Nvidia 2080 Ti Review
RTX graphics cards are optimized for your favorite streaming apps to provide maximum performance for your live stream. The GeForce GTX 970M is powered by the next-generation NVIDIA Maxwell™ architecture, which delivers blazing-fast performance, advanced graphics technologies, and improved battery life. Now you can take on your PC games with faster, smoother gameplay at ultra settings.
Given that there are no game available right now with ray tracing, we’re not able to get benchmark results for these cards. Once ray tracing hits, we can likely expect better performance in how light is rendered in real-time a scene with the RTX 2080 Ti due to its stronger hardware specs. The main difference between these two cards is in the number of dedicated Cuda, Tensor, and RT Cores. The Ti’s more densely packed cores gives it a performance advantage under some tests.
With the PS5andXbox Series X both coming with ray-tracing hardware, we can expect there to be more games with the real-time light rendering technique enabled. That means more games to put the ray-tracing power of the RTX 3080 to the test. If you have a PC with a modern processor, plenty of RAM and a modern motherboard, then an upgrade from, say, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, makes a lot of sense. That’s because with the RTX 3080, you’re not just getting a big performance boost but also access to Nvida’s second-generation ray-tracing tech. Our extensive performance and stress tests begin with the very latest chart-topping titles — like Fortnite, League of Legends, Overwatch and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. We also carry out reliability trials that include a 144-hour stability test and a series of 3DMark benchmarking runs to ensure the card performs well when pushed to the limits.
None of the games we tested were able to hit an average or peak fps value near the native refresh rate of the Acer X27 monitor; the technology just isn’t there yet. All the games are running at ‘maximum’ quality, within reason—meaning, I didn’t use super-sampling or any resolution scaling. I did enable all the advanced graphics settings in GTA5, however, and HBAO+ under the post-processing settings in The Witcher 3. I’ve also tested with HDR output enabled in the five games that support it, though testing with HDR modes was limited to the RTX 2080 Ti for now . Several games use more than 8GB VRAM at the tested settings, which will seriously punish older cards with 4GB or less memory.
But, until more games that take advantage of its next generation features start hitting the market, it’s a bit of a tougher sell for people already on Nvidia’s 10-series cards. Nvidia’s GeForce gtx 1080 8gb costs significantly more than its predecessor, but it’s also the first graphics card capable of gaming well past the 4K/60 barrier. If you can afford it, this graphics card can feed a 4K, 144Hz monitor like no other, and it’s built for the future with dedicated ray tracing hardware. The key factor here will be game support, which looks to be gaining steam fast, if going by recent announcements. The RTX 2080 Ti Founder’s Edition is easily one of the most powerful consumer graphics cards ever made, and it’s priced accordingly as well.
The RTX 2080 Ti GPU is packed with technology to accelerate high-performance applications while keeping the system cool. NVIDIA changed its blower-style cooling to dual axial fans with a heatsink that also features a dual vapor chamber to reduce noise. The baseplate has a large surface area for heat dissipation and helps cool the memory on the back allowing the double 8-pin power connectors to use up to 260W of power.
The is the fastest consumer video card today by far, but you’ll have to pay dearly for the privilege of owning one. And while we’re intrigued by NVIDIA’s ray tracing and AI rendering technology, it’s too early to tell how useful they’ll be. Nvidia’s fastest and most expensive consumer graphics card is finally here, but its flagship features don’t currently do anything. The RTX 2080 general performance is impressive, and the jump from the GTX 1080 is noticeable and worth the investment, especially for demanding games. But the only viable option for 4K gaming is the RTX 2080 Ti, and Nvidia’s Founders Edition will run you $1,199. The RTX 2080 had a difficult time reaching 60 fps at 4K resolution while playing Destiny 2 (avg. 50 fps), Far Cry 5 (avg. 56 fps), Shadow of the Tomb Raider (avg. 28 fps), and even good old PUBG (avg. 54 fps).