GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 23 Jul 2019
GeForce RTX 2080 Super
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 2 Jun 2015
GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    203%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Super

103% 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 Ti

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (24 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080 SuperGeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU NameTU104 (TU104-450-A1)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
Die Size545 mm²vs601 mm²
Transistors13,600 millionvs8,000 million
Shaders3072vs2816
Compute Units48vs22
Core clock1650 MHzvs1000 MHz
ROPs64vs96
TMUs192vs176

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080 SuperGeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1940 MHz
15520 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 2080 SuperGeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP215 wattsvs250 watts
Release Date23 Jul 2019vs2 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    116.20 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    96.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    348.50 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    176.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    496.60 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    337.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    11150.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    5632.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    146
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    151
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    165
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    119
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    85
  • GeForce GTX 980 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 Super
    123
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    190
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    95

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 Ti
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    118
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    122
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    122
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    112
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    66
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    33

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 Ti
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    141
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    69

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 Ti
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    69
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    75
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    70
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    64
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    42
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    21

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 Ti
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    81
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    40

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 Ti
    37

FPS (higher is better)