NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 2080 sales 27 August 2018 at a recommended price of $699 . This is a desktop graphics card based on a Turing architecture and made with 12 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 8 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 14 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is dual-slot card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 267 mm. One 6-pin and one 8-pin connectors are required, and power consumption is at 215 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 2080: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in performance ranking	57
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.28
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Turing TU104
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	27 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

GeForce RTX 2080's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce RTX 2080's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2944	of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Core clock speed	1515 MHz	of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	13,600 million	of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	of 4 (H100 PCIe)
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	314.6	of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce RTX 2080 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm
Width	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 2080: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER)
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	of 3276 (Aldebaran)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 2080. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+
G-SYNC support	+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce RTX 2080. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce RTX 2080, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 2080. 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.

RTX 2080 48.69

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%

RTX 2080 18796

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 2080 66631

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 2080 40278

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2080 143576

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

RTX 2080 104138

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 2080 436117

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 6%

RTX 2080 102142

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

RTX 2080 119410

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 150

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 70

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 12

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 109

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 52

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 45

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 2080 13

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.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 150

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 109

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 70

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 12

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 52

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 45

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 12.5

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 2080 205

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.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

RTX 2080 205

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce RTX 2080 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD	145
1440p	100
4K	71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

85−90

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	105
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98
Battlefield 5	194
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	132
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90
Far Cry 5	127
Far Cry New Dawn	165
Forza Horizon 4	156
Hitman 3	135
Horizon Zero Dawn	246
Metro Exodus	144
Red Dead Redemption 2	109
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200
Watch Dogs: Legion	110

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	91
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83
Battlefield 5	182
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	117
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90
Far Cry 5	102
Far Cry New Dawn	126
Forza Horizon 4	243
Hitman 3	107
Horizon Zero Dawn	254
Metro Exodus	123
Red Dead Redemption 2	102
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181
Watch Dogs: Legion	243

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90
Far Cry 5	81
Forza Horizon 4	132
Horizon Zero Dawn	169
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	106
Watch Dogs: Legion	79

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	123
Far Cry New Dawn	138

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45
Far Cry 5	99
Forza Horizon 4	118
Hitman 3	80
Horizon Zero Dawn	129
Metro Exodus	89
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80
Watch Dogs: Legion	58

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	66
Far Cry New Dawn	50
Hitman 3	48
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20
Far Cry 5	39
Forza Horizon 4	81
Horizon Zero Dawn	76
Metro Exodus	62
Watch Dogs: Legion	35

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

Closest competitors

GeForce RTX 2080's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.

RTX A4000 103.22

Radeon RX 6700 100.37

TITAN RTX 100.33

GeForce RTX 2080 100

A10G 99.61

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 98.77

GeForce RTX 2070 Super 97.08

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce RTX 2080 is Radeon RX 6700, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.