GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Radeon Pro SSG

Place in the ranking	199	45
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.12	21.85
Power efficiency	7.55	15.53
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Fiji	TU102
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	26 July 2016 (8 years ago)	20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Ti has 1851% better value for money than Pro SSG.

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 cores	4096	4352
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1350 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	8,900 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	260 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	268.8	420.2
Floating-point processing power	8.602 TFLOPS	13.45 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	88
TMUs	256	272
Tensor Cores	no data	544
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	68

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 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 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 type	HBM	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	11 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	352 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	616.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 1.4a, 3x mini-DisplayPort 1.2	1x 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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.170	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

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.

Pro SSG 28.53

RTX 2080 Ti 56.42
+97.8%

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.

Pro SSG 10971

RTX 2080 Ti 21696
+97.8%

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	80−85 −106%	165 +106%
1440p	60−65 −103%	122 +103%
4K	45−50 −107%	93 +107%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	124.99 −1964%	6.05 +1964%
1440p	166.65 −1935%	8.19 +1935%
4K	222.20 −1969%	10.74 +1969%

RTX 2080 Ti has 1964% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2080 Ti has 1935% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2080 Ti has 1969% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Elden Ring	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	85 +0%	85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 +0%	57 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Metro Exodus	110 +0%	110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	106 +0%	106 +0%
Valorant	290 +0%	290 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	235 +0%	235 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +0%	54 +0%
Dota 2	138 +0%	138 +0%
Elden Ring	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Far Cry 5	92 +0%	92 +0%
Fortnite	224 +0%	224 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	134 +0%	134 +0%
Metro Exodus	100 +0%	100 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	249 +0%	249 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90 +0%	90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	170 +0%	170 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	74 +0%	74 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Dota 2	141 +0%	141 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	183 +0%	183 +0%
Valorant	259 +0%	259 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Elden Ring	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +0%	63 +0%
World of Tanks	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	74 +0%	74 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +0%	32 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	98 +0%	98 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	204 +0%	204 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Dota 2	142 +0%	142 +0%
Elden Ring	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	142 +0%	142 +0%
Metro Exodus	51 +0%	51 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	209 +0%	209 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142 +0%	142 +0%
World of Tanks	270 +0%	270 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	62 +0%	62 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +0%	16 +0%
Dota 2	139 +0%	139 +0%
Far Cry 5	105 +0%	105 +0%
Fortnite	96 +0%	96 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	113 +0%	113 +0%

This is how Pro SSG and RTX 2080 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Ti is 106% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Ti is 103% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Ti is 107% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.53	56.42
Recency	26 July 2016	20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	11 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	260 Watt	250 Watt

RTX 2080 Ti has a 97.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 175% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro SSG in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro SSG is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.