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    GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce GTX 970

    GeForce RTX 2080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2018
    GeForce RTX 2080
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      279%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080

    179% 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 970

    52 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 2080 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080

    The GeForce RTX 2080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (39 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 2080GeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameTU104 (TU104-400A-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process12 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size0 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistorsunknownvs5,200 million
    Shaders2944vs1664
    Compute Units23vs13
    Core clock1515 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs64vs56
    TMUs184vs104

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 2080GeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 2080GeForce GTX 970
    TDP200 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date20 Aug 2018vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      106.90 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      307.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      448.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      9833.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      157
    • GeForce GTX 970
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      154
    • GeForce GTX 970
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      117
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      114
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      176
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      118
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      132
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      163
    • GeForce GTX 970
      77

    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 970
      63

    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 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      183
    • GeForce GTX 970
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      168
    • GeForce GTX 970
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      154
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      188
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      117
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      104
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      89
    • GeForce GTX 970
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      141
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      86
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      99
    • GeForce GTX 970
      31

    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 970
      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
      84
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      130
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      124
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      111
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      135
    • GeForce GTX 970
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      62
    • GeForce GTX 970
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      71
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      57
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      55
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      58
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    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 970
      19

    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 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      70
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      68
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      61
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2080
      82
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

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