Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 & 2080 Ti comparison

After Nvidia itself debuted a pair of impressive Founders Edition cards, Chris Szewczyk hits the Labs to see what third party cards offer.

The PC world watched as Nvidia took the covers off of its highly anticipated new generation of cards in September. It talked up some of the impressive technologies on offer, and while ray tracing and DLSS look great, we are yet to see what they can really do in the real world. For now, we have the usual assessment criteria. How do they perform in today’s games? Are they leaf blowers? What’s the pricing like? Are RTX cards a big jump over their predecessors?

We were very impressed with the Founders Edition cards this time around. They made a big jump in PCB quality and cooling performance. This means the aftermarket cards aren’t the no brainer they once were.

As it stands now, thanks to supply and demand, exchange rates, trade wars, the early adopter tax or whatever combination of reasons, RTX cards are seriously expensive.

2080s perform admirably but if you’re coming from a 1080 TI, apart from the forward-looking features, the performance jump isn’t really there. The 2080 Ti is a little different. Yes it costs north of two grand, but it’s also the fastest card on the market with an expected price premium.

Are they really worth it though? You’ll need to consider your bank balance to provide the final answer.

A wise man once said, there are no bad graphics cards, only bad prices. Eye candy abounds, but those prices really do impact our choices. Read on as we take a look at popular 2080’s and 2080 Ti’s from Asus, Gigabyte and MSI.

“A wise man once said, there are no bad graphics cards, only bad prices. Eye candy abounds, but those prices really do impact our choices. ”