GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB vs GTX 650 Ti Boost

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking495not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.06no data
Power efficiency4.50no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK106TU102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 March 2013 (11 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores7684608
Core clock speed980 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz1635 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)134 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate66.05470.9
Floating-point processing power1.585 TFLOPS15.07 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs64288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s768.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+7.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 March 2013 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 650 Ti Boost has 86.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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