NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER : Our Verdict, Game Bundle, Price + Availability
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER – Our Verdict!
Coming up with the RTX SUPER cards was easy for NVIDIA. They reused the same NVIDIA Turing GPUs that powered the RTX 20 series.
But of the three RTX SUPER cards they released, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (US | UK | MY) is the one true SUPER card.
While the RTX 2070 SUPER and RTX 2060 SUPER use cut-down versions of the RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 cards respectively, the RTX 2080 SUPER uses the full TU104 GPU and came with higher clock speeds, and faster GDDR6 memory.
This allows it to be much faster than a regular RTX 2080, at the same price point!
NVIDIA naturally dropped the RTX 2080, offering consumers the choice of the much faster RTX 2080 SUPER, or the much cheaper RTX 2070 SUPER.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (US | UK | MY) far outclasses the RX 5700, and the RX 5700 XT. But we managed to get our hands on the Radeon VII, which arguably is its closest AMD rival. Here is a summary of their performance in our six real world game benchmarks :
- F1 2019 : RTX 2080S is faster by 11% (1080p), 13% (1440p) and 17% (2160p)
- World War Z : RTX 2080S is 9% faster at 1080p and 1440p, Radeon VII is 4% faster at 2160p
- The Division 2 : RTX 2080S is 17.5% faster at 1080p, 22-23% faster at 1440p and 2160p
- Strange Brigade : RTX 2080S is 15% faster at 1080p, 12.5% faster at 1440p, but ties with the Radeon VII at 2160p
- Metro Exodus : RTX 2080S is 10% faster at 1080p, 8.5% faster at 1440p, and just 5% faster at 2160p
- AOTS : RTX 2080S is 5% faster at 1440p, and 12% faster at 2160p
Generally, we would say that GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (US | UK | MY) is roughly 10-15% faster than the Radeon VII and the RTX 2070 SUPER.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (US | UK | MY) is not only the one true SUPER card, it is the only one that can reliably deliver 4K gaming performance at 60 fps and beyond.
It is therefore, the logical choice, for those who want to game at 4K with most, if not all, of the graphics bells and whistles turned on.
However, you must be prepared to pay a 40% price premium of $200 over the RTX 2070 SUPER for roughly 12.5% better performance.
If you plan to game at 1440p, or don’t mind turning down some graphics features, buy the GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER instead.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Game Bundle
NVIDIA is bundling TWO GAMES – Wolfenstein : Youngblood and Control – with the RTX 2080 SUPER. They are worth at least $50, so that’s a really nice deal… if you like those games.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER – Where To Buy
Here are some direct purchase links and prices of various AIB custom cards (prices accurate as of 18 August 2019) :
| Model | US | UK | Australia | Malaysia |
| ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080S Advanced OC | $789.99 | £739.99 | $1,535.21 | RM 3,999 |
| ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080S Gaming OC | $739.99 | £823.29 | NA | NA |
| ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080S Gaming | NA | £803.09 | NA | NA |
| ASUS DUAL RTX 2080 SUPER EVO OC | $729.99 | £731.55 | NA | RM 3,750 |
| ASUS DUAL RTX 2080 SUPER EVO |
NA | £763.99 | NA | NA |
| EVGA RTX 2080 SUPER XC Hybrid Gaming | $789.99 | £770.39 | NA | NA |
| EVGA RTX 2080 SUPER FTW3 Ultra Gaming | $836.19 | £769.99 | NA | NA |
| EVGA RTX 2080 SUPER XC Ultra Gaming | $789.99 | £739.99 | NA | NA |
| EVGA RTX 2080 SUPER XC Gaming |
$729.99 | £729.99 | NA | NA |
| EVGA RTX 2080 SUPER Black Gaming | $699.99 | £689.99 | NA | NA |
| EVGA RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming | $849.93 | NA | NA | NA |
| GALAX RTX 2080 SUPER EX |
NA | NA | $1,234.80 | RM 3,288 |
| GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 2080S WATERFORCE | $839.99 | £844.44 | NA | NA |
| GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 2080 SUPER |
NA | £799.99 | $1,419.00 | RM 3,939 |
| GIGABYTE RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC |
$739.99 | £734.99 | $1,380.80 | RM 3,699 |
| GIGABYTE RTX 2080 SUPER Turbo | NA | £826.42 | NA | NA |
| MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio | $759.99 | £774.96 | $1,398.06 | RM 3,790 |
| MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Ventus OC |
$729.99 | £778.67 | $1,328.85 | NA |
| NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER Founders Edition | $789.99 | $1,455.00 | NA | |
| PNY RTX 2080 SUPER XLR8 OC Triple Fan |
NA | £790.25 | NA | NA |
| PNY RTX 2080 SUPER Blower 8G | $2,050.41 | £751.98 | $2,050.41 | NA |
| ZOTAC RTX 2080 SUPER AMP Extreme | NA | £739.00 | NA | RM 3,599 |
| ZOTAC RTX 2080 SUPER AMP |
$739.99 | £709.99 | NA | RM 3,399 |
| ZOTAC RTX 2080 SUPER Twin Fan | NA | £699.98 | NA | RM 4,089.59 |
Recommended Reading
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Founders Edition Review!
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Founders Edition Review!
- RX 5700 vs RTX 2060 SUPER Performance Comparison!
- The NVIDIA RTX Super vs AMD RX 5700 Comparison!
- NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER Vulkan Performance Examined!
- AMD Radeon RX 5700 Review : 1440p Gaming FTW!
- ASUS ROG Strix RTX SUPER Malaysia Price + Analysis!
- FREE AI Course For Jetson Nano – What You Need To Know!
- First Six GIGABYTE RTX SUPER Cards + 63 More Revealed!
- The First 19 ASUS RTX SUPER Graphics Cards Revealed!
- NVIDIA RTX SUPER Comparison : Performance, Value, Watt
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- NVIDIA GeForce RTX SUPER : Everything You Need To Know!
- NVIDIA Super RTX Price List + Game Bundle CONFIRMED!
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