GeForce RTX 2080 vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 2900 XT and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 2900 XT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 215 Watt
1.71

RTX 2080 outperforms ATI HD 2900 XT by a whopping 2750% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking93167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0527.27
Power efficiency0.5515.54
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameR600TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 May 2007 (17 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 54440% better value for money than ATI HD 2900 XT.

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 cores3202944
Core clock speed743 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors720 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate11.89314.6
Floating-point processing power0.4755 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs16184
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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed828 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth106.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x 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 Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.0 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

ATI HD 2900 XT 1.71
RTX 2080 48.74
+2750%

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.

ATI HD 2900 XT 659
RTX 2080 18780
+2750%

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 HD5−6
−2760%
143
+2760%
1440p3−4
−3333%
103
+3333%
4K2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p79.804.89
1440p133.006.79
4K199.5010.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
+0%
105
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+0%
132
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
+0%
165
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 262
+0%
262
+0%
Hitman 3 135
+0%
135
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+0%
215
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
+0%
253
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
+0%
153
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+0%
83
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+0%
126
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 243
+0%
243
+0%
Hitman 3 131
+0%
131
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
+0%
254
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+0%
243
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Hitman 3 115
+0%
115
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
+0%
169
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+0%
212
+0%
Hitman 3 80
+0%
80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+0%
239
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+0%
50
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+0%
41
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

This is how ATI HD 2900 XT and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 2760% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 3333% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 3350% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.71 48.74
Recency 14 May 2007 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 12 nm

RTX 2080 has a 2750.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 XT in performance tests.


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