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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB | GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 42% | 75% |
| Hitman 3 | 24% | 128% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 47% | 60% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 42% | 75% |
| FIFA 21 | 71% | 12% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 18% | 147% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 49% | 55% |
| The Medium | 28% | 119% |
| Genshin Impact | 42% | 75% |
| Far Cry 6 | 16% | 153% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB are massively better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050.
The RTX 2080 has a 161 MHz higher core clock speed and 144 more Texture Mapping Units than the GeForce GTX 1050. This results in the RTX 2080 providing 224.6 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 2080 has a 161 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Render Output Units than the GeForce GTX 1050. This results in the RTX 2080 providing 53.7 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 2080 was released over a year more recently than the GeForce GTX 1050, and so the RTX 2080 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GeForce GTX 1050.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RTX 2080 has 6144 MB more video memory than the GeForce GTX 1050, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RTX 2080 also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2080 has 335.9 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GeForce GTX 1050, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2080 is massively better than the GeForce GTX 1050.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB has 2944 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 1050 has 640. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2080 is 5034 and the actual shader performance of the GeForce GTX 1050 is 1257. The RTX 2080 having 3777 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2080 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GeForce GTX 1050.
The RTX 2080 transistor size technology is 2 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GeForce GTX 1050. This means that the RTX 2080 is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GeForce GTX 1050.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB requires 215 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 1050 requires 75 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 650 Watts for the RTX 2080 and a PSU with at least 300 Watts for the GeForce GTX 1050. The RTX 2080 requires 140 Watts more than the GeForce GTX 1050 to run. The difference is significant enough that the RTX 2080 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GeForce GTX 1050.
| Core Speed | 1515 MHz |  | vs | 1354 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | | vs | 1455 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing TU104-400A-A1 | Pascal P107 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| None | |
| Driver Support | - | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2018 | | vs | 01 Nov 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 8.1
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| 2560x1440 | 10
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vs | 5.8
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| 3840x2160 | 8
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vs | 4.3
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | vs | | 1752 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | 112.1GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2944 | | vs | 640 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 60% | |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | 14nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 184 | | vs | 40 | |
| Texture Rate | 278.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 54.2 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 97 GPixel/s | | vs | 43.3 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | 1 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 215 Watts | vs | | 75 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 650 Watts | vs | | 300 Watts & 27 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 6.1 | | vs | 5 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | 1600x900 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the Turing Architecture and is suitable for 1440p or 4K gaming. This is a dual-slot graphics card with a basic blower fan design. This video card has poor overclocking potential. Architecture It equips a Turing GPU Codenamed TU104. More specifically, it uses the TU104-400-A1 variant which means factor overclocks are not permitted. This is a First Gen Turing GPU and has 20 SM activated, offering 2944 Shader Processing Units, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing (RTX) technology. It also has 368 Tensor Cores for AI purposes. GPU The central unit runs at 1515MHz and goes up to 1710MHz in Turbo Mode, the same as the reference specs and 5% slower clock speeds than the Founders Edition. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 448 Gb/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 215W, it requires at least a 650W PSU with available 8-pin + 6-pin power connector. Performance The performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 is slightly faster than the GTX 1080 Ti, making it a suitable graphics card for 4K gaming. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Phoenix 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview The latest GeForce GTX 1050 is Nvidia's lower end graphics card, designed to compete against AMDs more affordable gaming cards, like the RX 460 or RX 470 and expected to replace the outgoing GTX 960. Architecture The Pascal Architecture aims for twice as much performance as the Maxwell Architecture and Introduces support for Second Gen HBM. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed GP107-400 which has 5 SM activated and thus 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1354MHz and goes up to 1455MHz with the Boost Clock. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface, while the memory clock Operates at 3504MHz which is outstanding. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 75W, it relies entirely on the PCI Slot for power, meaning no extra connectors are required. Performance The GTX 1050 will enable mid level graphics performance on modern AAA 2016 released games. Although there will be variations on this frame rate we expect this card to deliver around 50+ FPS on medium graphics settings at a 1080p screen resolution. Comparatively, this card will have slightly faster performance than the GTX 960. System Suggestions The GeForce GTX 1050 is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080, so our recommendation would be to use 1600x900 in order to get the most out of your settings. We recommend a high-end processor such as the i5-6500 and 8GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||