RTX 2080

Written analysis

RTX 2080 at a glance

The RTX 2080 is based on the Turing architecture and is manufactured using the 12 nm process at TSMC. It ships with 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus , about 448 GB/s. Shader count is 2944 across 84 CU/SM. The board interface is PCIe 3.0 x16.

Reference board power is 215 W with 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin. This is manageable in a ventilated mid-tower, while compact builds require closer clearance and thermal checks.

VRAM capacity is entry-level at 8 GB. Best at 1080p / light 1440p. Newer titles at ultra can fill the buffer quickly.

Best fit: Basic gaming or display workloads where price, compatibility, and power matter more than high settings.

Gaming performance

RTX 2080 is a budget gaming GPU, at 27.07% of the dataset’s best 1440p raster performance. Keep the rest of the build in the same class.

1440p value is excellent at 101.1 performance per dollar.