GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

GeForce RTX 2080
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 20 Aug 2018
GeForce RTX 2080
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 26 Oct 2017
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    145%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080

45% 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce RTX 2080

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080

The GeForce RTX 2080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (82 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
GPU NameTU104 (TU104-400A-A1)vsGP104 (GP104-300-A1)
Fab Process12 nmvs16 nm
Die Size0 mm²vs314 mm²
Transistorsunknownvs7,200 million
Shaders2944vs2432
Compute Units23vs19
Core clock1515 MHzvs1607 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs184vs152

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
vs2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 2080GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
TDP200 wattsvs180 watts
Release Date20 Aug 2018vs26 Oct 2017

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    106.90 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    107.70 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    307.30 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    255.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    448.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    256.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    9833.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    8186.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    194
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    137

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    134
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    97

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    88
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    149
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    166
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    119

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    183
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    157
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    154
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    114
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    97

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    117
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    104

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    108
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    119
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    114
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    176
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    154

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    118
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    79
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    132
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    77
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    156
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    163
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    131

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
    172
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    126

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    121
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    183
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    168
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    117

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    154
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    188
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    152
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    106
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    69
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    117
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    127
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    124
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    117
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    124
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    104
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    79
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    109
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    83
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    141
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    107

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    42
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    99
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    112
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    106
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    85

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
    120
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    130
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    124
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    111
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    135
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    82
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    64
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    36
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    70
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    73
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    70
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    71
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    50
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    57
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    47
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    63
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    44
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    55
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    39
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    28
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    58
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    39
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    55
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

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
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    70
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    68
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    46

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    82
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    46

FPS (higher is better)