GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER WTF 8 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review – Don’t Let The Name Get You!

Test Setup

We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. The latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used from AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 10. All games that were tested were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

GPU Test Bench 'GALAX RTX 2080 SUPER WTF':

CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K @ 4.70 GHz
Motherboard	AORUS Z390 Master
Video Cards	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER WTF Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning X MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Gaming Z ASUS ROG GeForce RTX 2070 STRIX OC MSI Radeon RX 5700 Gaming X MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (4 X 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz
Storage	Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB)
Power Supply	ASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU
OS	Windows 10 64-bit
Drivers	AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 19.10.1 NVIDIA GeForce 440.97 WHQL

• All games were tested on 2560×1440 (2K) and 3840×2160 (4K) resolutions.
• Image Quality and graphics configurations have been provided in the screenshots below.
• The “reference” cards are the stock configs while the “overclock” cards are factory overclocked configs provided to us by various AIB partners.

 

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9

WCCFTECH RATING

The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Work The Frames is a solid performer all around, something that you can expect from a triple-fan cooled graphics card and the new RGB focused design looks very neat. The card rocks one of the highest factory-overclocks we have seen and is a definite recommendation in the large array of custom RTX 2080 SUPER series cards.

Pros

• Decent performance uplift from the same price
• Great performance at 1440p and 4K resolution
• Great upgrade from GTX 1080 and GTX 1070
• Factory Overclocked Out of Box (1860 MHz With 1-Click)
• Triple Fan Cooler
• Refreshing new design
• 0db fan technology
• Great overclocking potential, full tuning options
• Memory modules on the Gaming X Trio can hit more than 550 GB/s bandwidth
• Backplate includes heat pads for increased heat dissipation
• RGB Lighting support on the shroud and back 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

• High Price (Around $750 US)
• 1860 MHz Profile only unlocked through proprietary Xtreme Tuner Plus application
• The galaxy picture on the backplate may not be of everyone's liking
• High Power Consumption when overclocked
• No Memory overclock out of the box

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