ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti & ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080
October, 2018Type
Graphics CardsPrice
$1299 US / $869ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti & ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 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. Default TDP for the RTX 2080 Ti is set at 250W while the MSI custom model has a TDP of 300W. The default TDP for the RTX 2080 is 215W while the MSI custom model has a TDP of 250W.
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 ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti consumes around the same power as the Founders Edition at stock clocks which is impressive considering it features higher clocks out of the box and a 19 phase VRM design. When overclocked, we see the consumption figures rise to the same extent as other RTX 2080 Ti cards I have tested before with manual overclocks.
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The ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is one of the most powerful graphics card available on the market, featuring the best cooling performance and two BIOS modes made for performance enthusiasts and noise free gaming.
- Great performance at the 4K resolution
- Great upgrade from GTX 1080 Ti and GTX 1080
- Great Cooling Performance and Acoustics
- Factory Overclocked Out of Box
- Next-Gen DirectCU heatsink
- Reinforced DirectCU Design
- Axial-Tech Fans With 0dB Technology
- Great overclocking potential, full tuning options
- Memory modules can hit more than 750 GB/s bandwidth
- Backplate includes heat pads for increased heat dissipation
- RGB Lighting support on the shroud, backplate, and sides are a plus
- Stealth Mode button to switch off RGB LEDs
- 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 Turing based graphics cards
- Lot's of display connectivity, great for VR and multi-display PCs
Pros
- Ridiculously High Priced ($1299.99 US)
- Very high power consumption when overclocked
- No RTX and DLSS games available on launch
- 0Db Fan Function Not Available in Performance BIOS
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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