MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
The pre-installed full-cover EK water block with a nickel-plated copper base delivers exceptionally low temperatures and near-silent operation under load. Its 1860MHz boost clock and 8GB of GDDR6 memory provide solid 1080p gaming performance with support for ray tracing. This card is best for custom-loop builders seeking a quiet, thermally efficient 2080 for compact or showcase PC builds.
GPU GeForce RTX 2080
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1860 MHz
TDP 180 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
46 Overall Score
Price $769
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average ai (32nd percentile)
- Below average rt (34th percentile)
What owners think
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 2080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 16 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 320.3 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1515 |
| Boost Clock | 1860 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 8.873 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 15613 |
| GPU Compute | 7627 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 180 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Cooler | AIO Liquid |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 1 |
Physical
| Length | 307 |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 2080 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 2080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1860 | 2730 | 2730 | 2730 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 180 | 150 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 2080 | 31.8 | 34 | 36.2 | 36.6 | 35.9 | 40.9 | 62.1 | 44.2 | 51.2 | 75.8 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
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