TITAN RTX vs TITAN Xp

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared TITAN Xp and TITAN RTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

TITAN Xp
2017
12 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
50.51
+3%

TITAN Xp outperforms TITAN RTX by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.732.11
Power efficiency13.9412.08
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP102TU102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 April 2017 (7 years ago)18 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN Xp has 503% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

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 cores38404608
Core clock speed1405 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate379.7509.8
Floating-point processing power12.15 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs9696
TMUs240288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1426 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth547.6 GB/s672.0 GB/s

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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.17.5

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.

TITAN Xp 50.51
+3%
TITAN RTX 49.04

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.

TITAN Xp 19424
+3%
TITAN RTX 18858

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.

TITAN Xp 72420
TITAN RTX 148918
+106%

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.

TITAN Xp 86232
TITAN RTX 125842
+45.9%

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.

TITAN Xp 58384
TITAN RTX 166517
+185%

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 HD160−170
−1.3%
162
+1.3%
1440p100−110
−3%
103
+3%
4K75−80
+2.7%
73
−2.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.49
+106%
15.43
−106%
1440p11.99
+102%
24.26
−102%
4K15.99
+114%
34.23
−114%
  • TITAN Xp has 106% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • TITAN Xp has 102% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • TITAN Xp has 114% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Elden Ring 182
+0%
182
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 351
+0%
351
+0%
Metro Exodus 135
+0%
135
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Valorant 246
+0%
246
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 205
+0%
205
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Dota 2 153
+0%
153
+0%
Elden Ring 209
+0%
209
+0%
Far Cry 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Fortnite 185
+0%
185
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 286
+0%
286
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 118
+0%
118
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 248
+0%
248
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 171
+0%
171
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Dota 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 242
+0%
242
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 192
+0%
192
+0%
Valorant 236
+0%
236
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 114
+0%
114
+0%
Elden Ring 130
+0%
130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 114
+0%
114
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 183
+0%
183
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 192
+0%
192
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45
+0%
45
+0%
Dota 2 134
+0%
134
+0%
Elden Ring 70
+0%
70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 197
+0%
197
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 41
+0%
41
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 134
+0%
134
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
32
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Fortnite 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 105
+0%
105
+0%

This is how TITAN Xp and TITAN RTX compete in popular games:

  • TITAN RTX is 1% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 3% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN Xp is 3% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.51 49.04
Recency 6 April 2017 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 280 Watt

TITAN Xp has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, and 12% lower power consumption.

TITAN RTX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between TITAN Xp and TITAN RTX.


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