GeForce RTX 2080 vs Radeon RX Vega 64

GeForce RTX 2080
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 20 Aug 2018
GeForce RTX 2080
Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 64

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    133%
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080

33% higher gaming performance.
95 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 64 .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 64

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports TrueAudio
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce RTX 2080

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2080

The GeForce RTX 2080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (93 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080Radeon RX Vega 64
GPU NameTU104 (TU104-400A-A1)vsVega 10 (Vega 10 XT)
Fab Process12 nmvs14 nm
Die Size0 mm²vs484 mm²
Transistorsunknownvs12,500 million
Shaders2944vs4096
Compute Units23vs64
Core clock1515 MHzvs1250 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs184vs256

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 2080Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory TypeGDDR6vsHBM2
Bus Width256 bitvs2048 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
vs945 MHz
1890 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 2080Radeon RX Vega 64
TDP200 wattsvs295 watts
Release Date20 Aug 2018vs8 Aug 2017

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    106.90 GP/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    307.30 GT/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    384.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    448.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    483.80 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    9833.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    12288.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    66
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    194
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    149

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    134
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    88
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    149
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    166
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    101

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    75
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    157
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    154
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    114
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    117
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    108
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    119
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    114
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    114
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    176
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    174
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    142

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    118
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    79
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    46
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    132
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    77
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    156
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    134

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    163
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    141

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    172
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    130

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    121
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    183
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    168
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    137

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    154
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    77
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    188
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    130

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    57
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    152
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    113

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    106
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    69
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    117
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    127
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    52
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    117
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    124
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    92
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    104
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    79
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    109
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    83
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    89
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    141
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    125
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    86
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    62
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    42
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    99
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    61
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    112
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    106
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    120
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    84
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    130
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    124
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    111
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    60
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    135
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    36
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    82
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    64
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    36
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    70
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    73
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    25
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    62
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    71
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    50
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    57
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    47
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    63
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    44
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    55
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    81
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    70
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    43
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    39
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    28
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    58
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    39
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    55
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    52
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    60
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    46
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    70
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    68
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    61
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    35
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2080
    82
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    54

FPS (higher is better)