Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
125
80
68
50
99
62
49
35
The Witcher 3
143
118
86
47
107
86
62
34
Counter-Strike 2
207
155
118
62
157
117
82
41
Far Cry 6
110
99
79
46
84
74
57
29
Hogwarts Legacy
80
68
52
26
59
47
33
15
COD Modern Warfare 3
98
92
64
41
69
59
44
30
Ghost of Tsushima
77
61
44
27
53
42
30
18
Cyberpunk 2077
86
79
46
21
58
52
32
13
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
132
119
88
48
92
85
58
33
Avg FPS
1080p High11886
1080p Ultra9769
1440p Ultra7250
4K Ultra4128
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
10851
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Time Spy110837571
Solar Bay5000234179
Port Royal64584134
Fire Strike2767019768
Night Raid10044184918
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
118637
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Background Blur191.8 frames/s144.4 frames/s
Face Detection115.9 frames/s75.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.74 Gpix/sec3.08 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.2 Gpix/sec4.25 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.56 Gpix/sec4.21 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.3 Gpix/sec0.93 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching499.7 Gpix/sec354.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15858.8 fps8559.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
18751
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
G2D Mark908747
DirectX 11157 fps110 fps
DirectX 1272 fps53 fps
GPU Compute8009 Ops/s5513 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
128.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)600.3 fps477.6 fps
Car Chase525.3 fps423 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)499.8 fps370.8 fps
T-Rex2729 fps1884.9 fps
ALU 23179.7 fps2192.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.6 fps281.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3279.32405.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2018 January, 15, 2019
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Turing Turing
Codename TU104 TU106
Price 699 349

GPU

GPU Frequency 1515 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1680 MHz
Shader Units 2944 1920
TMUs 184 120
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 46 30
Ray Tracing Cores 46 30
Tensor Cores 368 240
L1 cache 64 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 109 Gpix/sec 81 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 315 GTex/s 202 GTex/s
FLOPS 10.1 TFLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 215 W 160 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 545 mm² 445 mm²
Transistor count 13 billion 10 billion
Transistor density 23.85 MTr/mm² 22.47 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 7.5
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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