Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon RX 5900 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1350
- Max video memory 11 GB
- Memory type GDDR6
- Memory clock speed 14000
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory 12 GB
- Memory type GDDR6
- Memory clock speed 14000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance rating | 19 | not rated |
Value for money | 52.77 | no data |
Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022) |
GPU code name | Turing TU102 | Navi 21 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 27 August 2018 (4 years old) | no data |
Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Current price | $424 (0.4x MSRP) | $391 |
Technical specs
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 | 4096 |
Core clock speed | 1350 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | 1635 MHz |
Number of transistors | 18,600 million | 21,000 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 7 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 270 Watt | 300 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 420.2 | 418.6 |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video 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 | no data |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 11 GB | 12 GB |
Memory bus width | 352 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 14000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 616.0 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
HDMI | + | + |
G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
VR Ready | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
CUDA | 7.5 | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Memory bus width | 352 | 384 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4352 | 4096 |
Memory bandwidth | 616 | 672 |
Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 270 Watt | 300 Watt |
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