NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 16 nm
Around 27% higher memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 11008 MHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 21601 vs 18598
Around 99% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 134929 vs 67670
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 394.035 vs 205.837
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 5461.22 vs 2406.499
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 41.104 vs 19.591
6.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 174.185 vs 25.833
Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1987.605 vs 1002.573
Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 23659 vs 15019
Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 23659 vs 15019
Around 59% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3537 vs 2231

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 September 2018 vs 10 March 2017
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 16 nm
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 11008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	21601 vs 18598
Geekbench - OpenCL	134929 vs 67670
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	394.035 vs 205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5461.22 vs 2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	41.104 vs 19.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	174.185 vs 25.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1987.605 vs 1002.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	23659 vs 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	23659 vs 15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3537 vs 2231

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1481 MHz vs 1350 MHz
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1582 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 937 vs 928

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1481 MHz vs 1350 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	937 vs 928

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

21601

18598

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

928

937

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

134929

67670

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

394.035

205.837

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5461.22

2406.499

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

41.104

19.591

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

174.185

25.833

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1987.605

1002.573

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23659

15019

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23659

15019

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3357

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3537

2231

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	21601	18598
PassMark - G2D Mark	928	937
Geekbench - OpenCL	134929	67670
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	394.035	205.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5461.22	2406.499
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	41.104	19.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	174.185	25.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1987.605	1002.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	23659	15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	23659	15019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3537	2231

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Essentials
Architecture	Turing	Pascal
Code name	TU102	GP102
Launch date	20 September 2018	10 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$699
Place in performance rating	91	219
Price now	$1,279.99	$826.98
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	17.22	27.48
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1582 MHz
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	1481 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	18,600 million	11,800 million
Floating-point performance		11,340 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		91 °C
Pipelines		3584
Texture fill rate		354.4 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Recommended system power (PSU)		600 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	11008 MHz
Maximum RAM amount		11 GB
Memory bandwidth		484.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		352 Bit
Memory type		GDDR5X
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
HDMI 2.0b
PCIe 3.0
SLI
Virtual Reality