RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Place in performance ranking	37	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.69	1.71
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Turing TU102	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 August 2018 (5 years ago)	9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$297 (0.3x MSRP)	$5296

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Ti has 2455% better value for money than RTX 5000 Ada Generation.

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	4352	12800
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.2	1,020

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 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	616.0 GB/s	576.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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.

RTX 2080 Ti 56.39

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 63.46
+12.5%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Ti by 13% 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%

RTX 2080 Ti 21778

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 24507
+12.5%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Ti by 13% in Passmark.

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 Ti 138802

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 238879
+72.1%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Ti by 72% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RTX 2080 Ti 133178

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 178059
+33.7%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Ti by 34% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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	167 −7.8%	180−190 +7.8%
1440p	118 −10.2%	130−140 +10.2%
4K	92 −8.7%	100−110 +8.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

100−110

−3.8%

110−120
+3.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 −12%	140−150 +12%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 −12.1%	120−130 +12.1%
Battlefield 5	244 −10.7%	270−280 +10.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −12.1%	120−130 +12.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 −3.8%	110−120 +3.8%
Far Cry 5	163 −10.4%	180−190 +10.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	197 −11.7%	220−230 +11.7%
Forza Horizon 4	182 −9.9%	200−210 +9.9%
Hitman 3	161 −11.8%	180−190 +11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	247 −9.3%	270−280 +9.3%
Metro Exodus	144 −11.1%	160−170 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	106 −3.8%	110−120 +3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240−250 −9.3%	270−280 +9.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	111 −8.1%	120−130 +8.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	108 −11.1%	120−130 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 −9.9%	100−105 +9.9%
Battlefield 5	224 −11.6%	250−260 +11.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −12.1%	120−130 +12.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 −3.8%	110−120 +3.8%
Far Cry 5	132 −6.1%	140−150 +6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	152 −11.8%	170−180 +11.8%
Forza Horizon 4	321 −9%	350−400 +9%
Hitman 3	125 −12%	140−150 +12%
Horizon Zero Dawn	267 −12.4%	300−310 +12.4%
Metro Exodus	125 −12%	140−150 +12%
Red Dead Redemption 2	106 −3.8%	110−120 +3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240−250 −9.3%	270−280 +9.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	247 −9.3%	270−280 +9.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	255 −9.8%	280−290 +9.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	82 −9.8%	90−95 +9.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 −12.5%	90−95 +12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	103 −6.8%	110−120 +6.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 −3.8%	110−120 +3.8%
Far Cry 5	91 −9.9%	100−105 +9.9%
Forza Horizon 4	168 −7.1%	180−190 +7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	202 −8.9%	220−230 +8.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240−250 −9.3%	270−280 +9.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	135 −11.1%	150−160 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90 −11.1%	100−105 +11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

104

−5.8%

110−120
+5.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	166 −8.4%	180−190 +8.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 −11.1%	160−170 +11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	72 −11.1%	80−85 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	67 −11.9%	75−80 +11.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	118 −10.2%	130−140 +10.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −11.1%	60−65 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	117 −11.1%	130−140 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	147 −8.8%	160−170 +8.8%
Hitman 3	100 −10%	110−120 +10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	162 −11.1%	180−190 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	98 −12.2%	110−120 +12.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −7.4%	160−170 +7.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −6.4%	100−105 +6.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	73 −9.6%	80−85 +9.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

105

−4.8%

110−120
+4.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	87 −9.2%	95−100 +9.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 −6.1%	70−75 +6.1%
Hitman 3	59 −10.2%	65−70 +10.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −12.5%	90−95 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 −6.6%	65−70 +6.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 −12.2%	110−120 +12.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −10%	55−60 +10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	46 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	52 −5.8%	55−60 +5.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −8%	27−30 +8%
Far Cry 5	50 −10%	55−60 +10%
Forza Horizon 4	107 −12.1%	120−130 +12.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100 −10%	110−120 +10%
Metro Exodus	77 −10.4%	85−90 +10.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−9.6%

80−85
+9.6%

This is how RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 8% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 10% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 9% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	56.39	63.46
Recency	27 August 2018	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	250 Watt