GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs Radeon Pro Vega II

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega II with GeForce RTX 2080 Super, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega II
2019
32 GB HBM2, 475 Watt
40.47

RTX 2080 Super outperforms Pro Vega II by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10056
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.4031.94
Power efficiency5.8413.92
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVega 20TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)23 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,199 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Super has 95% better value for money than Pro Vega II.

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 cores40963072
Core clock speed1574 MHz1650 MHz
Boost clock speed1720 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)475 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate440.3348.5
Floating-point processing power14.09 TFLOPS11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs256192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

InterfaceApple MPXPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthQuad-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount32 GB8 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed806 MHz1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth825.3 GB/s495.9 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt1x 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
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.

Pro Vega II 40.47
RTX 2080 Super 50.76
+25.4%

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.

Pro Vega II 15596
RTX 2080 Super 19558
+25.4%

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 HD110−120
−27.3%
140
+27.3%
1440p75−80
−29.3%
97
+29.3%
4K50−55
−36%
68
+36%

Cost per frame, $

1080p19.994.99
1440p29.327.21
4K43.9810.28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+0%
99
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 94
+0%
94
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 127
+0%
127
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 170
+0%
170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 266
+0%
266
+0%
Hitman 3 113
+0%
113
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 301
+0%
301
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 198
+0%
198
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 142
+0%
142
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120
+0%
120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
+0%
128
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 258
+0%
258
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 283
+0%
283
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 225
+0%
225
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 211
+0%
211
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 89
+0%
89
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 133
+0%
133
+0%
Hitman 3 108
+0%
108
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 162
+0%
162
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 189
+0%
189
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+0%
109
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75
+0%
75
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
+0%
93
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+0%
57
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
+0%
65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+0%
57
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 249
+0%
249
+0%
Hitman 3 79
+0%
79
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 127
+0%
127
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
+0%
141
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 211
+0%
211
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 107
+0%
107
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 53
+0%
53
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+0%
79
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+0%
41
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 36
+0%
36
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 39
+0%
39
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+0%
31
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
+0%
82
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 34
+0%
34
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60
+0%
60
+0%

This is how Pro Vega II and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 27% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 29% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 36% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.47 50.76
Recency 3 June 2019 23 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 475 Watt 250 Watt

Pro Vega II has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 2080 Super, on the other hand, has a 25.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 90% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega II in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop one.


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

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