21830
RTX 2080 105886
+385%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX TITAN 17711
RTX 2080 119410
+574%

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 HD60−65
−138%
143
+138%
1440p40−45
−158%
103
+158%
4K30−35
−130%
69
+130%

Cost per frame, $

1080p16.654.89
1440p24.986.79
4K33.3010.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
+0%
105
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+0%
132
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
+0%
165
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 262
+0%
262
+0%
Hitman 3 135
+0%
135
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+0%
215
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
+0%
253
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
+0%
153
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+0%
83
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+0%
126
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 243
+0%
243
+0%
Hitman 3 131
+0%
131
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
+0%
254
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+0%
243
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Hitman 3 115
+0%
115
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
+0%
169
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+0%
212
+0%
Hitman 3 80
+0%
80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+0%
239
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+0%
50
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+0%
41
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

This is how GTX TITAN and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 138% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 158% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 130% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.26 48.74
Recency 19 February 2013 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 215 Watt

RTX 2080 has a 129.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 16.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX TITAN in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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