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Avg. price:~£300VRAM:11 GBMemory bus width:352 bitThermal Design Power (TDP):250 W

ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC Review: Compare 118 technical specifications and user reviews to see how this product ranks in the Graphics cards category and whether it is worth buying.

ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC

7.4/10

▲Better than 56% of graphics cards

7.9

▲Better than 84%

7.3

▲Better than 53%

8.9

▲Better than 82%

5.6
Gaming
Gaming
5.6/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for gaming performance.
When it matters
When you want to play demanding mobile games, 3D titles, or run graphics-intensive apps smoothly.
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45.0%
3.2
Floating-point performance
25.0%
6.8
VRAM
20.0%
8.7
Ray tracing cores / units
10.0%
7.6
PCI Express (PCIe) version
6.3
Video editing
Video editing
6.3/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for video editing performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific video editing needs.
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35.0%
7.0
AV1 encode
30.0%
6.8
VRAM
20.0%
3.2
Floating-point performance
15.0%
7.6
PCI Express (PCIe) version
5.1
1080p
1080p
5.1/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 1080p performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 1080p needs.
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Score components
55.0%
3.2
Floating-point performance
25.0%
6.8
VRAM
10.0%
8.7
Ray tracing cores / units
10.0%
7.6
PCI Express (PCIe) version
5.3
1440p
1440p
5.3/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 1440p performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 1440p needs.
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Score components
50.0%
3.2
Floating-point performance
30.0%
6.8
VRAM
15.0%
8.7
Ray tracing cores / units
5.0%
7.6
PCI Express (PCIe) version
5.8
4K
4K
5.8/ 10
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What it is
Evaluates core hardware and software specifications for 4k performance.
When it matters
When evaluating how effectively this graphics-cards meets your specific 4k needs.
Score distribution
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Score components
40.0%
3.2
Floating-point performance
35.0%
6.8
VRAM
20.0%
8.7
Ray tracing cores / units
5.0%
7.6
PCI Express (PCIe) version

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Technical Specifications of graphics card ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC

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Performance

6.7

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3DMark Time Spy benchmark score

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PassMark (G3D) result

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Floating-point performance

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Memory

6.8

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VRAM

Memory type

GDDR6

GDDR version

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Platform & Features

8.9

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PCI Express (PCIe) version

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DirectX version

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Connectivity & Media

8.7

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Max digital resolution

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Power & Cooling

8.6

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Thermal Design Power (TDP)

Power consumption while under peak load

Recommended PSU wattage

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PCIe power spec

250 W

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Design

6.5

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300x 130x 54 mm

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ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC vs the average graphics card

Why is ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC better than the average graphics card?

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400 more AI cores
This graphics card has more AI cores than the average graphics card (544 vs 144). The average graphics card has 144 AI cores.
544 vs 144
28 more compute units
This graphics card has more compute units than the average graphics card (68 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
68 vs 40
28 more ray tracing cores
This graphics card has more ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (68 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 ray tracing cores.
68 vs 40
88 more TMUs
This graphics card has more TMUs than the average graphics card (272 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
272 vs 184
Supports ECC memory
This graphics card supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
96 bit wider memory bus
This graphics card has a wider memory bus than the average graphics card (352 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
352 bit vs 256 bit
37.5% higher memory bandwidth
This graphics card has a higher memory bandwidth than the average graphics card (616 GB/s vs 448 GB/s). The average graphics card has a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
616 GB/s vs 448 GB/s
24 more ROPs
This graphics card has more ROPs than the average graphics card (88 vs 64). The average graphics card has 64 ROPs.
88 vs 64

11.5% higher user score
User score
8.9/ 10
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What it is
A rating that combines user reviews and the total number of reviews received by the graphics card.
When it matters
When you want to understand how a graphics card performs in real use and how reliable it is in terms of performance, temperatures, noise, stability, and long-term ownership.
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ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC
the average graphics card
ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC has a higher user score than the average graphics card (8.92 vs 8.000).
8.92 vs 8
9.6% better value for money
ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC has better value for money than the average graphics card (7.89 vs 7.2).
7.89 vs 7.2
2.07x more popular
ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC is more popular than the average graphics card (8.73 vs 4.2).
8.73 vs 4.22

