GeForce RTX 2080 vs GT 120M

Place in the ranking	1271	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	26.83
Power efficiency	1.92	15.66
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G96C	TU104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	32	2944
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1515 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	215 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	314.6
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	16	184
Tensor Cores	no data	368
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

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API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.1	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 120M 0.38

RTX 2080 47.70
+12453%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 120M 150

RTX 2080 18758
+12405%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	1−2 −14300%	144 +14300%
1440p	0−1	101
4K	0−1	72

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.85
1440p	no data	6.92
4K	no data	9.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −882%	100−110 +882%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3467%	100−110 +3467%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −882%	100−110 +882%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −4083%	250−260 +4083%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2625%	109 +2625%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −882%	100−110 +882%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1333%	43 +1333%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −4083%	250−260 +4083%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −3400%	245 +3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1900%	80 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	14−16 −1893%	270−280 +1893%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −882%	100−110 +882%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1167%	38 +1167%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −4083%	250−260 +4083%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2186%	160 +2186%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1100%	35−40 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −8650%	170−180 +8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	25 +733%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3725%	150−160 +3725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −2225%	90−95 +2225%
Valorant	5−6 −3120%	161 +3120%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −613%	107 +613%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −613%	107 +613%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −14500%	146 +14500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −613%	107 +613%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	60
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12 +500%
Dota 2	14−16 −587%	100−110 +587%
Valorant	1−2 −8700%	88 +8700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	105 +0%	105 +0%
Valorant	249 +0%	249 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	188 +0%	188 +0%
Dota 2	87 +0%	87 +0%
Fortnite	193 +0%	193 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	131 +0%	131 +0%
Metro Exodus	88 +0%	88 +0%
Valorant	145 +0%	145 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Dota 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	223 +0%	223 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 +0%	52 +0%
World of Tanks	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +0%	80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	89 +0%	89 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	39 +0%	39 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +0%	34 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Fortnite	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

This is how GT 120M and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 is 14300% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2080 is 14500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2080 is ahead in 32 tests (51%)
there's a draw in 31 test (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.38	47.70
Recency	15 June 2009	20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	215 Watt

GT 120M has 1435.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 12452.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 120M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.