GeForce RTX 2080 Super: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregate performance score

GeForce RTX 2080 Super provides good gaming and benchmark performance at 50.73% of a leader's which is GeForce RTX 4090.

Summary

NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 2080 Super sales 23 July 2019 at a recommended price of $699 . This is a high-end Turing architecture desktop card based on 12 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 8 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 1.94 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 495.9 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a dual-slot graphics 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 250 Watt.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking54
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.51
Power efficiency14.65of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104
Market segmentDesktop
Release date23 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores3072of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed1650 MHzof 2800 MHz (Playstation 5 Pro GPU)
Boost clock speed1815 MHzof 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors13,600 millionof 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology12 nmof 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattof 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate348.5of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power11.15 TFLOPSof 109.7 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs64of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs192of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Tensor Cores384of 1216 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Ray Tracing Cores48of 170 (GeForce RTX 5090)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm
Width2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 2080 Super: 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 typeGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GBof 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width256 Bitof 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed1937 MHzof 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth495.9 GB/sof 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 2080 Super. 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI+
G-SYNC support+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce RTX 2080 Super. 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 Super, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.5
OpenGL4.6
OpenCL1.2
Vulkan1.2.131
CUDA7.5

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 2080 Super. 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 2080 Super 50.73

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 2080 Super 19577

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 2080 Super 40963

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 2080 Super 27398

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 2080 Super 140388

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 2080 Super 116663

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 2080 Super 515887

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 2080 Super 111511

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 2080 Super 126056

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 2080 Super 132

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 2080 Super 71

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 2080 Super 13

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 2080 Super 107

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 2080 Super 53

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

RTX 2080 Super 42

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 2080 Super 141

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 2080 Super 13

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

RTX 2080 Super 144

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 2080 Super 135

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 2080 Super 221

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 2080 Super 226

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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 HD140
1440p93
4K72

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 90−95

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 94
Battlefield 5 194
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 127
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
Far Cry 5 141
Far Cry New Dawn 170
Forza Horizon 4 266
Hitman 3 113
Horizon Zero Dawn 301
Metro Exodus 144
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 198
Watch Dogs: Legion 227

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 142
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
Battlefield 5 182
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
Far Cry 5 112
Far Cry New Dawn 128
Forza Horizon 4 258
Hitman 3 116
Horizon Zero Dawn 283
Metro Exodus 144
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 225
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
Watch Dogs: Legion 211

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
Cyberpunk 2077 89
Far Cry 5 79
Forza Horizon 4 133
Hitman 3 108
Horizon Zero Dawn 162
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 189
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
Watch Dogs: Legion 75

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 118

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 134
Far Cry New Dawn 93

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
Cyberpunk 2077 57
Far Cry 5 70
Forza Horizon 4 249
Hitman 3 79
Horizon Zero Dawn 127
Metro Exodus 90
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
Watch Dogs: Legion 211

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 107

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 62
Far Cry New Dawn 53
Hitman 3 40−45
Horizon Zero Dawn 131
Metro Exodus 89
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 36
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 39
Cyberpunk 2077 31
Far Cry 5 40
Forza Horizon 4 81
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
Watch Dogs: Legion 34

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60

Closest competitors

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


GeForce RTX 2080 Super 100
TITAN Xp 99.21

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce RTX 2080 Super is Radeon RX 6700, which is slower by 1% and lower by 4 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce RTX 2080 Super:

GeForce RTX 2080 Super 100

Similar GPUs

Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended processors

These processors are most commonly used with GeForce RTX 2080 Super according to our statistics.

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Community ratings

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