NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, 2080, 2080 Ti specifications, price, and pre-orders
Learn about NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX graphics cards, including 2070, 2080, and 2080 Ti base specifications, prices, and where to pre-order.
NVIDIA has at long last unveiled its next generation of Turing-based graphics cards. The all new 20-series cards are the 2070, 2080, and 2080 Ti, and they're arriving as soon as September of this year. PC players who want the latest technology — as well as those curious to see the true power of real-time ray tracing — will most certainly be wondering just how well the new cards stack up against the company's current-gen GPUs. Fortunately, we've got a convenient breakdown of each card's specifications featured below, with comparisons to current cards, plus further information about projected pricing and pre-order details.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, 2080 Ti, and 2070 specifications and comparison
NVIDIA has unveiled three new 20-series cards that will form the company's new upper tier of GPUs: the GeForce RTX 2070, 2080, and 2080 Ti. These will succeed the company's previous 1070, 1080, and 1080 Ti cards respectively, and they'll all feature support for real-time ray tracing in select current-gen games as well as future releases. Players interested to know how they stack up with existing GPUs can find more information about each card's performance potential in the specifications and comparisons featured below.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
| RTX 2080 Founder's Edition | RTX 2080 | GTX 1080 | |
| Architecture: | Turing | Turing | Pascal |
| Boost clock speed: | 1800MHz (overclocked) | 1710MHz | 17833MHz |
| Memory: | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5X |
| Memory speed: | 14Gb/s | 14Gb/s | 10Gb/s |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
| RTX 2080 Ti Founder's Edition | RTX 2080 Ti | GTX 1080 Ti | |
| Architecture: | Turing | Turing | Pascal |
| Boost clock speed: | 1635MHz (overclocked) | 1545MHz | 1582MHz |
| Memory: | 11GB GDDR6 | 11GB GDDR6 | 11GB GDDR5X |
| Memory speed: | 14Gb/s | 14Gb/s | 11Gb/s |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
| RTX 2070 Founder's Edition | RTX 2070 | GTX 1070 | |
| Architecture: | Turing | Turing | Pascal |
| Boost clock speed: | 1710Mhz (overclocked) | 1620MHz | 1683MHz |
| Memory: | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 |
| Memory speed: | 14Gb/s | 14Gb/s | 8Gb/s |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, 2080 Ti, and 2070 prices and pre-order information
Naturally, getting in on the latest NVIDIA has to offer isn't exactly cheap. However, the introductory prices for the new 20-series cards still manage to come in under the costs PC fans have been faced with following the recent cryptocurrency boom, with prices "starting at" just $499 for the new GeForce RTX 2070.
- GeForce RTX 2070 - $499
- GeForce RTX 2070 Founder's Edition - $599
- GeForce RTX 2080 - $699
- GeForce RTX 2080 Founder's Edition - $799
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - $999
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founder's Edition - $1,199
NVIDIA is currently offering select Founder's Edition cards for pre-order. They cost $100 more than the base cards apparently will on average, but PC gamers who want the absolute latest can pre-order them right now through the NVIDIA website.
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