Steam Deck GPU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

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Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking34not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation43.73no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTuring TU102Van Gogh
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date27 August 2018 (5 years ago)25 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data
Current price$297 (0.3x MSRP)$15.29

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores4352512
Core clock speed1350 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1600 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 million2,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate420.251.20

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 x16no data
Length267 mm298 mm
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount11 GB16 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz5.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth616.0 GB/s88 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x USB Type-C
HDMI+no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported GPU 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.5no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 27 August 2018 25 February 2022
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 15 Watt

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