GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Radeon RX Vega 56

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Memory: 11264Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 20 Aug 2018
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 56

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    290%
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

190% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 56

40 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti .
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports TrueAudio
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (91 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
GPU NameTU102 ()vsVega 10 (Vega 10 XL)
Fab Process12 nmvs14 nm
Die Size754 mm²vs484 mm²
Transistors18,600 millionvs12,500 million
Shaders4352vs3584
Compute Units68vs56
Core clock1350 MHzvs1156 MHz
ROPs88vs64
TMUs272vs224

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
Memory TypeGDDR6vsHBM2
Bus Width352 bitvs2048 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
vs800 MHz
1600 MHz effective
Memory Size11264 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 2080 TiRadeon RX Vega 56
TDP250 wattsvs210 watts
Release Date20 Aug 2018vs8 Aug 2017

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    132.00 GP/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    94.14 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    408.00 GT/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    329.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    616.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    409.60 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    13056.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    10544.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    74
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    198
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    141

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    142
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    107
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    169
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    201
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    91
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    187
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    156
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    109

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    114
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    118
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    101

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    104
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    1

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    119
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    134
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    133
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    184
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    206
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    139

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    122
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    95
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    50
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    141
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    92
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    182
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    129

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    204
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    123

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    175
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    112

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    138
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    197
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    208
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    116

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    186
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    94
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    288
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    63
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    186
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    107

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    124
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    87
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    143
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    155
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    63
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    138
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    153
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    108
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    113
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    119
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    103
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    105
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    151
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    153
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    102
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    76
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    47
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    113
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    75
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    141
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    133
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    143
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    104
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    156
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    153
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    85

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    138
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    72
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    167
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    44
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    105
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    79
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    50
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    90
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    94
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    31
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    81
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    91
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    63
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    74
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    79
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    61
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    71
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    96
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    86
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    53
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    50
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    35
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    71
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    49
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    76
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    67
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    81
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    59
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    88
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    90
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    51

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    78
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    44
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    99
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    47

FPS (higher is better)