GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs RTX 2080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 2080 Super, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
48.75

RTX 2080 Super outperforms RTX 2080 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6756
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.2931.95
Power efficiency15.5313.91
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)23 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Super has 17% better value for money than RTX 2080.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores29443072
Core clock speed1515 MHz1650 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate314.6348.5
Floating-point processing power10.07 TFLOPS11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs184192
Tensor Cores368384
Ray Tracing Cores4648

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s495.9 GB/s
Shared memory--

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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. 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 48.75
RTX 2080 Super 50.77
+4.1%

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 18783
RTX 2080 Super 19561
+4.1%

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 40278
RTX 2080 Super 40963
+1.7%

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 17810
RTX 2080 Super 27398
+53.8%

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 143576
+2.3%
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 103974
RTX 2080 Super 115519
+11.1%

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 436117
RTX 2080 Super 515887
+18.3%

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 105886
RTX 2080 Super 111511
+5.3%

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 119410
RTX 2080 Super 126056
+5.6%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 2080 150
+13%
RTX 2080 Super 132

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 2080 70
RTX 2080 Super 71
+1.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 2080 12
RTX 2080 Super 13
+7.6%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 2080 109
+1.8%
RTX 2080 Super 107

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 2080 52
RTX 2080 Super 53
+1.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RTX 2080 45
+7.4%
RTX 2080 Super 42

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RTX 2080 13
RTX 2080 Super 13
+0.8%

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 150
+11%
RTX 2080 Super 135

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 2080 205
RTX 2080 Super 221
+7.9%

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 205
RTX 2080 Super 226
+10.1%

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 HD143
+2.1%
140
−2.1%
1440p103
+6.2%
97
−6.2%
4K69
+1.5%
68
−1.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.894.99
1440p6.797.21
4K10.1310.28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−4.5%
90−95
+4.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
+6.1%
99
−6.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+4.3%
94
−4.3%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+3.9%
127
−3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−4.5%
90−95
+4.5%
Far Cry 5 127
−11%
141
+11%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
−3%
170
+3%
Forza Horizon 4 262
−1.5%
266
+1.5%
Hitman 3 135
+19.5%
113
−19.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
−14.4%
301
+14.4%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
−11.9%
122
+11.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+8.6%
198
−8.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
+11.5%
227
−11.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
+7.7%
142
−7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+5.1%
79
−5.1%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
−2.6%
120
+2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−4.5%
90−95
+4.5%
Far Cry 5 102
−9.8%
112
+9.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
−1.6%
128
+1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 243
−6.2%
258
+6.2%
Hitman 3 131
+12.9%
116
−12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
−11.4%
283
+11.4%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+17%
100
−17%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
−20.3%
225
+20.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
−4%
100−110
+4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+15.2%
211
−15.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+4.3%
70
−4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
89
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+2.5%
79
−2.5%
Forza Horizon 4 132
−0.8%
133
+0.8%
Hitman 3 115
+6.5%
108
−6.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
+4.3%
162
−4.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
−1.1%
189
+1.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
−2.8%
109
+2.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
+5.3%
75
−5.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
−19.2%
118
+19.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
−8.9%
134
+8.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
−5.7%
93
+5.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+5.3%
57
−5.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+6.2%
65
−6.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−32.6%
57
+32.6%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
−17.5%
249
+17.5%
Hitman 3 80
+1.3%
79
−1.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+1.6%
127
−1.6%
Metro Exodus 89
−1.1%
90
+1.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−13.7%
141
+13.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−5.2%
80−85
+5.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+13.3%
211
−13.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
−12.6%
107
+12.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+6.5%
62
−6.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
−6%
53
+6%
Hitman 3 48
+14.3%
40−45
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
−12%
131
+12%
Metro Exodus 82
−8.5%
89
+8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
−3.9%
79
+3.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+0%
41
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+5.6%
36
−5.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
−2.6%
39
+2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−63.2%
31
+63.2%
Far Cry 5 39
−2.6%
40
+2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−17.1%
82
+17.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+2.9%
34
−2.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
−1.7%
60
+1.7%

This is how RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 2% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 6% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 1% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2080 is 19% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 Super is 63% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is ahead in 25 tests (35%)
  • RTX 2080 Super is ahead in 36 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.75 50.77
Recency 20 September 2018 23 July 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 2080 has 16.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super, on the other hand, has a 4.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 2080 Super.


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