NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Specifications, where the GeForce RTX 2080 sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Ryzen 5 5600
The GeForce RTX 2080 and the Ryzen 5 5600 return about 47 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Ryzen 5 5600 leaves the GeForce RTX 2080 idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a GeForce RTX 2080 at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Released | 2018 |
| Video memory | 8 GB |
| Board power | 215 W |
| Gaming performance index | 34.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the GeForce RTX 2080
On our index the GeForce RTX 2080 scores 34.0, which places it 44th of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 51% of them.
The nearest part below the GeForce RTX 2080 is the GeForce RTX 4060 at 33.0, 2.9% slower, and a margin of 2.9% sits inside the run to run variance you would see replaying the same scene in most games.
8 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the GeForce RTX 2080: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 8 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the GeForce RTX 2080 simply being slow.
At 215 W the GeForce RTX 2080 sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 550 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
Released in 2018, the GeForce RTX 2080 is 8 years old and well past the point of being a sensible new purchase, and it is here because plenty of people still run a GeForce RTX 2080 and want to know what to pair with it or whether to replace it.
GeForce RTX 2080 frame rate at each resolution
The GeForce RTX 2080 paired with the Ryzen 5 5600 on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the GeForce RTX 2080 falls the full 71% from 63 fps to 18 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 63 fps | Balanced |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 47 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 18 fps | GPU |
How the GeForce RTX 2080 compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the GeForce RTX 2080 on our gaming index, running from the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB at +26% to the Radeon RX 6750 XT at +21%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the GeForce RTX 2080, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the GeForce RTX 2080
When the GeForce RTX 2080 becomes the limit, the GeForce RTX 4070 is the next step worth paying for: 55.0 on our index against 34.0, a jump of 62%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the GeForce RTX 2080 against your own parts
GeForce RTX 2080 specifications on this page are from NVIDIA, while its performance index of 34.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the GeForce RTX 2080 rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this