RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 2080

Place in the ranking	65	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.60	7.19
Power efficiency	15.63	16.75
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	20 September 2018 (6 years ago)	3 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$6,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 270% better value for money than RTX 6000 Ada Generation.

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	2944	18176
Core clock speed	1515 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	314.6	1,423
Floating-point processing power	10.07 TFLOPS	91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	192
TMUs	184	568
Tensor Cores	368	568
Ray Tracing Cores	46	142

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	1750 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	960.0 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

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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 48.82

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.00
+49.5%

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 18770

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28066
+49.5%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2080 40278

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 70850
+75.9%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2080 66631

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 126448
+89.8%

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.

RTX 2080 17810

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 36679
+106%

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.

RTX 2080 104912

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 323913
+209%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

RTX 2080 106045

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 248571
+134%

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	144 −31.3%	189 +31.3%
1440p	101 −56.4%	158 +56.4%
4K	72 −63.9%	118 +63.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.85 +641%	35.97 −641%
1440p	6.92 +522%	43.03 −522%
4K	9.71 +493%	57.62 −493%

RTX 2080 has 641% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2080 has 522% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2080 has 493% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−110 −51.9%	164 +51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 −48.1%	160−170 +48.1%
Elden Ring	170−180 −60.5%	280−290 +60.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 −30%	110−120 +30%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 −50.9%	163 +50.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 −40%	70−75 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 −64.5%	400−450 +64.5%
Metro Exodus	105 −7.6%	113 +7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	109 −22.9%	130−140 +22.9%
Valorant	249 −53.4%	350−400 +53.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	188 +60.7%	110−120 −60.7%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 −43.5%	155 +43.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Dota 2	87 −94.3%	160−170 +94.3%
Elden Ring	170−180 −60.5%	280−290 +60.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −15%	123 +15%
Fortnite	193 −50.3%	290−300 +50.3%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 −64.5%	400−450 +64.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	131 −29%	160−170 +29%
Metro Exodus	88 −20.5%	106 +20.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	245 +14%	210−220 −14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 −67.5%	130−140 +67.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	145 −163%	350−400 +163%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 −48.1%	110−120 +48.1%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 −36.1%	147 +36.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
Dota 2	140−150 −48.9%	210−220 +48.9%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −28%	130−140 +28%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 −64.5%	400−450 +64.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160 −34.4%	210−220 +34.4%
Valorant	223 −71.3%	350−400 +71.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90−95 −50%	140−150 +50%
Elden Ring	100−110 −80.7%	190−200 +80.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	90−95 −50%	140−150 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 −78.8%	90−95 +78.8%
World of Tanks	300−350 −66.5%	500−550 +66.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 −8.8%	85−90 +8.8%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 −138%	131 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −40%	35−40 +40%
Far Cry 5	150−160 −4.6%	160−170 +4.6%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −82%	270−280 +82%
Metro Exodus	89 −11.2%	99 +11.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −135%	219 +135%
Valorant	161 −104%	300−350 +104%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +35%	40 −35%
Dota 2	107 −53.3%	160−170 +53.3%
Elden Ring	50−55 −100%	100−110 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	107 −53.3%	160−170 +53.3%
Metro Exodus	39 −131%	90 +131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	146 −43.2%	200−210 +43.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 −88.2%	60−65 +88.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	107 −53.3%	160−170 +53.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60 −51.7%	90−95 +51.7%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 −70.4%	90−95 +70.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Dota 2	100−110 −45.6%	150−160 +45.6%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −31.3%	100−110 +31.3%
Fortnite	75−80 −26.3%	95−100 +26.3%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −75.3%	140−150 +75.3%
Valorant	88 −116%	190−200 +116%

This is how RTX 2080 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 31% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 56% faster in 1440p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 64% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2080 is 61% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 163% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2080 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is ahead in 49 tests (89%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.82	73.00
Recency	20 September 2018	3 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	300 Watt

RTX 2080 has 39.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 49.5% 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 6000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop card while RTX 6000 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.