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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB | GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 43% | 42% |
| Hitman 3 | 26% | 24% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 48% | 47% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 43% | 42% |
| FIFA 21 | 71% | 71% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 20% | 18% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 50% | 49% |
| The Medium | 29% | 28% |
| Genshin Impact | 43% | 42% |
| Far Cry 6 | 18% | 16% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB are marginally better than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB.
The RTX 2080 and the RTX 2080 have both the same core clock speed and the same Texture Fill Rate. 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 and the RTX 2080 have both the same core clock speed and the same Pixel Fill Rate. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
Both the GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB and the GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB were released at the same time, so are likely to be quite similar.
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 GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB and the GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The RTX 2080 has 4.4 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RTX 2080, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2080 is marginally better than the RTX 2080.
Both the GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB and the GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB have 2944 Shader Processing Units. Having the same number of SPUs and using the same architecture means that the performance they offer can be compared by looking at the memory bandwidth, Texture and Pixel Rates. In this case, although the GPUs are very similar in performance, the RTX 2080 takes the edge.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB requires 215 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 2080 Gainward Blower 8GB requires 215 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 650 Watts for the RTX 2080 and a PSU with at least 650 Watts for the RTX 2080. The two GPUs require the same amount of wattage to run. As such, there is no need to worry about which will more significantly affect your yearly electricity bills.
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 34.1 FPS on Microsoft Flight Simulator
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 75.8 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 84.5 FPS on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 84.6 FPS on Total War: Three Kingdoms
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 86.4 FPS on Red Dead Redemption 2
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 89.7 FPS on Assassins Creed: Odyssey
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 102.9 FPS on Assassins Creed: Origins
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 114.6 FPS on Total War: Warhammer 2
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 118.9 FPS on Shadow of the Tomb Raider
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 122.2 FPS on Forza Horizon 4
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 122.4 FPS on PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 128.5 FPS on Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 128.7 FPS on Assassins Creed: Unity
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 129.9 FPS on The Witcher III
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 132.7 FPS on Far Cry: New Dawn
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 136.3 FPS on Grand Theft Auto V
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 138.9 FPS on Middle-earth: Shadow of War
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 156.7 FPS on Rise of the Tomb Raider
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 188.6 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 200+ FPS on Wolfenstein: Youngblood
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 23.5 FPS on Microsoft Flight Simulator
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 28.4 FPS on Total War: Three Kingdoms
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 34 FPS on Assassins Creed: Valhalla
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 40.3 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 40.3 FPS on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 41 FPS on Red Dead Redemption 2
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 43.2 FPS on Shadow of the Tomb Raider
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 48.7 FPS on Assassins Creed: Odyssey
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 48.8 FPS on Assassins Creed: Unity
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 50.6 FPS on Grand Theft Auto V
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 51.4 FPS on Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 53.1 FPS on Assassins Creed: Origins
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 57.7 FPS on PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 61.6 FPS on Far Cry: New Dawn
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 70.7 FPS on Middle-earth: Shadow of War
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 75.6 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 86 FPS on Wolfenstein: Youngblood
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 88.1 FPS on Rise of the Tomb Raider
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 29.3 FPS on Microsoft Flight Simulator
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 55.6 FPS on Assassins Creed: Valhalla
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 56.8 FPS on Total War: Three Kingdoms
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 58.4 FPS on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 62.3 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 65.9 FPS on Red Dead Redemption 2
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 72.7 FPS on Assassins Creed: Odyssey
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 81.2 FPS on Shadow of the Tomb Raider
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 88.1 FPS on Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 89.2 FPS on Assassins Creed: Unity
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 95.9 FPS on PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 96.4 FPS on Grand Theft Auto V
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 102.3 FPS on The Witcher III
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 103 FPS on Middle-earth: Shadow of War
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 104.4 FPS on Far Cry: New Dawn
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 111 FPS on Rise of the Tomb Raider
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 133.8 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 8GB gets 151.2 FPS on Wolfenstein: Youngblood
| Core Speed | 1515 MHz |  | vs | | 1515 MHz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1890 MHz | | vs | 1710 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing TU104-400A-A1 | Turing TU104-400A-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2018 | vs | 20 Sep 2018 | ||
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| 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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10
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| 2560x1440 | 10
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10
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| 3840x2160 | 8.1
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vs | 8
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | | 8192 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1767 MHz | | vs | 1750 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 452.4GB/sec | | vs | 448GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB |  |
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0 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2944 | | vs | | 2944 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | | 12nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 184 | | vs | | 184 |
| Texture Rate | 278.8 GTexel/s | | vs | | 278.8 GTexel/s |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 97 GPixel/s | | vs | | 97 GPixel/s |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 215 Watts | | vs | | 215 Watts |
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| Recommended PSU | 650 Watts | | vs | | 650 Watts |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 6.1 | | vs | | 6.1 |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | | 4.6 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i9-9900K 8-Core 3.6GHz | vs | | Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | | 3840x2160 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce RTX 2080 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 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 all-in-one Waterforce water block cooling system, 7 video outputs, RGB Fusion 2.0 lighting, and metal back plate. This video card has great overclocking potential. Architecture It equips a Turing GPU Codenamed TU104. More specifically, it uses the TU104-400A-A1 variant which means factor overclocks are 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 1890MHz in Turbo Mode, providing a 11% overclock compared to the reference specs and 5% faster than the clock speeds on 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 1767MHz, or 14136MHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 452.4 Gb/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 215W, it requires at least a 650W PSU with available 8-pin + 8-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 Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme Waterforce WB 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 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. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||