NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

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GeForce RTX 2070 compared with GeForce RTX 2080

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2070	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2080
Overview
Released
Released	October 2018	September 2018
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,304	2,944
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,620 MHz or 1,710 MHz	1,710 MHz or 1,800 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	Main figures describe the reference specification. The Founders Edition increases boost clock and board power. Photo shows MSI's stock-clocked RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G partner board. First-sale date follows PCWorld's contemporary report of NVIDIA's October 17 availability announcement; the original maker launch record was not accessible.	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	Dedicated first generation RT Cores	Dedicated first generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Dedicated 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	1410 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition	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	14 Gbps GDDR6	14 Gbps GDDR6
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	175 W or 185 W	215 W or 225 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	Founders Edition supports DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, USB-C/VirtualLink and dual-link DVI; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2. Pictured MSI ARMOR 8G has 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.0b and 1 × USB-C.	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 × 8-pin (Founders Edition); 1 × 8-pin and 1 × 6-pin (MSI ARMOR 8G)	1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	550 W	650 W
Slot width
Slot width	2 slots (Founders Edition)	2 slots (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	228.60 × 112.6 mm (Founders Edition); 295 × 140 × 51 mm and 1177 g (pictured MSI ARMOR 8G partner board)	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 hardware encoder; no AV1 hardware encoding	Turing NVENC encoder