▷ Nvidia rtx 2080 ti vs nvidia rtx 2080

After the analysis of the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards, it is time to make a comparison between them to see how big their distance is in performance, and what is the best option for users. The latter is especially important in this generation, due to the rise in prices that the arrival of Nvidia's Turing architecture has meant. Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 2080.

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Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 2080 features

Firstly, we will analyze the technical characteristics of both cards to see their most important differences, with this we can have a first idea of ​​the potential of both.

characteristics
	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
Core	TU102-300A	TU104
Frequency	1350 MHz / 1635 MHz	1515 MHz / 1710 MHz
CUDA Cores	4352	2944
TMU	272	184
ROP	88	64
Core Tensor	544	368
RT Core	72	46
Memory	11 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth	616 GB / s	484 GB / s
TDP	260W	220W

Both cards are based on the same architecture, although they use different silicones, one of them being of lesser range, and therefore of lower performance. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the top of the range model of this new generation, and therefore it is based on the largest and most powerful core that the company has created.

This is the new graphics core TU102-300A manufactured by TSMC using its 12nm FinFET node, a slight advance compared to the 16nm of the previous Pascal architecture. This core hides inside a total of 4352 CUDA Cores, 272 TMUs, and 88 ROPs that are capable of reaching a base and turbo clock speed of 1350 MHz / 1635 MHz respectively. As for graphics memory, it has 11 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 352-bit interface and a speed of 14 Gbps, which results in a bandwidth of 616 GB / s.

We now turn to see the features of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080. This model sits below, so it uses TU104 silicon with 2944 CUDA Cores, 184 ROPs, and 64 TMUs. The frequencies in this case amount to 1515 MHz and 1710 MHz, and the memory is reduced to 8 GB, maintaining the use of GDDR6 but with a 256-bit interface and a speed of 14 Gbs, giving a bandwidth of 448 GB / s.

Gaming performance

After seeing the most important characteristics of both cards, it's time to focus on what you all want to see, their performance in the most demanding games on the market. All games have been tested at 1080p, 2K and 4K for the most realistic view possible, and alongside the Core i7 8700K processor to avoid bottlenecks.

Gaming performance (FPS)
	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 1080p	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 1080p	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 1440p	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 1440p	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 2560p	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 2560p
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	138	113	117	82	70	44
Far Cry 5	134	129	103	76	78	60
Doom	160	153	155	137	119	83
Final Fantasy XV	146	133	124	97	66	53
DEUS EX: Mankind Divided	131	102	76	66	46	40

Performance in synthetic tests
	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
Fire strike	34437	27273
Time Spy	13614	10642
VRMARK	12626	12248
PC MARK 8	196 FPS	151 FPS

If we analyze the performance of both cards, we appreciate that there is a quite clear difference between them, although perhaps not as great as a user could expect. The RTX 2080 Ti uses a larger core, but its operating frequencies are considerably lower than in the RTX 2080, something that makes it not as superior as it may seem at first. As we go up the resolution the performance difference increases, something that is because it reduces the possible bottleneck caused by the processor.

Far Cry 5 represents the smallest difference in performance, at 1080p resolution we only see 5 FPS difference between both cards, something negligible when we move above 100 FPS. By increasing the resolution, this difference already increases, indicating that we were experiencing a 1080p processor bottleneck. The Core i7 8700K is currently the flagship processor for gaming, which is capable of causing a bottleneck shows the poor evolution of Intel architecture in recent years.

Consumption and temperatures

The next point Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 2080, deals with operating temperatures of both cards and their power consumption, something very important in a country like Spain in which the light is more expensive every day. Consumption corresponds to the complete equipment, we have measured it directly from the wall outlet.

Consumption and temperature
	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
Idle consumption	62 W	58 W
Load consumption	366 W	368 W
Resting temperature	31 ºC	33 ºC
Charging temperature	74 ºC	71 ºC

As for power consumption, it is curious to see that both cards use almost the same amount of power to work, something that we did not expect because the logical thing is that a larger core consumes more power. As for temperatures, Nvidia's new heatsink does an excellent job on both models, showing the breakthrough the move to a dual-fan design has brought.

Which one is worth it?

We got to the most difficult part of this comparison Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 2080, which is without a doubt choosing one of the two cards. In the case of 1080p resolution we see that the difference is quite small, so the GeForce RTX 2080 will be sufficient for those players with a 1080p 144 Hz monitor, this card will offer great fluidity with the highest level of detail. However, suffering a bottleneck with this resolution in the case of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, means that this card is not well used, and that it can give us even more fluidity if we accompany it with a processor in the future. more powerful than the Core i7 8700K. The choice of one or the other basically depends on whether you want to overclock your processor or you are going to change it for a more powerful one.

In the case of 2K and 4K resolutions, the difference in performance is already very clear in favor of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, although so is the price difference (1, 300 euros vs. 850 euros). This makes the choice of one or the other dependent on the user's budget, if you can afford the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, go ahead, do not hesitate.

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This ends our comparison Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia RTX 2080 What do you think? Is the RTX 2080 Ti performance jump worth it or do you prefer to wait? We want to know what you think about it!