GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs GeForce GTX 980

GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 23 Jul 2019
GeForce RTX 2080 Super
GeForce GTX 980
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 980

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    245%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Super

145% 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 980

50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 2080 Super .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce RTX 2080 Super

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080 Super

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080 SuperGeForce GTX 980
GPU NameTU104 (TU104-450-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-400-A1)
Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
Die Size545 mm²vs398 mm²
Transistors13,600 millionvs5,200 million
Shaders3072vs2048
Compute Units48vs16
Core clock1650 MHzvs1127 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs192vs128

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080 SuperGeForce GTX 980
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1940 MHz
15520 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 2080 SuperGeForce GTX 980
TDP215 wattsvs165 watts
Release Date23 Jul 2019vs19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    116.20 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 980
    72.10 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    348.50 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 980
    144.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    496.60 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 980
    224.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    11150.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 980
    4616.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    119
  • GeForce GTX 980
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    123
  • GeForce GTX 980
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    190
  • GeForce GTX 980
    76

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    163
  • GeForce GTX 980
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    112
  • GeForce GTX 980
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    94
  • GeForce GTX 980
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    141
  • GeForce GTX 980
    54

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    121
  • GeForce GTX 980
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    64
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    50
  • GeForce GTX 980
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    81
  • GeForce GTX 980
    31

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    68
  • GeForce GTX 980
    28

FPS (higher is better)