Today we have the chance to take a look at one of the fastest graphics cards to ever grace our test benches here in the Funky Kit lab. Introducing the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Gaming OC 8G from GIGABYTE, which features GIGABYTE’s signature WINDFORCE 3X cooling solution, 8GB of onboard GDDR6 memory, a factory overclock, a metal backplate, and even a generous 4-year warranty; is this the RTX 2080 Super that gamers and enthusiasts should flock to? We will answer this question and much more very soon in this review so read on!
GIGABYTE has been kind enough to send over to us one of their RTX SUPER cards, more specifically, the RTX 2080 Super Gaming OC 8GB. So if you are in the market for a new graphics card either sooner or later, take a journey with us as we take this graphics card for a spin and see how it performs.
Here’s a quick comparison between the latest GeForce RTX 20xx Super and 16xx series graphics cards (default clock speeds)…
| GeForce RTX 2080 Super | GeForce RTX 2070 Super | GeForce RTX 2060 Super | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | GeForce GTX 1060 | |
| Architecture | Turing | Turing | Turing | Turing | Pascal |
| CUDA Cores | 3072 | 2560 | 2176 | 1536 | 1280 |
| Frame Buffer | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR5 |
| Base Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
1605 MHz | 1470 MHz |
1500 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost Clock Speed | 1815 MHz | 1770 MHz | 1680 MHz | 1770 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Giga Rays/s | 8 | 6 | 5 | N/A | N/A |
| Memory Speed | 16Gbps | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps | 12 Gbps | 8 Gbps |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 496 Gb/s | 448 Gb/s | 448 Gb/s | 288 Gb/s | 192 Gb/s |
| Power | 250W | 215W | 160W | 120-130W | 120W |
| DX12 Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
I would like to thank GIGABYTE for providing the sample; without their support, this review would not be possible!
Here’s a little snippet from their website.
A global leader in the PC industry, GIGABYTE offers a comprehensive product lineup that aims to “Upgrade Your Life.” With expertise encompassing consumer, business, gaming, and cloud systems, GIGABYTE uses research and innovation to consistently meet user needs. GIGABYTE is renowned for award-winning products including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, mini PCs, and other PC components and accessories, and has revolutionized the PC industry with patented DualBIOS™ and Ultra Durable™ technologies. As an expert in PC technology, GIGABYTE is poised to extend our scope in business servers and cloud systems with hardware and software solutions that integrate AI and AloT applications to develop the ideal infrastructure for future prospects in 5G.
We are just getting started so flip on over to the next page to see the many features and specifications of this wondrous graphics card!
You can buy the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GAMING OC 8G
- Amazon US – https://amzn.to/2p7yoj9
- Amazon UK – https://amzn.to/2JcxQ22
- Amazon DE/EU – https://amzn.to/2N1HNAK
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