
MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio Desktop Graphics Card Review
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop) | 32.00"
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 sits behind the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti as the second fastest desktop GPU in NVIDIA's current Turing line-up. The RTX 2080 has 2,944 shader units, 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM and a 256-bit interface that runs at 14 GHz and delivers up to 448 GB/s.
Features
NVIDIA manufacturers the TU104 chip on a 12 nm FinFET process and includes features like Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and Real-Time Ray Tracing (RTRT), which should combine to create more realistic lighting effects than older GPUs based on the company's Pascal architecture (if the games supports it). The RTX 2080 is also DisplayPort 1.4 ready, while there is also support for HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) and H.265 video en/decoding (PlayReady 3.0).
Performance
The RTX 2080 should perform on par with a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, but it will outclass the latter in games that support DLSS and RTRT. The RTX 2080 is at the pinnacle of consumer desktop GPUs and can play most triple-A games released in 2018 at high graphics in 4K.
Power Requirements
NVIDIA estimates that the RTX 2080 should consume a maximum of 215 W, which is 35 W higher than the company rates its GeForce GTX 1080.
GeForce RTX 2000 Series
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Codename | Turing TU104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Turing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 2944 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1515 - 1710 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 14000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 8 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12_1, Shader 6.4, OpenGL 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 215 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 13.6 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 12 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | NVLink, DLSS, Raytraycing, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor, 650 Watt system power recommended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 27.08.2018 |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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F1 2021 | 248 | 217 | 131 | 89 | 50 | |
Days Gone | 161 | 148 | 117 | 87.1 | 50.4 | |
Mass Effect Legendary Edition | 127 | 123 | 120 | 97.8 | ||
Resident Evil Village | 180 | 177 | 166 | 115 | 58.4 | |
Outriders | 133 | 132 | 129 | 89.9 | 47.3 | |
Hitman 3 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 119 | 65.3 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 | 100 | 85.9 | 76.2 | 50.3 | 24.4 | |
Immortals Fenyx Rising | 104 | 91 | 83 | 70 | 48 | |
Yakuza Like a Dragon | 135 | 131 | 115 | 80 | 41.6 | |
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War | 133 | 112 | 102 | 75.1 | 42.5 | |
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla | 98 | 83 | 73 | 60 | 38 | |
Dirt 5 | 121 | 98.9 | 60.2 | 52.1 | 39.7 | |
Watch Dogs Legion | 110 | 97.5 | 78.6 | 58 | 34.7 | |
FIFA 21 | 255 | 253 | 243 | 242 | 239 | 223 |
Star Wars Squadrons | 413 | 350 | 308 | 284 | 197 | 115 |
Mafia Definitive Edition | 137 | 121 | 112 | 88 | 47.6 | |
Serious Sam 4 | 175 | 101 | 94.5 | 85.3 | 80.3 | 54 |
Crysis Remastered | 165.6 | 96.4 | 61.6 | 48.1 | 28.4 | |
Flight Simulator 2020 | 81.7 | 71.6 | 58.4 | 47.3 | 40.3 | 25.5 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 162 | 124 | 111 | 93 | 74 | 42 |
Death Stranding | 186 | 163 | 151 | 147 | 108 | 61.8 |
F1 2020 | 290 | 246 | 229 | 169 | 129 | 76 |
Valorant | 270 | 263 | 254 | 247 | 234 | |
