GeForce RTX 2080 vs GTX 670

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 670 and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 670
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
13.85

RTX 2080 outperforms GTX 670 by a whopping 253% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking37565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.4426.60
Power efficiency5.6115.63
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2012 (12 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 673% better value for money than GTX 670.

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 cores13442944
Core clock speed915 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt215 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate109.8314.6
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
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+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+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.

GTX 670 13.85
RTX 2080 48.83
+253%

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.

GTX 670 5326
RTX 2080 18770
+252%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 670 7000
RTX 2080 17810
+154%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 670 15553
RTX 2080 104912
+575%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 670 15634
RTX 2080 106045
+578%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 670 11611
RTX 2080 119410
+928%

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 HD40−45
−260%
144
+260%
1440p27−30
−274%
101
+274%
4K18−21
−300%
72
+300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.98
−105%
4.85
+105%
1440p14.78
−114%
6.92
+114%
4K22.17
−128%
9.71
+128%
  • RTX 2080 has 105% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 has 114% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 has 128% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Elden Ring 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 249
+0%
249
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 188
+0%
188
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Dota 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Elden Ring 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 193
+0%
193
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 88
+0%
88
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 245
+0%
245
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 145
+0%
145
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+0%
38
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160
+0%
160
+0%
Valorant 223
+0%
223
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Elden Ring 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+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%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 161
+0%
161
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Elden Ring 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 146
+0%
146
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+0%
34
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 107
+0%
107
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+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%
Valorant 88
+0%
88
+0%

This is how GTX 670 and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 260% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 274% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.85 48.83
Recency 10 May 2012 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 215 Watt

GTX 670 has 26.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 252.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670 in performance tests.


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

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