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Game | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SLI | Radeon R7 250X PowerColor 1GB Edition |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SLI are massively better than the AMD Radeon R7 250X PowerColor 1GB Edition.
The RTX 2080 Ti has a 350 MHz higher core clock speed and 232 more Texture Mapping Units than the R7 250X. This results in the RTX 2080 Ti providing 327.2 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 2080 Ti has a 350 MHz higher core clock speed and 72 more Render Output Units than the R7 250X. This results in the RTX 2080 Ti providing 102.8 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 2080 Ti was released over three years more recently than the R7 250X, and so the RTX 2080 Ti is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the R7 250X when running the latest games.
The RTX 2080 Ti has 10240 MB more video memory than the R7 250X, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RTX 2080 Ti also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2080 Ti has 544 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the R7 250X, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2080 Ti is massively better than the R7 250X.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SLI has 4352 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon R7 250X PowerColor 1GB Edition has 640. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2080 Ti is 7116 and the actual shader performance of the R7 250X is 544. The RTX 2080 Ti having 6572 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2080 Ti delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the R7 250X.
The RTX 2080 Ti transistor size technology is 16 nm (nanometers) smaller than the R7 250X. This means that the RTX 2080 Ti is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the R7 250X.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti SLI requires 260 Watts to run and the Radeon R7 250X PowerColor 1GB Edition requires 80 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 650 Watts for the RTX 2080 Ti and a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the R7 250X. The RTX 2080 Ti requires 180 Watts more than the R7 250X to run. The difference is significant enough that the RTX 2080 Ti may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the R7 250X.
Core Speed | 1350 MHz | ![]() | vs | 1000 MHz | |
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Boost Clock | 1635 MHz | ![]() | vs | - | |
Architecture | Turing TU102-300A-K1-A1 | GCN 1.0 Cape Verde XT | |||
OC Potential | - | vs |
![]() | Fair | |
Driver Support | - | vs | Good | ||
Release Date | 20 Sep 2018 | ![]() | vs | 13 Feb 2014 | |
GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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Comparison |
1366x768 | 10
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vs | - | |
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1600x900 | 10
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vs | 6.8
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1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 5.2
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2560x1440 | 10
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vs | 3.5
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3840x2160 | 10
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vs | 2.3
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Memory | 11264 MB | ![]() | vs | 1024 MB | |
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Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | ![]() | vs | 1125 MHz | |
Memory Bus | 352 Bit | ![]() | vs | 128 Bit | |
Memory Type | GDDR6 | ![]() | vs | GDDR5 | |
Memory Bandwidth | 616GB/sec | ![]() | vs | 72GB/sec | |
L2 Cache | 6144 KB | ![]() |
vs | 512 KB | |
Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
Memory Performance | 0% | ![]() |
vs | ![]() |
0% |
Comparison |
Shader Processing Units | 4352 | ![]() | vs | 640 | |
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Actual Shader Performance | 100% | ![]() | vs | 26% | |
Technology | 12nm | ![]() | vs | 28nm | |
Texture Mapping Units | 272 | ![]() | vs | 40 | |
Texture Rate | 367.2 GTexel/s | ![]() | vs | 40 GTexel/s | |
Render Output Units | 88 | ![]() | vs | 16 | |
Pixel Rate | 118.8 GPixel/s | ![]() | vs | 16 GPixel/s | |
Comparison |
Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | ![]() | vs | 4096x2160 | |
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VGA Connections | 0 | vs | ![]() | 1 | |
DVI Connections | 0 | vs | ![]() | 1 | |
HDMI Connections | 1 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 1 |
DisplayPort Connections | 3 | ![]() | vs | - | |
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Max Power | 260 Watts | vs | ![]() | 80 Watts | |
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Recommended PSU | 650 Watts | vs | ![]() | 450 Watts & 33 Amps |
DirectX | 12.1 | ![]() | vs | 12.0 | |
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Shader Model | - | vs | ![]() | 5.0 | |
Open GL | - | vs | ![]() | 4.4 | |
Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | ![]() | yes | |
Dedicated | yes | ![]() | vs | ![]() | yes |
Comparison |
Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7GHz | vs | ![]() | Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz | |
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Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | ![]() | 8 GB | |
Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | ![]() | vs | 1600x900 |
Performance Value | ![]() |
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Mini Review | Overview GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the top RTX 20 Series graphics card and considered an Enthusiast graphics card based on the Turing architecture. Architecture The Turing architecture represents a process shrink down to 12nm compared to 14nm Pascal. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed TU102 which has 4352 Shader Processing Units, 272 TMUs and 88 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1350MHz and goes up to 1545MHz in Boost mode. It also has 544 Tensor Cores for AI purposes. Memory The GPU accesses an 11GB frame buffer of first-gen GDDR6 memory through a 352-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 285W, it requires at least a 650W PSU with two 8-pin power connectors. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a top-End Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | Overview Radeon R7 250X PowerColor 1GB Edition is a special edition of AMD's Fast-Middle-Class Radeon R7 250X, created by PowerColor. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit now runs at 1000MHz, instead of 950MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock The Operating Memory Clock and the Frame Buffer remain the same. Cooling Solution The reference cooling system remains the same. Performance Benchmarks indicate a 3% performance over the reference Radeon R7 250X. |
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Recommended CPU | - | Intel Pentium G4620 3.7GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 3.2GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 3.2GHz AMD FX-6100 Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz | |||
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Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
GPU Variants | - | - |