AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme 8 GB Graphics Card Review – Round Goes The RGB On A Triple Fan, Custom PCB Design

AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Power Consumption

I compiled the power consumption results by testing each card under idle and full stress when the card was running games. Each graphics card manufacturer sets a default TDP for the card which can vary from vendor to vendor depending on the extra clocks or board features they plug in on their custom cards. The default TDP for the RTX 2080 is 215W while the MSI custom model has a TDP of 245W.

Also, it's worth noting that the 12nm FFN process from TSMC is a refinement of their 16nm FF node. NVIDIA is cramping even larger amount of transistors and more cores than their previous cards, making it one of the densest chip built to date. It's likely to consume a lot of power and the results are reflective of that.

The AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme sees a 10W jump during peak load testing and an average 225W or 5W power jump over the founder's edition with its factory overclock which is a good thing as the card is clocked pretty high, to begin with. You would see a rise in power consumption of 20-30W when overclocking manually to gain more performance out of the package.

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WCCFTECH RATING

For those who are looking to purchase a brand new RTX 2080 graphics card, the RTX 2080 Xtreme from AORUS is a mighty good graphics card with one of the fastest factory out-of-box overclock in the market along with a stunning design and a unique take on RGB lighting which would definitely make your PC shine and stand out from the rest.

Pros

• Good Performance for 4K / 1440p Gaming
• Good upgrade for GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 Users
• Good overclocking potential, full tuning options (12+2 Phase PCB)
• One of the Fastest RTX 2080 Factory Overclock
• WindForce 3X heatsink cooling performance is great
• Refreshing new Design With Spiral Fan RGB
• 3D Active Fan Technology Included For Noise Free Gaming
• Memory modules can hit more than 550 GB/s bandwidth
• Backplate includes heat pads for increased heat dissipation
• RGB Lighting support on the backplate and sides are a plus
• Support for real-time ray tracing and DLSS features in next-generation gaming titles
• Good driver support for GeForce products, compatibility with DX11, DX12, Vulkan, OpenGL titles
• Performance per watt is great on Pascal graphics cards
• Lot's of display connectivity, great for VR and multi-display PCs.

Cons

• Very High Price ($879.99 US)
• Performance similar to custom GeForce GTX 1080 TI models
• No RTX and DLSS games available at launch

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