NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

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GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER compared with GeForce RTX 2080

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2070 SUPER	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2080
Overview
Released
Released	July 2019	September 2018
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,560	2,944
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,770 MHz	1,710 MHz or 1,800 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition GPU figures; photo shows PNY's stock-clock Dual Fan partner card	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	First-generation RT Cores	Dedicated first generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Second-generation Tensor Cores	Dedicated Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS super resolution; no DLSS frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	NVIDIA's current comparison rounds the base clock to 1.61 GHz; PNY publishes 1,605 MHz	1515 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	448 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	PNY publishes 14 Gbps GDDR6 and 448 GB/sec bandwidth	14 Gbps GDDR6
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	215 W	215 W or 225 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	Pictured PNY Dual Fan has 3 × DisplayPort 1.4 and 1 × HDMI 2.0b. PCWorld's Founders Edition review also documents USB-C; NVIDIA's current comparison table lists only DisplayPort and HDMI for this model.	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; NVIDIA specifies support for four displays	7680 × 4320
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin	1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	NVIDIA specifies 650 W; requirements depend on the system	650 W
Slot width
Slot width	Two slots for the Founders Edition and pictured PNY Dual Fan	2 slots (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition is 266.74 × 115.7 mm; pictured PNY Dual Fan is 1.57 × 9.25 × 4.41 inches	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	Seventh-generation NVIDIA Encoder and fourth-generation Decoder; PNY specifies PCIe 3.0 x16. NVIDIA specifies NVLink support.	Turing NVENC encoder