RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Place in the ranking	57	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.20	no data
Power efficiency	14.01	21.72
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2019 (5 years ago)	5 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	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 cores	3072	14080
Core clock speed	1650 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	1815 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.5	1,082
Floating-point processing power	11.15 TFLOPS	69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	192	440
Tensor Cores	384	440
Ray Tracing Cores	48	110

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1937 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	495.9 GB/s	864.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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.

RTX 2080 Super 50.87

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.92
+76.8%

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.

RTX 2080 Super 19556

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+76.8%

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	140 −71.4%	240−250 +71.4%
1440p	96 −66.7%	160−170 +66.7%
4K	71 −69%	120−130 +69%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.99	no data
1440p	7.28	no data
4K	9.85	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	135 −70.4%	230−240 +70.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 −68.1%	190−200 +68.1%
Elden Ring	180−190 −61.3%	300−310 +61.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 −66.7%	150−160 +66.7%
Counter-Strike 2	111 −71.2%	190−200 +71.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 −66.7%	80−85 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	277 −62.5%	450−500 +62.5%
Metro Exodus	98 −73.5%	170−180 +73.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 −72.1%	210−220 +72.1%
Valorant	223 −57%	350−400 +57%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	191 −57.1%	300−310 +57.1%
Counter-Strike 2	97 −75.3%	170−180 +75.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 −70.7%	70−75 +70.7%
Dota 2	121 −73.6%	210−220 +73.6%
Elden Ring	180−190 −61.3%	300−310 +61.3%
Far Cry 5	94 −70.2%	160−170 +70.2%
Fortnite	173 −73.4%	300−310 +73.4%
Forza Horizon 4	225 −55.6%	350−400 +55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	113 −68.1%	190−200 +68.1%
Metro Exodus	87 −72.4%	150−160 +72.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	248 −61.3%	400−450 +61.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 −68.8%	130−140 +68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 −72.4%	300−310 +72.4%
Valorant	142 −76.1%	250−260 +76.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 −61.3%	450−500 +61.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 −64.6%	130−140 +64.6%
Counter-Strike 2	86 −74.4%	150−160 +74.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 −75%	140−150 +75%
Dota 2	129 −70.5%	220−230 +70.5%
Far Cry 5	222 −57.7%	350−400 +57.7%
Forza Horizon 4	189 −58.7%	300−310 +58.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	161 −73.9%	280−290 +73.9%
Valorant	217 −61.3%	350−400 +61.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	95−100 −73.5%	170−180 +73.5%
Elden Ring	110−120 −73.9%	200−210 +73.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	95−100 −73.5%	170−180 +73.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −71.4%	300−310 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 −76.5%	90−95 +76.5%
World of Tanks	300−350 −69.2%	550−600 +69.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 −64.6%	130−140 +64.6%
Counter-Strike 2	55 −72.7%	95−100 +72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 −69.8%	90−95 +69.8%
Far Cry 5	160 −75%	280−290 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	141 −70.2%	240−250 +70.2%
Metro Exodus	90 −66.7%	150−160 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 −71.7%	170−180 +71.7%
Valorant	163 −71.8%	280−290 +71.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 −75.4%	100−105 +75.4%
Dota 2	115 −73.9%	200−210 +73.9%
Elden Ring	55−60 −75.4%	100−105 +75.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	115 −73.9%	200−210 +73.9%
Metro Exodus	40 −75%	70−75 +75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	171 −75.4%	300−310 +75.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −73.9%	200−210 +73.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	68 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 −75.4%	100−105 +75.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Dota 2	116 −72.4%	200−210 +72.4%
Far Cry 5	78 −66.7%	130−140 +66.7%
Fortnite	80−85 −72.8%	140−150 +72.8%
Forza Horizon 4	82 −70.7%	140−150 +70.7%
Valorant	87 −72.4%	150−160 +72.4%

This is how RTX 2080 Super and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 71% faster in 1080p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 67% faster in 1440p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 69% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	50.87	89.92
Recency	23 July 2019	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	285 Watt

RTX 2080 Super has 14% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 76.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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