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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is a graphics card released on September 27, 2018, built on the Turing architecture using a 12 nm process. It has 4,352 shading units, 11 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 352-bit bus, 616.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.55 GHz and a 250 W board power rating. It scores 21,433 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 7.5.

TuringTU102-300A-K1-A112 nm

10/10 key specs recorded · 115 facts

Depth: 59 recorded fields, 27 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract), NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs, NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce Specifications NanoReview (Firecrawl extract)PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

4,352cores

68 SMs

Memory

11 GB

GDDR6 · 352-bit

Boost clock

1.55 GHz

1.35 GHz base

Board power

250 W

650 W PSU advised

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti scores 21,433 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 97.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #80), measured across 15,427 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 926.

PassMark G3D Mark

21,433

Rank #80
Faster than 97.1% of 2,658 GPUs
15,427 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 236 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 94.3% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 149 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 96.8% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 193 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 94.6% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 83 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 93.3% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 9,814 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 94.3% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti averages DirectX 9 236 fps, DirectX 10 149 fps, DirectX 11 193 fps, DirectX 12 83 fps and GPU Compute 9,814 ops/s, across 15,427 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 11 GB

Core clock 1350 MHz

Memory clock 14000 (1750x8) MHz

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.6

Max TDP 250 W

First benchmarked 2018-09-21

Samples 15,427

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 11 GB of memory, a core clock of 1350 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2018-09-21. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q Design, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Turing

Codename TU102-300A-K1-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node 12 nm

Transistors 18,600 M

Die size 754 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is based on the Turing architecture, uses the TU102-300A-K1-A1 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 12 nm process, contains 18,600 million transistors and has a die size of 754 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 4,352

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors 68

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 272

Render output units (ROPs) 88

Ray tracing cores 68

Tensor / AI cores 544

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has 4,352 shading units, 68 streaming multiprocessors, 272 texture mapping units, 88 render output units, 68 ray tracing cores and 544 tensor cores.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.35 GHz

Boost clock 1.55 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock 1.75 GHz

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti runs at a base clock of 1.35 GHz and boosts to 1.55 GHz.

Memory

Size 11 GB

Type GDDR6

Bus width 352-bit

Bandwidth 616.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is equipped with 11 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 352-bit memory bus and delivers 616.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has a board power rating of 250 W, a total board power of 260 W, a power supply of at least 650 W is recommended, power is supplied through 2x PCIe 8-pin, the card occupies 2-slot, it is 267 mm long, its width is 116 mm, the maximum operating temperature is 89 °C and it connects over PCIe 3.0.

Board power (TDP) 250 W

Total board power 260 W

Suggested PSU 650 W

Power connectors 2x PCIe 8-pin

Slot width 2-slot

Length 267 mm

Width 116 mm

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature 89 °C

Bus interface PCIe 3.0

Market

Launched September 27, 2018

Launch price $999

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce RTX 20 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti was released on September 27, 2018 and launched at a price of $999.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 21,433

PassMark G2D 926

Rank #80

Samples 15,427

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 7.5.

DirectX 12 Ultimate

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.4

CUDA compute capability 7.5

Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

Features

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has 17 supported features recorded and 1 feature explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

Supported: DirectX 12 Ultimate

Microsoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
Supported: NVIDIA DLSS

NVIDIA's AI-based upscaling and frame-generation technology that can raise frame rates in supported games.

Modes: Yes
Supported: Hardware ray tracing 1st Generation

Dedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.

Ray tracing units: 68
Supported: Vulkan ray tracing

Support for hardware ray tracing through the Vulkan graphics API.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, NVIDIA DLSS, Hardware ray tracing (1st Generation) and Vulkan ray tracing under Rendering.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 7.5

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.
Supported: NVLink / SLI

Support for linking two NVIDIA GPUs with a bridge for multi-GPU setups.
Supported: Tensor cores 2nd Generation

NVIDIA's dedicated matrix-math units used for AI workloads such as DLSS and machine-learning inference.

Tensor cores: 544

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports CUDA (Compute capability 7.5), NVLink / SLI and Tensor cores (2nd Generation) under Compute and AI.

Display features

Supported: NVIDIA G-SYNC

Support for NVIDIA's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs the display to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDCP content protection HDCP 2.2

Support for HDCP, the copy-protection standard that some protected 4K streaming and disc video requires.
Supported: VR ready

The vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports NVIDIA G-SYNC, HDCP content protection (HDCP 2.2) and VR ready under Display features.

Platform

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: Resizable BAR

What it is: Lets the CPU access the GPU's full video memory at once, which can improve performance in some games on supporting systems.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports Small-form-factor ready. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Resizable BAR is explicitly listed as not supported.

Software and drivers

Supported: NVIDIA Freestyle

NVIDIA game filter feature that adjusts colors and sharpness in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA Game Ready drivers

Driver branch tuned and released alongside new games.
Supported: NVIDIA Broadcast

NVIDIA software that applies AI noise removal and camera effects for calls and streams.
Supported: NVIDIA Omniverse

Support for NVIDIA's Omniverse platform for collaborative 3D design and simulation.
Supported: NVIDIA Reflex

NVIDIA's latency-reduction technology that lowers the delay between input and what you see in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA ShadowPlay

NVIDIA's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Supported: NVIDIA Studio drivers

Driver branch tuned and tested for creative applications.

Not listed (2)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports RTX Remix and RTX HDR. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports NVIDIA Freestyle, NVIDIA Game Ready drivers, NVIDIA Broadcast, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Reflex, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and NVIDIA Studio drivers under Software and drivers.

Media engine

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and VP9. It does not support hardware encode for AV1 and decode for AV1.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 7th Generation Encoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

NVIDIA NVDEC decoder 4th Generation Decoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-decoding engine; newer generations support more codecs and formats.

Hardware video codec support of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)	Supported4:4:4: Yes	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Supported4:2:2: No; 4:4:4: Yes; 10-bit: Yes; B-frames: Yes; 8K: Yes	Supported4:4:4: Yes
AV1	Not supported	Not supported
VP9	Not stated by the vendor	Supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (7th Generation, encoder engines: 1) and NVIDIA NVDEC decoder (4th Generation, decoder engines: 1).

Display outputs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti offers outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 and HDCP 2.2. It is stated to be VR ready.

Outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C

Max simultaneous displays 4

Max resolution 7680x4320

HDCP 2.2

VR ready Yes

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti have?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has 11 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 352-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 616.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has a board power rating of 250 W and a total board power of 260 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 650 W. Power connectors: 2x PCIe 8-pin.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti scores 21,433 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 97.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #80. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 83 fps.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti support ray tracing?

Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has hardware ray tracing (1st Generation) with 68 ray tracing cores.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti support AV1 encoding?

No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti support DirectX 12 Ultimate?

Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.

What is the CUDA compute capability of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has CUDA compute capability 7.5.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti use?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti connects over PCIe 3.0.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti was released on September 27, 2018 and launched at a price of $999.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 3 values on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti record were corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.