NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

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GeForce GTX 1080 Ti compared with GeForce RTX 2080

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1080 Ti	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2080
Overview
Released
Released	March 2017	September 2018
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Pascal	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	3,584	2,944
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,582 MHz	1,710 MHz or 1,800 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	Founders Edition specifications verified by MSI's retained technical page and datasheet; stock PNY Blower specifications verify memory bandwidth. The photo is the Founders Edition render extracted from MSI's datasheet with its original PDF transparency mask.	Main figures follow NVIDIA's reference specification. Founders Edition raises boost clock and board power. Photo shows MSI's stock-clocked RTX 2080 AERO 8G partner board, which uses a blower rather than the Founders Edition's dual axial fans.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	No dedicated RT Cores	Dedicated first generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	No Tensor Cores	Dedicated Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	No NVIDIA DLSS	NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1480 MHz base and 1582 MHz boost (MSI Founders Edition specification)	1515 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	11 GB GDDR5X (better)	8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	352-bit (better)	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	484 GB/s (better)	448 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	11 Gbps GDDR5X (PNY stock Blower); MSI lists 11010 MHz memory speed	14 Gbps GDDR6
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	250 W	215 W or 225 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × HDMI 2.0b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2. MSI's datasheet connection illustration names DVI-D despite its output specification omitting it; the Founders Edition has no native DVI connector.	Founders Edition supports DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b and USB-C/VirtualLink; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2. MSI AERO 8G has 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.0b and 1 × USB-C.
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320	7680 × 4320
Power connector
Power connector	1 × PCIe 6-pin and 1 × PCIe 8-pin	1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	600 W	650 W
Slot width
Slot width	2-slot (Founders Edition)	2 slots (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	266 × 111 × 40 mm (MSI Founders Edition)	266.74 × 115.7 mm (Founders Edition); 268 × 114 × 41 mm and 879 g (pictured MSI AERO 8G partner board)
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	–	Turing NVENC encoder