Expensive & powerful graphics card, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Last updated Dec 23, 2022

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a high-end graphics card that was released in July 2019. It is based on the Turing architecture and features improved performance over the original RTX 2080. Some of the key benefits of the RTX 2080 Super include:

Improved performance: The RTX 2080 Super features faster graphics processing, improved shading, and higher frame rates, which makes it well-suited for gaming and other graphics-intensive tasks.
Ray tracing support: The RTX 2080 Super supports ray tracing, a rendering technique that allows for more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games and other graphics applications.
VR support: The RTX 2080 Super is designed to support virtual reality (VR) applications, providing smooth, low-latency performance for a more immersive VR experience.
DLSS support: The RTX 2080 Super supports DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), a technology that uses artificial intelligence to improve image quality while maintaining high frame rates.
High-quality design: The RTX 2080 Super features a durable, high-quality design with a customizable RGB lighting system.

What is Ray tracing support?

Ray tracing is a rendering technique that is used to create more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games and other graphics applications. It works by simulating the way that light travels in the real world, taking into account the way that it bounces off of different surfaces and objects. This allows for more accurate and realistic lighting and shadow effects, as well as more realistic reflections.

Ray tracing is supported by some graphics cards, including the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super. To use ray tracing, developers need to specifically design their games or other graphics applications to support it. Ray tracing requires significant computational power, so it is typically only used in high-end graphics applications.

One of the main benefits of ray tracing is that it allows for more realistic and immersive graphics. It can also be used to create more realistic simulations, such as in architectural visualization or product design. In games, ray tracing can be used to create more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections, which can greatly enhance the visual quality of the game. However, it does require a lot of computational power, so it may not be suitable for all graphics applications.

What is DLSS support?

DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is a technology developed by Nvidia that uses artificial intelligence to improve the quality of images in games and other graphics applications. DLSS works by using a deep learning neural network to analyze the input image and generate a higher-resolution image that is then downscaled to the desired resolution. This process allows for higher frame rates and improved image quality compared to traditional techniques like super-sampling, which can be resource-intensive.

DLSS works by training a deep learning neural network on a large dataset of images. This neural network is then used to analyze input images and generate higher-resolution versions of those images. The resulting images are then downscaled to the desired resolution, resulting in improved image quality and higher frame rates.

DLSS is supported by some Nvidia graphics cards, including the RTX 2080 Super. It is designed to be used in games and other graphics applications to improve image quality while maintaining high frame rates. DLSS can be particularly useful in games that are GPU-bound, where the graphics processor is the limiting factor in terms of performance. By using DLSS to improve image quality, it is possible to maintain high frame rates while still getting the visual benefits of higher-resolution images.

Overall, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a powerful graphics card that is well-suited for gaming, VR, and other graphics-intensive tasks.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a more affordable and powerful version of the original RTX 2080. This alone may be enough to convince people that they have been sitting on that Turing fence. However, Nvidia Pascal users who expected performance approaching the RTX 2080 Ti, but with an affordable price may not be satisfied.

However, we appreciate the drop in prices if nothing else (price $720.99), increasingly accessible high-end charts can only be useful for everyone. So if you’re on the market for a high-end graphics card, now might be the time to jump on the Nvidia Turing train.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super is essentially the original RTX 2080 on steroids. What on paper seems to be a slight improvement with more core CUDA and faster VRAM is more than that. This GPU Super RTX has a little more for it.

Great 1440p & 4K gaming performance
Cheaper than original RTX 2080
FrameView software is useful

When you examine the Nvidia Super, and the technology behind it, it’s not much different from the first round of Nvidia Turing cards that preceded it. With the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super, you are essentially getting a slightly more powerful RTX 2080 with 3,072 CUDA cores, unlike the 2,944 on the RTX 2080, with a 1,815MHz pulse clock.

It’s minimal, but it’s still an improvement. However, the most significant update here is the fastest VRAM: you will get up to 15.5 Gbps of memory bandwidth, along with the 14 Gbps on the RTX 2080 standard.

Theoretically, this should help increase performance, especially with games and apps that chew memory bandwidth.

At the hardware level, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super certainly offers improved performance compared to the RTX 2080. However, this is not really enough to really blow anyone’s mind, as rtX 2070 and RTX 2060 saw more with their super counterparts.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super is undoubtedly a powerful piece of hardware. With its 3,072 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 registered at 15.5 Gbps, it’s certainly a sizable graphics card. However, it is not much more powerful than the current RTX 2080.

Also, beyond the hardware, there’s a new software feature available that should really be a boon for any hardware enthusiast out there: FrameView. This is benchmarking and API software that is considerably more accurate and even easier to use than many others.

FrameView will not only show you frame rates, frame times, GPU usage and temperature, but also break down the amount of power consumed by the graphics card without having to rely on expensive external hardware or uncertain third-party software.

For most daily players who are looking to play the latest PC games, this may not be very useful. However, it should be useful when you’re trying to solve potential problems, or you’re trying to overclock your graphics card to get your full potential. Photo:Nvidia

Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super:

NVIDIA CUDA Cores
3072

RTX-OPS
63 T

Giga Rays/s
8

Boost Clock (MHz)
1815

Base Clock (MHz)
1605

Memory Speed
15.5 Gbps

Standard Memory Config
8 GB GDDR6

Memory Interface Width
256-bit

Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)
496

Ray Tracing Cores
Yes

Tensor Cores
Yes

NVIDIA DLSS
Yes

NVIDIA Adaptive Shading
Yes

NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Yes

NVIDIA Ansel
Yes

NVIDIA Highlights
Yes

NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible
Yes

NVIDIA GPU Boost
4

NVIDIA NVLink (SLI-Ready)
Yes – With NVIDIA RTX NVLink Bridge

Game Ready Drivers
Yes

Microsoft DirectX 12 Raytracing
Yes

Vulkan RT API, OpenGL 4.5
Yes

DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b
Yes

HDCP 2.2
Yes

VR Ready
Yes

NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)
Yes (Turing)

Maximum Digital Resolution1
7680×4320

Standard Display Connectors
DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-DL

Multi Monitor
4

HDCP
2.2

Height
4.556” (115.7mm)

Length
10.5” (266.74mm)

Width
2-Slot

Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)
89

Graphics Card Power (W)
250

Recommended System Power (W)3
650

Supplementary Power Connectors
6 pin + 8 pin