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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
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NVIDIA · GeForce

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Released September 2018

A 2018 Turing graphics card with 11 GB of GDDR6 memory, offered in reference and factory-overclocked Founders Edition specifications.

Model history · 2 models, 2017–2018
  1. 2017GeForce GTX 1080 TiCompare
  2. 2018GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Memory
11 GB
Shaders
4,352
Boost clock
1,545 MHz or 1,635 MHz
Bandwidth
616 GB/s
Power
250 W or 260 W

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise the Founders Edition's strong 4K performance and quieter cooling than its predecessor. They criticise the high price and limited software support for ray tracing and DLSS at launch. PC Gamer considers it excessive for 1080p and notes CPU limits at lower resolutions. Cooling assessments cover the Founders Edition, rather than every partner card.

From techradar.com, pcworld.com and pcgamer.com

Specifications

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Performance

Chip maker
NVIDIA
Architecture
Turing
Shader cores
4,352
Boost clock
1,545 MHz or 1,635 MHz
Architecture
Main figures describe NVIDIA's reference specification; the Founders Edition has a factory overclock and higher power rating. The photo shows PNY's stock-clock 11 GB Blower, whose cooler differs from the Founders Edition geometry below. NVIDIA's original announcement named 20 September availability; its 27 September partner roundup confirms cards available by that date. The release month retains this shipment-date uncertainty.
Ray tracing
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Upscaling and frame generation
NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
1350 MHz for reference and Founders Edition; boost is 1545 MHz reference or 1635 MHz Founders Edition

Memory

Video memory
11 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
352-bit
Memory bandwidth
616 GB/s
Memory detail
14 Gbps GDDR6; 616 GB/s bandwidth

Connections and power

Board power
250 W or 260 W
Interface
PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Founders Edition and PNY Blower have 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.0b and 1 × USB-C VirtualLink; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2
Maximum resolution
7680 × 4320; DisplayPort supports 4K 144 Hz or 8K 60 Hz with DSC
Power connector
2 × PCIe 8-pin (reference and Founders Edition)
Recommended power supply
650 W
Slot width
2-slot (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
266.74 × 115.7 mm, 2-slot (Founders Edition); NVIDIA does not specify reference-card geometry in its table
Video encode and decode
Turing NVENC; no hardware AV1 encoding

Versions

VersionMemoryShadersBoost clockMemory busBandwidthBoard power
Reference11 GB GDDR64,3521,545 MHz352-bit616 GB/s250 W
Founders Edition11 GB GDDR64,3521,635 MHz352-bit616 GB/s260 W

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Hardware ray tracing and DLSS upscaling
  • 11 GB of GDDR6 memory with 616 GB/s bandwidth
  • NVLink support

Cons

  • 250 W reference power, or 260 W for the Founders Edition
  • No hardware AV1 encoding or DLSS Frame Generation
  • HDMI 2.0b rather than HDMI 2.1

Closest rivals

Model
MemoryShadersBoost clockBandwidthPowerReleased
NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11 GB3,5841,582 MHz484 GB/s250 WMar 2017
AMDRadeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB4,6082,250 MHz512 GB/s300 WNov 2020
NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2080
8 GB2,9441,710 MHz or 1,800 MHz448 GB/s215 W or 225 WSept 2018

Previous model: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Newer model: GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

Sources

  1. nvidia.com/tr-tr/geforce/graphics-cards/rtx-2080-ti
  2. pny.com/GeForce-RTX-2080-Ti-11GB-Blower
  3. nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/10-years-in-the-making-nvidia-brings-real-time-ray-t…
  4. nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/geforce-rtx-2080-ti-custom-card-roundup
  5. pcgamer.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-founders-edition-review

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