nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
VS
nvidia
Brand11GB GDDR6
Memory4352
Cores616 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
4GB GDDR5 165W $549 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 980
$549 • Sep 2014
VS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
$999 • Sep 2018
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
11GB GDDR6 250W $999 Sep 2018
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 11 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 165 W | 250 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1216 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 616 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 4352 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 68 |
| TMUs | 128 | 272 |
| ROPs | 64 | 88 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 352-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 77.82 GPixel/s | 136 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 224.4 GTexel/s | 616 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.981 GFLOPS | 13.45 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 5.50 MB |
| Die Size | 398 mm² | 754 mm² |
| Transistors | 5200 Million | 18600 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
14203 (+297%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
33492
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
144745 (+332%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
165.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
11113
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
21619 (+95%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Game Benchmarks Comparison (60 benchmarks)
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+234%)
AVG 237 FPS
MIN 208 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+242%)
AVG 154 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+268%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+171%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+206%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+373%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+188%)
AVG 173 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+188%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+233%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beyond: Two Souls
7 2020 • Action, Adventure Quantic Dream
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 980 (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+30%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
7.3 2019 • Action Machine Games, Arkane Studios
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+373%)
AVG 232 FPS
MIN 182 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+370%)
AVG 174 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+437%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City
7 2021 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+181%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+189%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (+216%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce GTX 980
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Wins!
Based on 63 benchmarks across 20 games
40
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 980
VS
+174.1%
110
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
40
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
NVIDIA • 11GB GDDR6
60
Wins
110
Avg FPS
90
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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