400 more AI cores
This graphics card has more AI cores than the average graphics card (544 vs 144). The average graphics card has 144 AI cores.
544 vs 144
28 more compute units
This graphics card has more compute units than the average graphics card (68 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 compute units.
68 vs 40
28 more ray tracing cores
This graphics card has more ray tracing cores than the average graphics card (68 vs 40). The average graphics card has 40 ray tracing cores.
68 vs 40
88 more TMUs
This graphics card has more TMUs than the average graphics card (272 vs 184). The average graphics card has 184 TMUs.
272 vs 184
24 more ROPs
This graphics card has more ROPs than the average graphics card (88 vs 64). The average graphics card has 64 ROPs.
88 vs 64

Supports ECC memory
This graphics card supports ECC memory, the average graphics card does not.
96 bit wider memory bus
This graphics card has a wider memory bus than the average graphics card (352 bit vs 256 bit). The average graphics card has a memory bus width of 256 bit.
352 bit vs 256 bit
37.5% higher memory bandwidth
This graphics card has a higher memory bandwidth than the average graphics card (616 GB/s vs 448 GB/s). The average graphics card has a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
616 GB/s vs 448 GB/s

2 more GPUs supported
This graphics card supports more GPUs in multi-GPU mode than the average graphics card (2 vs 0). The average graphics card supports 0 GPUs in multi-GPU mode.
2 vs 0
Supports multi-GPU linking
This graphics card supports multi-GPU linking, the average graphics card does not.
Supports NVLink
This graphics card supports NVLink, the average graphics card does not.

10 °C lower idle temperature
This graphics card has a lower idle temperature than the average graphics card (27 °C vs 37 °C). The average graphics card has an idle temperature of 37 °C.
27 °C vs 37 °C
8 °C lower load temperature
This graphics card has a lower load temperature than the average graphics card (59 °C vs 67 °C). The average graphics card has a load temperature of 67 °C.
59 °C vs 67 °C

Why is ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC worse than the average graphics card?

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34.1% lower boost clock speed
This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1650 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
1,650 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
2.4x larger process node
This graphics card has a higher process node than the average graphics card (12 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
12 nm vs 5 nm
29.7% lower base clock speed
This graphics card has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1350 MHz vs 1920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1920 MHz.
1,350 MHz vs 1,920 MHz
26.3% slower memory speed
This graphics card has a lower effective memory speed than the average graphics card (14000 MHz vs 19000 MHz). The average graphics card reaches an effective memory speed of 19000 MHz.
14,000 MHz vs 19,000 MHz
No AV1 encoding
This graphics card does not support AV1 encoding, the average graphics card does.
Older PCIe version
This graphics card supports an older PCIe version than the average graphics card (3 vs 4).
3.0 vs 4.0
5 older
This graphics card was released earlier than the average graphics card (2018 vs 2023).
September 2018
2,018 vs 2,023
No AV1 decoding
This graphics card does not support AV1 decoding, the average graphics card does.
No vs yes

34.1% lower boost clock speed
This graphics card has a lower boost GPU clock than the average graphics card (1650 MHz vs 2505 MHz). The average graphics card has a boost GPU clock of 2505 MHz.
1,650 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
29.7% lower base clock speed
This graphics card has a lower base GPU clock than the average graphics card (1350 MHz vs 1920 MHz). The average graphics card has a base GPU clock of 1920 MHz.
1,350 MHz vs 1,920 MHz
36.4% lower FP32 performance
This graphics card has a lower FP32 performance than the average graphics card (14.4 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS). The average graphics card has FP32 performance of 22.57 TFLOPS.
14.36 TFLOPS vs 22.57 TFLOPS
11% lower pixel rate
This graphics card has a lower pixel rate than the average graphics card (145.2 GPixel/s vs 163.2 GPixel/s). The average graphics card has a pixel rate of 163.2 GPixel/s.
145.2 GPixel/s vs 163.2 GPixel/s

26.3% slower memory speed
This graphics card has a lower effective memory speed than the average graphics card (14000 MHz vs 19000 MHz). The average graphics card reaches an effective memory speed of 19000 MHz.
14,000 MHz vs 19,000 MHz
1 GB less VRAM
This graphics card has fewer VRAM than the average graphics card (11 GB vs 12 GB). The average graphics card has 12 GB VRAM.
11 GB vs 12 GB
79.2% smaller L2 cache
This graphics card has fewer L2 cache than the average graphics card (5 MB vs 24 MB). The average graphics card has 24 MB L2 cache.
5 MB vs 24 MB
50% smaller L1 cache
This graphics card has fewer L1 cache than the average graphics card (64 vs 128). The average graphics card has 128 L1 cache.
64 vs 128

2.4x larger process node
This graphics card has a higher process node than the average graphics card (12 nm vs 5 nm). The average graphics card uses a process node of 5 nm.
12 nm vs 5 nm
Older PCIe version
This graphics card supports an older PCIe version than the average graphics card (3 vs 4).
3.0 vs 4.0
5 older
This graphics card was released earlier than the average graphics card (2018 vs 2023).
September 2018
2,018 vs 2,023
Worse SAM support
This graphics card offers worse SAM support than the average graphics card (no vs yes).
2.56x larger GPU die
This graphics card has a higher GPU die size than the average graphics card (754 mm² vs 295 mm²). The average graphics card has a GPU die size of 295 mm².
754 mm² vs 295 mm²
Older encoder generation
This graphics card uses an older encoder generation than the average graphics card (7 vs 8). The average graphics card uses encoder generation 8.
7 vs 8

No AV1 encoding
This graphics card does not support AV1 encoding, the average graphics card does.
No AV1 decoding
This graphics card does not support AV1 decoding, the average graphics card does.
No vs yes
Narrower encode codec support
This graphics card supports narrower hardware encode codec support than the average graphics card (H.264/H.265 vs H.264/H.265/AV1/VP9).
H.264/H.265 vs H.264/H.265/AV1/VP9
Older DisplayPort version
This graphics card supports an older DisplayPort version than the average graphics card (1.4 vs 1.4a).
1.4 vs 1.4a
Narrower decode codec support
This graphics card supports narrower hardware decode codec support than the average graphics card (H.264/H.265/VP9/MPEG-2/VC-1 vs H.264/H.265/AV1/VP9/MPEG-2/VC-1).
H.264/H.265/VP9/MPEG-2/VC-1 vs H.264/H.265/AV1/VP9/MPEG-2/VC-1
Older HDMI version
This graphics card supports an older HDMI version than the average graphics card (2.0b vs 2.1).
2.0b vs 2.1
Older HDCP version
This graphics card supports an older HDCP version than the average graphics card (2.2 vs 2.3).
2.2 vs 2.3
Older NVDEC generation
This graphics card has a lower NVDEC generation than the average graphics card (4 vs 6). The average graphics card offers NVDEC generation 6.
4 vs 6
93% lower DisplayPort bandwidth
This graphics card has a lower DisplayPort bandwidth than the average graphics card (1.4 Gbps vs 20 Gbps). The average graphics card has DisplayPort bandwidth of 20 Gbps.
1.4 Gbps vs 20 Gbps

16.3% higher TDP
This graphics card has a higher TDP than the average graphics card (250 W vs 215 W). The average graphics card has a TDP of 215 W.
250 W vs 215 W
15 °C lower thermal ceiling
This graphics card has a lower thermal ceiling than the average graphics card (110 °C vs 95 °C). The average graphics card has a thermal ceiling of 95 °C.
110 °C vs 95 °C
33.3% higher board power limit
This graphics card has a higher board power limit than the average graphics card (300 W vs 225 W). The average graphics card has a board power limit of 225 W.
300 W vs 225 W
66.7% higher idle power draw
This graphics card has a higher idle power draw than the average graphics card (20 W vs 12 W). The average graphics card has an idle power draw of 12 W.
20 W vs 12 W
36.4% higher peak power draw
This graphics card has a higher peak power draw than the average graphics card (300 W vs 220 W). The average graphics card has a peak power draw of 220 W.
300 W vs 220 W

