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Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB

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99
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$3,199.00
How well can the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB run games
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB
10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This computer hardware provides top end graphics. The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB will easily meet recommended system requirements of games released today. This is a strong benchmarker on modern games and can often return excellent frame rates at high and ultra 1080p. But the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB can also run 1440p pc system requirements.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

Here we take a closer look at the various performances across 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions for the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB. In particular this is looking at the Ultra graphics settings to see what sort of FPS this graphics card can get across some of the more popular games played in 2023. When considering how well this graphics card can run the 1000 most demanding games available today it can best 999 of the games’ recommended graphics requirements.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB can run FIFA 22 at 1080p and saw it return strong frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 462 FPS, Medium: 364 FPS, High: 245 FPS and Ultra: 175 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that Back 4 Blood returns a strong 114 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

We move on to 1440p, and tested FIFA 22 which delivered strong FPS results. Here are the graphic presets - Low: 352 FPS, Medium: 278 FPS, High: 187 FPS and Ultra: 133 FPS. Next we have Back 4 Blood running on GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB which gets L: 230FPS, M: 181FPS, H: 122FPS, U: 87FPS. And for performance contrast the popular Forza Horizon 5 gets L: 156FPS, M: 123FPS, H: 83FPS, U: 59FPS at 1440p. 1440p GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB PC gaming is a strong choice at these screen resolutions. With Ultra graphics settings being regularly reached at 1440p gaming its easy to consider bumping up the screen size to 4K for this graphics card.

How many years will the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB in your PC? This gpu has around 2+ years of running AAA recommended system requirements before any upgrades should be considered.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB.
FPS System Benchmark
141 FPS
High
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB was released on 22 Jan 2019
Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB
GPU
Architecture
Turing TU102-300A-K1-A1
Process
12nm
TMUs
272
Texture Rate
481 GTexel/s
ROPs
88
Pixel Rate
156 GPixel/s
Shader Processing Units
(CUDA Cores)
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
$1499
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.1
Shader
Open GL
Resolution (WxH)
7680 x 4320
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
11264MB
Memory Speed
1750MHz
Memory Bus
352bit
Memory Type
GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth
616GB/sec
L2 Cache
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
DVI Connection
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
3
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1350 MHz
Boost Clock
1770 MHz
Power
Max Power
260 Watts
PSU
650 Watt
Power Connector
3x 8-pin
Recommended Hardware
Best RAM Match
16 GB
Best Resolution
3840 x 2160
GPU Upgrade
GD Official
GD RATING
99
Approved

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB Game Requirement Analysis

Overview GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB is a top-end RTX 20 Series graphics card and considered an Enthusiast graphics card based on the Turing architecture. This is a triple-slot graphics card with TRI-FROZR triple-fan cooling and excellent overclocking capabilities. 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 (RTX) technology. 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 1770MHz in Boost mode, offering a generous 15% overclock compared to the reference model. 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 three 8-pin power connectors. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti MSI Lightning Z 11GB 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.

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