NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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GeForce RTX 2080 compared with GeForce RTX 5060

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2080	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060
Overview
Released
Released	September 2018	May 2025
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Blackwell
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,944	3,840
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,710 MHz or 1,800 MHz	2,500 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.	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Dedicated first generation RT Cores	Fourth-generation RT Cores; 58 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	Dedicated Tensor Cores	Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 614 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution; no DLSS Frame Generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1515 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition	2.28 GHz
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR7
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit (better)	128-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	–
Memory detail
Memory detail	14 Gbps GDDR6	–
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	215 W or 225 W	145 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 5.0
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.	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	650 W	550 W
Slot width
Slot width	2 slots (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)	–
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Turing NVENC encoder	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode