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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB | GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 36% | 33% |
| Hitman 3 | 16% | 13% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 41% | 39% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 43% | 41% |
| FIFA 21 | 68% | 66% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 10% | 6% |
| Far Cry 6 | 7% | 3% |
| Genshin Impact | 36% | 33% |
| Battlefield 6 | 16% | 13% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 36% | 33% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB are marginally better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition.
The GTX 1080 has a 238 MHz higher core clock speed and 24 more Texture Mapping Units than the RTX 2060. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 73.4 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 GTX 1080 has a 238 MHz higher core clock speed than the RTX 2060 and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 15.2 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 2060 was released over three years more recently than the GTX 1080, and so the RTX 2060 is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the GTX 1080 when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB and the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The RTX 2060 has 124.7 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 1080, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2060 is massively better than the GTX 1080.
The GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB has 2176 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition has 2560. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2060 is 3590 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 1080 is 6383. The GTX 1080 having 2793 better shader performance is not particularly notable, as altogether the RTX 2060 performs better when taking into account other relevant data.
The RTX 2060 transistor size technology is 4 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 1080. This means that the RTX 2060 is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 1080.
The GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB requires 160 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition requires 180 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the RTX 2060 and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1080. The GTX 1080 requires 20 Watts more than the RTX 2060 to run. The difference is not significant enough for the GTX 1080 to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the RTX 2060.
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 69.2 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 157.4 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 47.3 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 103.5 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 29.6 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 67.5 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
| Core Speed | 1470 MHz | vs |  | 1708 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1650 MHz | vs | | 1847 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing | Pascal P104-400-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 09 Jul 2019 | | vs | 27 May 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 9.8
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vs | 9.7
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| 3840x2160 | 7.6
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7.7
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | | 8192 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | 1263 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | GDDR5X | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | 323.3GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 4096 KB | |
vs | 2048 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2176 | vs | | 2560 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | 16nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 136 | vs | | 160 | |
| Texture Rate | 199.9 GTexel/s | vs | | 273.3 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 94.1 GPixel/s | vs | | 109.3 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 2 | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 160 Watts | | vs | 180 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 450 Watts | | vs | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 6.4 | | vs | 5.0 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core 3.8GHz | vs | | Intel Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1440 | vs | | 2560x1600 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB is a mid to high-range GeForce 20 Series graphics card and considered a great price to performance graphics card based on the Turing architecture. This is the 'Super' variant of the RTX 2060 and utilises a cut-down version of the RTX 2070 GPU. 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. The GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB supports real-time ray-tracing and excels at 1080p and 1440p screen resolutions. GPU It equips a Turing GPU codenamed TU106-410-A which has 2176 Shader Processing Units, 136 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1470 MHz and goes up to 1650 MHz in Boost mode. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of first-gen GDDR6 memory through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. This provides total memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 160W, it requires at least a 450W PSU with an 8-pin power connector. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440. We recommend a mid-range Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of NVIDIA's High-End GeForce GTX 1080, created by MSI. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit has been increased from 1607MHz to 1708MHz, whereas the Boost Clock can now achieve 1847MHz, instead of 1733MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock The Operating Memory Clock has been increased from 1250MHZ to 1263MHz. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Just like in games, the exclusive MSI TORX 2.0 Fan technology uses the power of teamwork to allow the TWIN FROZR VI to achieve new levels of cool. TORX 2.0 Fan design generates 22% more air pressure for supremely silent performance in the heat of battle. Performance At 1920x1080, Benchmarks Indicate a 5% Performance Boost over the Reference GeForce GTX 1080. This goes up to 7% at 3840x2160. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||