Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q | GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 33% | 38% |
| Hitman 3 | 13% | 19% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 39% | 43% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 33% | 38% |
| FIFA 21 | 66% | 69% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 6% | 13% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 41% | 45% |
| The Medium | 17% | 23% |
| Genshin Impact | 33% | 38% |
| Far Cry 6 | 3% | 10% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB are very slightly better than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q.
The RTX 2080 has a 240 MHz higher core clock speed and 16 more Texture Mapping Units than the RTX 2070. This results in the RTX 2080 providing 61 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 240 MHz higher core clock speed than the RTX 2070 and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the RTX 2080 providing 15.4 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 less than a year after the RTX 2070, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
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 Super Max-Q and the GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 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 48.6 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RTX 2070, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2080 is noticeably better than the RTX 2070.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q has 3072 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB has 2304. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2080 is 5576 and the actual shader performance of the RTX 2070 is 4216. The RTX 2080 having 1360 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2080 delivers a significantly smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RTX 2070.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q requires 215 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB requires 225 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 600 Watts for the RTX 2080 and a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RTX 2070. The RTX 2070 requires 10 Watts more than the RTX 2080 to run. The difference is not significant enough for the RTX 2070 to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the RTX 2080.
| Core Speed | 1650 MHz |  | vs | 1410 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1815 MHz | vs | | 1830 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing TU104 | Turing TU106 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 09 Jul 2019 |  | vs | 17 Oct 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 | 9.6
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9.9
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| 3840x2160 | 7.5
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vs | |
7.7
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | | 8192 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1940 MHz | | vs | 1750 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 496.6GB/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 | 3072 | | vs | 2304 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | | 12nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 160 | | vs | 144 | |
| Texture Rate | 264 GTexel/s | | vs | 203 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 105.6 GPixel/s | | vs | 90.2 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | 0 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 2 | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 215 Watts | | vs | 225 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 600 Watts | vs | | 550 Watts | |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 6.4 | | vs | 6.1 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | | 4.6 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i9-9900K 8-Core 3.6GHz | vs | | Intel Core i7-9700KF 8-Core 3.6GHz | |
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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 Super 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the Turing Architecture. This is the 'Super' variant of the RTX 2080. Architecture It equips a Turing GPU Codenamed TU104-450-A11 which is a 2nd-Gen Turing GPU and has 48 SM activated, offering 3072 CUDA Shader Processing Units, 192 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. It is equipped with 384 Tensor Cores for AI purposes. GPU The central unit runs at 1650 MHz and goes up to 1815 MHz in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1940MHz, or 15.5GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 496.6GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 215W, it requires at least a 600W PSU with one available 8+6-pin power connector. Performance Performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB puts it between the RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti making it a suitable graphics card for 4K gaming. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the 12nm Turing Architecture and is considered a great 1440p video card. This is a dual-slot graphics card with a dual-fan thermal design using TORX 3.0 fans for improved airflow and optimised heat dissipation. This video card uses Zero Frozr to eliminate fan noise in low-load situations, and also has RGB Mystic Light lighting, and anti-bending backplate. This video card has great overclocking potential. Architecture It equips a cut-down Turing GPU Codenamed TU106, more specifically the TU106-400A-A1 variant which means factory overclocks are permitted. This is a First Gen Turing GPU and has 16 SM activated, offering 2304 CUDA Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing (RTX) technology. It is equipped with 288 Tensor Cores for AI purposes and 32 RT Cores for ray-tracing. GPU The central unit runs at 1410 MHz and goes up to 1830 MHz in Boost Mode, providing a large 13% overclock when compared to the reference model. 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 448GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 225W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with one available 8-pin and one 6-pin power connector. Performance The GeForce RTX 2070 offers performance in between the GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, albeit also boasting ray-tracing and DLSS support. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 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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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||