Gears Tactics | 315 | 227 | 158 | 115 | 87.3 | 46.9 |
Doom Eternal | 293 | 249 | 228 | 223 | 161 | 87.5 |
Hunt Showdown | 225 | 164 | 145 | 98.4 | 45.4 | |
Escape from Tarkov | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 54.9 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 153 | 134 | 96.9 | 63.2 | 51.7 | 34.1 |
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order | 109 | 102 | 99 | 95.3 | 58.9 | |
Need for Speed Heat | 133 | 124 | 117 | 101 | 88.4 | 53.8 |
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 | 274 | 187 | 178 | 145 | 110 | 65.1 |
GRID 2019 | 212 | 169 | 140 | 111 | 91.2 | 60 |
Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 148 | 132 | 117 | 90 | 69 | 38 |
FIFA 20 | 298 | 289 | 275 | 272 | 270 | 248 |
Borderlands 3 | 139 | 124 | 107 | 89.8 | 65.4 | 35.4 |
Control | 240 | 137 | 106 | 70.2 | 34.8 | |
F1 2019 | 243 | 213 | 167 | 152 | 130 | 87 |
Rage 2 | 259 | 149 | 130 | 131 | 89 | 44.7 |
Anno 1800 | 93 | 93 | 77 | 43.3 | 42.8 | 32.3 |
The Division 2 | 177 | 147 | 124 | 106 | 85 | 50 |
Dirt Rally 2.0 | 206 | 159 | 153 | 109 | 87 | 56.7 |
Anthem | 113 | 105 | 102 | 97 | 89 | 53.4 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 118 | 105 | 102 | 92 | 89 | 62 |
Metro Exodus | 242.4 | 108.8 | 87.9 | 74.2 | 59.6 | 38.6 |
Apex Legends | 143 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 138 | 82 |
Just Cause 4 | 200 | 165 | 129 | 123 | 88 | 50 |
Darksiders III | 217 | 146 | 139 | 129 | 110 | 57.6 |
Battlefield V | 190 | 163 | 155 | 145 | 125 | 76 |
Farming Simulator 19 | 192 | 141 | 134 | 124 | 123 | 83 |
Fallout 76 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Hitman 2 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 60 |
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 | 238 | 194 | 188 | 176 | 123 | 66 |
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey | 112 | 105 | 91 | 68 | 58 | 41 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 175 | 156 | 153 | 132 | 118 | 81 |
FIFA 19 | 273 | 262 | 243 | 230 | 212 | 208 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 137 | 119 | 117 | 111 | 90 | 47 |
F1 2018 | 244 | 215 | 162 | 142 | 120 | 78 |
Monster Hunter World | 150 | 141 | 139 | 116 | 78 | 38 |
The Crew 2 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Far Cry 5 | 131 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 99 | 59 |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 140 | 127 | 102 | 81 | 70 | 39 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 163 | 125 | 96 | 44 | ||
Fortnite | 241 | 199 | 173 | 156 | 128 | 65 |
Call of Duty WWII | 250 | 246 | 193 | 168 | 142 | 93 |
Assassin´s Creed Origins | 115 | 104 | 102 | 87 | 79 | 52 |
Destiny 2 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 158 | 130.5 | 72 |
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 241 | 209 | 188 | 169 | 69 | |
Dirt 4 | 314 | 249 | 216 | 160 | 100 | |
Rocket League | 248 | 248 | 242 | 146 | ||
Ghost Recon Wildlands | 153 | 129 | 122 | 74 | 53 | |
For Honor | 297 | 223 | 216 | 171 | 77 | |
Watch Dogs 2 | 142 | 131 | 113 | 87 | 55 | |
Battlefield 1 | 193 | 179 | 163 | 151 | 89 | |
Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 153 | 143 | 125 | 82 | 54 | |
Overwatch | 300 | 300 | 300 | 210 | 147 | |
Doom | 165 | 158 | 146 | 145 | 116 | |
The Division | 275 | 236 | 161 | 130 | 70 | |
Far Cry Primal | 123 | 112 | 101 | 94 | 70 | |
Rise of the Tomb Raider | 278 | 202 | 183 | 160 | 75 | |
Rainbow Six Siege | 311 | 273 | 256 | 249 | 139 | |
The Witcher 3 | 310 | 267 | 181 | 106 | 76 | |
GTA V | 168 | 156 | 138 | 124 | 107 | |
Battlefield 4 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 123 | |
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 9 60 | 19 63 | 1 31 50 | 2 37 38 | 9 39 17 | 3 40 32 8 |
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