GeForce RTX 2080 vs RTX 2070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2070
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
41.95

RTX 2080 outperforms RTX 2070 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9465
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.8727.00
Power efficiency16.5415.66
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU106TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 October 2018 (6 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 has 22% better value for money than RTX 2080.

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 cores23042944
Core clock speed1410 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1620 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate233.3314.6
Floating-point processing power7.465 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144184
Tensor Cores288368
Ray Tracing Cores3646

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support++

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5

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.

RTX 2070 41.95
RTX 2080 48.81
+16.4%

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.

RTX 2070 16132
RTX 2080 18768
+16.3%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2070 31260
RTX 2080 40278
+28.8%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2070 63155
RTX 2080 66631
+5.5%

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.

RTX 2070 23186
+30.2%
RTX 2080 17810

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 127652
RTX 2080 143576
+12.5%

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.

RTX 2070 88000
RTX 2080 104912
+19.2%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 425550
RTX 2080 436117
+2.5%

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.

RTX 2070 83224
RTX 2080 106045
+27.4%

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.

RTX 2070 95666
RTX 2080 119410
+24.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 2070 149
RTX 2080 150
+0.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 2070 61
RTX 2080 70
+14.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 2070 9
RTX 2080 12
+35.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 2070 83
RTX 2080 109
+31.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 2070 46
RTX 2080 52
+12.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RTX 2070 41
RTX 2080 45
+11.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 2070 12
RTX 2080 13
+7.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

RTX 2070 149
RTX 2080 150
+0.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

RTX 2070 83
RTX 2080 109
+31.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

RTX 2070 61
RTX 2080 70
+14.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

RTX 2070 9
RTX 2080 12
+35.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

RTX 2070 46
RTX 2080 52
+12.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

RTX 2070 41
RTX 2080 45
+11.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

RTX 2070 11.6
RTX 2080 12.5
+7.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 2070 194
RTX 2080 205
+5.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max

This part of SPECviewperf 12 benchmark emulates work with 3DS Max, executing eleven tests in various use scenarios, including architectural modeling and animation for computer games.

RTX 2070 194
RTX 2080 205
+5.7%

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 HD129
−11.6%
144
+11.6%
1440p88
−14.8%
101
+14.8%
4K62
−16.1%
72
+16.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.87
+25.5%
4.85
−25.5%
1440p5.67
+22.1%
6.92
−22.1%
4K8.05
+20.6%
9.71
−20.6%
  • RTX 2070 has 25% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 has 22% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 has 21% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−21.3%
100−110
+21.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−18.7%
100−110
+18.7%
Elden Ring 140−150
−18.8%
170−180
+18.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−21.3%
100−110
+21.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
−11.1%
50
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−21.3%
250−260
+21.3%
Metro Exodus 103
−1.9%
105
+1.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110
+0.9%
109
−0.9%
Valorant 208
−19.7%
249
+19.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160
−17.5%
188
+17.5%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−21.3%
100−110
+21.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
−16.2%
43
+16.2%
Dota 2 130
+49.4%
87
−49.4%
Elden Ring 140−150
−18.8%
170−180
+18.8%
Far Cry 5 93
−15.1%
100−110
+15.1%
Fortnite 166
−16.3%
193
+16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−21.3%
250−260
+21.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 127
−3.1%
131
+3.1%
Metro Exodus 80
−10%
88
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 245
+0%
245
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65
−23.1%
80
+23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
−15.2%
170−180
+15.2%
Valorant 125
−16%
145
+16%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−21.3%
100−110
+21.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
−18.8%
38
+18.8%
Dota 2 130
−8.5%
140−150
+8.5%
Far Cry 5 100−105
−7%
100−110
+7%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
−21.3%
250−260
+21.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 132
−21.2%
160
+21.2%
Valorant 184
−21.2%
223
+21.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 75−80
−19%
90−95
+19%
Elden Ring 85−90
−22.7%
100−110
+22.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
−19%
90−95
+19%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 42
−23.8%
52
+23.8%
World of Tanks 260−270
−17%
300−350
+17%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 76
−5.3%
80
+5.3%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
−19%
25
+19%
Far Cry 5 130−140
−13.3%
150−160
+13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−22%
150−160
+22%
Metro Exodus 82
−8.5%
89
+8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−24%
90−95
+24%
Valorant 127
−26.8%
161
+26.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%
Dota 2 86
−24.4%
107
+24.4%
Elden Ring 40−45
−26.2%
50−55
+26.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
−24.4%
107
+24.4%
Metro Exodus 32
−21.9%
39
+21.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 128
−14.1%
146
+14.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−25.9%
34
+25.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86
−24.4%
107
+24.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
−25%
60
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−22.7%
50−55
+22.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−20%
12
+20%
Dota 2 116
+12.6%
100−110
−12.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−25%
80−85
+25%
Fortnite 60−65
−24.6%
75−80
+24.6%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−21.4%
85−90
+21.4%
Valorant 68
−29.4%
88
+29.4%

This is how RTX 2070 and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 12% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 15% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 16% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 is 49% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 is 29% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • RTX 2080 is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.95 48.81
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 215 Watt

RTX 2070 has 22.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 16.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2070 in performance tests.


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