RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs GeForce RTX 2080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
47.13

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms RTX 2080 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.384.81
Power efficiency15.598.46
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTU104GB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 2080 has 365% better value for money than RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores294424064
Core clock speed1515 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate314.61,968
Floating-point processing power10.07 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs64192
TMUs184752
Tensor Cores368752
Ray Tracing Cores46188

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 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB96 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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-C4x DisplayPort 2.1b
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+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA7.512.0
DLSS++

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.

RTX 2080 47.13
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 71.35
+51.4%

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 18750
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 28386
+51.4%

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
−46.9%
210−220
+46.9%
1440p101
−48.5%
150−160
+48.5%
4K72
−38.9%
100−110
+38.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.89
+734%
40.79
−734%
1440p6.92
+725%
57.10
−725%
4K9.71
+782%
85.65
−782%
  • RTX 2080 has 734% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 has 725% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 has 782% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 240−250
−41.7%
350−400
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Dead Island 2 200−210
−43.5%
300−310
+43.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 163
−47.2%
240−250
+47.2%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
−41.7%
350−400
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Dead Island 2 200−210
−43.5%
300−310
+43.5%
Far Cry 5 117
−45.3%
170−180
+45.3%
Fortnite 199
−50.8%
300−310
+50.8%
Forza Horizon 4 156
−47.4%
230−240
+47.4%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−51.1%
210−220
+51.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 209
−43.5%
300−310
+43.5%
Valorant 263
−33.1%
350−400
+33.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 155
−48.4%
230−240
+48.4%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
−41.7%
350−400
+41.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−43.9%
400−450
+43.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Dead Island 2 200−210
−43.5%
300−310
+43.5%
Dota 2 140−150
−47.7%
220−230
+47.7%
Far Cry 5 112
−42.9%
160−170
+42.9%
Fortnite 173
−50.3%
260−270
+50.3%
Forza Horizon 4 153
−50.3%
230−240
+50.3%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−51.1%
210−220
+51.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
−45%
190−200
+45%
Metro Exodus 90
−44.4%
130−140
+44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 188
−48.9%
280−290
+48.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
−49.2%
270−280
+49.2%
Valorant 254
−37.8%
350−400
+37.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 145
−44.8%
210−220
+44.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Dead Island 2 200−210
−43.5%
300−310
+43.5%
Dota 2 140−150
−47.7%
220−230
+47.7%
Far Cry 5 106
−50.9%
160−170
+50.9%
Forza Horizon 4 132
−43.9%
190−200
+43.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 169
−47.9%
250−260
+47.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
−50.9%
160−170
+50.9%
Valorant 223
−34.5%
300−310
+34.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 156
−47.4%
230−240
+47.4%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
−48.8%
180−190
+48.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
−42%
450−500
+42%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
−48.9%
140−150
+48.9%
Metro Exodus 60
−50%
90−95
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−48.6%
260−270
+48.6%
Valorant 247
−41.7%
350−400
+41.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 125
−44%
180−190
+44%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%
Dead Island 2 100−110
−48.5%
150−160
+48.5%
Far Cry 5 99
−41.4%
140−150
+41.4%
Forza Horizon 4 118
−44.1%
170−180
+44.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
−41.3%
130−140
+41.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 128
−48.4%
190−200
+48.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Dead Island 2 45−50
−44.4%
65−70
+44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%
Metro Exodus 39
−41%
55−60
+41%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
−44.7%
110−120
+44.7%
Valorant 234
−49.6%
350−400
+49.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 76
−44.7%
110−120
+44.7%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Dead Island 2 45−50
−44.4%
65−70
+44.4%
Dota 2 120−130
−47.5%
180−190
+47.5%
Far Cry 5 59
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%
Forza Horizon 4 81
−48.1%
120−130
+48.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 69
−44.9%
100−105
+44.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65
−46.2%
95−100
+46.2%

This is how RTX 2080 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 47% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 49% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 39% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 47.13 71.35
Recency 20 September 2018 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 600 Watt

RTX 2080 has 179.1% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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