NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

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GeForce RTX 2080 compared with GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2080	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Overview
Released
Released	September 2018	July 2019
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,944	3,072
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,710 MHz or 1,800 MHz	1,815 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	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.	NVIDIA reference specifications. The photo shows PNY's stock-clock 8 GB Blower, whose cooler differs from the Founders Edition geometry below.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Dedicated first generation RT Cores	Hardware RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Dedicated Tensor Cores	Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution; no DLSS Frame Generation	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1515 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition	1650 MHz base; 1815 MHz boost
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	496 GB/s (better)
Memory detail
Memory detail	14 Gbps GDDR6	15.5 Gbps GDDR6
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	215 W or 225 W	250 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	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.	NVIDIA lists DisplayPort 1.4a and HDMI 2.0b, up to 4 displays and HDCP 2.2. Its feature list includes USB-C while the connector table omits it; the pictured PNY Blower specifies 3 × DisplayPort 1.4 and 1 × HDMI 2.0b without USB-C. Check the board manufacturer for its connectors.
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320	7680 × 4320; DisplayPort supports 4K 144 Hz or 8K 60 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin	1 × PCIe 6-pin and 1 × PCIe 8-pin (reference)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	650 W	650 W, based on NVIDIA's 3.2 GHz Intel Core i7 test system
Slot width
Slot width	2 slots (Founders Edition)	2-slot (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	266.74 × 115.7 mm (Founders Edition); 268 × 114 × 41 mm and 879 g (pictured MSI AERO 8G partner board)	266.74 × 115.7 mm, 2-slot (Founders Edition)
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Turing NVENC encoder	Turing NVENC; no hardware AV1 encoding