NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition 8 GB

[Octopuss]

Maybe not using any meaningless numeric scores would be a lot better. I mean the written conclusion with pros and cons is perfectly enough for me.
Plus with everything getting 9 and above makes deciding based on a score useless anyway.

 

[Lightning]

Helloooooo used 1080ti !

 

[fullinfusion]

@W1zzard why no numbers of Shadow of the tomb raider?

 

[W1zzard]

@W1zzard why no numbers of Shadow of the tomb raider?

Too new. Not enough time. Next rebench will definitely have it

 

[SIGSEGV]

I am not fully impressed with only 8% gap with 1080ti after looking at the number of transistors, core clock, base clock and memory clock. I don't know what exactly the meaning of Ti is
so, tensor core was intended to help DLSS algorithm?

2080ti vs 1080ti only has around 28% wide gap compared with 1080ti vs 980ti, wow i am shocked.

nice review wizz,

 

[W1zzard]

I mean the written conclusion with pros and cons is perfectly enough for me.

Good. The score is only when you have enough time to read a single number and then decide if you want to read the rest of the conclusion

 

[Shatun_Bear]

Good. The score is only when you have enough time to read a single number and then decide if you want to read the rest of the conclusion

I'm not taking the P here but I think TPU need to review their scoring system. The scale is 1-10 yet the scoring is always between 8-10, usually even within 9-10.

 

[Octopuss]

Good. The score is only when you have enough time to read a single number and then decide if you want to read the rest of the conclusion

That's fine, but just like the post above says - the score is useless measure when virtually everything gets 9-9,5 on average.

 

[unclesharkey]

Still waiting for the damn last gen mid range card prices to drop. I don't usually spend more than 250 bucks on a new card. 1080 p is all I need. I want a RX580 8gb or a GTX 1060 6gb for like 180 bucks.

 

[robal]

Very good review as always. Thanks @W1zzard !
RTX is a massive disappointment for me.
I can understand why Wizz is excited with the new tech, which may before relevant within few years.
Still, doesn't justify 9+ rating.

 

[raptori]

Does $699 as the baseline price mean anything at this point ? , the real base line is Nvidia founder edition price which is pure scam , 8.8 rating at best.

 

[Assimilator]

Lol, 9.2 for this overpriced, underperforming garbage??

Techpowerup's status as shameless Nvidia shill publication, confirmed.

In the word's of Team Fortress 2's Heavy:

"Cry some more!"

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

People are being too judgemental when they don't even own one of the RTX cards or benching it with a proper release driver... Still, rumor mill has been cleared & performance for current games is in. Not a huge disappointment for me but something to consider once the new R400 driver, newer games that takes advantage of it & new ray tracing-specific benchmark suites comes out. Early numbers are not something to consider coz 1. Nvidia sent a beta driver, 2. Not all current games has RT or added on last minute as "patches", 3. These cores are relatively new where NO applications/programs that can take advantage of it. Still, a 2080 non Ti to be on similar levels with the 1080Ti without the proper drivers being used is decent in most cases.

 

[mp]

When are RTX 2070 reviews coming out? @W1zzard

 

[W1zzard]

When are RTX 2070 reviews coming out? @W1zzard

I hear samples in October

 

[NC37]

Lol, 9.2 for this overpriced, underperforming garbage??

Techpowerup's status as shameless Nvidia shill publication, confirmed.

I've seen TPU give 9+ ratings for products that would barely be worthy of a 5-7 range. It isn't just nVidia. Some of their AMD reviews have also been far too generous. In fact you find them on other sites and they are poor ratings, but on TPU...nope, Recommended or Editor's Choice. Even when there is a glaring issue with the product, TPU reviewer gives it raves. It isn't every reviewer at TPU but I have noticed it to be a problem.

I think here is opportunity for AMD/Intel to catch up if Nvidia is going to keep these cards out for 2+ years.

Totally. These are 30fps RT cards. Bare minimum. They won't suffice in the long term. Especially as the developers work with RT more and it matures. One thing to consider is Intel started pushing for RT with Larabee years ago. Their plan was foolish in linking lots of x86 cores and pretending it's a GPU, but they talked a lot about RT. It's been on the minds of AMD and nVidia too. nVidia was just first to deliver.

 

[Prima.Vera]

This card should cost 450$ at tops, and the score at most 4/10. The price is just ridiculous and UNJUSTIFIABLE!

 

[Ruru]

LOL of the day when looking at those performance per dollar graphs.

Why they have that stupid 6-pin connector which takes the space of a 8-pin? If those 2 holes would be empty, then it would be great, since these days PSUs usually have those 6+2-pin connectors, and if it's a 6-pin in the card, then the 2 extra pins just are left unused and that looks ugly.

 

[ppn]

Can you get emulated 2070 results downclocking 2080 to 1500Mhz, given that 1900 is the norm. If it s 10% slower then 2080 is pointless.

 

[PopcornMachine]

I must say I am pretty underwhelmed by the performance. 2080 is a hair better that the 1080ti. Not the generational leap I was looking for.

And don't hold your breath that AMD will take advantage of the situation. I gave up on that a long time ago.

 

[Xzibit]

Maybe not using any meaningless numeric scores would be a lot better. I mean the written conclusion with pros and cons is perfectly enough for me.
Plus with everything getting 9 and above makes deciding based on a score useless anyway.

Well a meaningless metric can be used as a marketing tool. Card X scored X and such. Newegg highlights reviewer awards to sell products.

 

[Ruru]

I must say I am pretty underwhelmed by the performance. 2080 is a hair better that the 1080ti. Not the generational leap I was looking for.

And don't hold your breath that AMD will take advantage of the situation. I gave up on that a long time ago.

It would be cool if AMD could do the same as they did with HD 4800 series. Almost the performance as Nvidia had with their GTX 200 series, but with a much lower price.

 

[Prima.Vera]

This card should have been the RTX 2070 and priced the same as the GTX 1070 at launch day.

 

[rtwjunkie]

The positivity of this conclusion makes no sense to me when clearly the 1080 Ti is the better purchase than the 2080 right now. Maybe in the future RTX will make the 2080 worthwhile, but right now it's a strictly inferior purchase to the 1080 Ti.

The 1080Ti may possibly be the better buy, but you are ignoring one major fact: People rarely buy down a tier when they upgrade. So most Ti owners will buy the next Ti. Most 80 owners buy another 80 or higher, not downgrade a tier. Keep doing that, and you’ll eventually end up in the future with a x030 model.

 

[sepheronx]

If I find a GTX 1080ti for lower than $650 CAD, I'll get it. But I have a funny feeling not many are going to give up their GTX1080TI's for these new cards simply cause of the performance increase being somewhat lacking compared to the price.