0.5 slot/s wider design
This graphics card occupies more slots than the average graphics card (3 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s). The average graphics card occupies 2.5 slot/s.
3 slot/s vs 2.5 slot/s
19.7 mm longer card length
This graphics card is longer than the average graphics card (304.7 mm vs 285 mm). The average graphics card has a length of 285 mm.
304.7 mm vs 285 mm
5 mm higher card profile
This graphics card is taller than the average graphics card (130 mm vs 125 mm). The average graphics card has a height of 125 mm.
130 mm vs 125 mm
42% heavier card weight
This graphics card is heavier than the average graphics card (1450 g vs 1021 g). The average graphics card weighs 1021 g.
1,450 g vs 1,021 g

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13/11/2018

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ASUS ROG RTX 2080 Ti Strix OC (O11G) Review - KitGuru

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legitreviews.com

23/10/2018

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ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Ti OC Edition Review

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ign.com

11/10/2018

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Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080Ti OC Review - IGN

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tomshw.it

09/11/2018

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Recensione Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC Edition, ottime prestazioni ma a caro prezzo

The Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC Edition is a premium custom graphics card designed for enthusiast 4K gaming, delivering highly stable framerates and excellent thermal management. Built with a reinforced metal frame to prevent PCB sagging, it features a dual-BIOS switch ("P mode" for performance and "Q mode" for quiet operation), 11 GB of GDDR6 memory, and a boost clock of up to 1665 MHz via software overclocking. Key pros highlighted in the review include its highly efficient MaxContact cooling system, which keeps temperatures roughly 15°C lower than the Founders Edition (settling around 62°C under heavy stress), a silent 0 dB fan mode for low loads, and a visually striking customizable RGB design that includes a physical "Stealth mode" toggle button to easily turn off all lights. However, the card's premium features come with significant cons, most notably its steep official retail price of €1,499, which makes it roughly €200 more expensive than NVIDIA's Founders Edition while offering almost identical baseline gaming performance. While it successfully maintains 60 FPS across most modern titles at maximum 4K settings,...

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What we like about ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC

Exceptional 4K and VR gaming performance with high frame rates.
Efficient triple-fan Axial-tech cooling system that maintains low temperatures under load.
Whisper-quiet operation, even when utilizing the factory overclocked 'OC Mode'.
High-quality build with structural rigidity and premium binned GPUs for better overclocking headroom.
Extensive and attractive RGB lighting on the shroud and backplate, compatible with Aura Sync.
Convenient physical features like a dual BIOS switch (Performance/Quiet) and an LED on/off button.

What we don't like about ASUS GeForce ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC

High initial launch price, often viewed as poor value for money compared to standard models.
Large physical footprint (2.7-slot width, 12-inch length) that requires significant case space.
Software fragmentation requires separate programs for performance tuning (GPU Tweak II) and RGB control (Aura Sync).
Missing some features found on previous flagship models, such as onboard fan headers to sync case fans with the GPU.
Requires significant power with a recommended 650W+ power supply and two 8-pin connectors.

Verdict

The Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC is a high-performance graphics card built on the NVIDIA Turing architecture, featuring 4,352 CUDA cores and 11GB of GDDR6 memory on a 352-bit bus. This flagship model boasts a significant factory overclock, achieving a boost clock of 1,665 MHz in OC mode, and utilizes a massive 2.7-slot cooling system equipped with three Axial-tech fans and MaxContact technology for superior thermal efficiency. Main characteristics include real-time ray tracing and DLSS support, dual BIOS for performance or quiet operation, and customizable Aura Sync RGB lighting. Key pros are its exceptional 4K gaming performance, robust VRM design for overclocking, and remarkably quiet operation even under heavy load. However, the card is physically behemoth in size, making it a difficult fit for smaller cases, and it originally carried a very high enthusiast-level price tag that made it a poor value proposition for budget-conscious gamers.

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