MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z 11 GB Graphics Card Review – The Card That Goes SHAZAM!

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z Benchmarks (DirectX 12)

Ashes of The Singularity: Escalation

NVIDIA and AMD have been tweaking the performance of their cards for Ashes of the Singularity since the title released. It was the first to make use of the DirectX 12 API and the first to leverage from the new Async compute technology that makes use of the DX12 renderer to improve performance.

Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1 takes us back to the great war that was meant to end all wars aka World War 1. Using the latest Frostbite tech, the game does a good job at looking gorgeous in all ways possible. From the open world environments to the intense and gun-blazing action, this multiplayer and single player FPS title is one of the best Battlefields to date.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Humanity is at war with itself and divided into factions. On one end, we have the pure and on the other, we have the augmented. That is the world where Adam Jensen lives in and this is the world of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. The game uses the next generation Dawn Engine that was made by IO interactive on the foundation of their Glacier 2 engine. The game features support of DirectX 12 API and is one of the most visually intensive titles that taxes the GPU really hard.

Hitman (2016)

With the latest drivers, NVIDIA has managed to up the performance of their Pascal and Maxwell parts in Hitman (2016). The game has been a major win for AMD graphics cards that still show a strong gain in performance when switching over from DX11 to DX12, but NVIDIA is slowly catching up with their drivers.

Shadow of The Tomb Raider

The Rise of The Tomb Raider

The rise of the Tomb Raider is one of the most beautiful games that I have played recently and was patched to the DX12 API. The game features a wide variety of settings and we chose Very High, HBAO+ without any AA.

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10

WCCFTECH RATING

MSI has really hit the notes right with their flagship GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z graphics card. A strong contender in the custom RTX 2080 Ti lineup and a card that features excellent cooling, excellent overclocking and an excellent design which even at its high price is totally worth it.

Pros

• One of the fastest GeForce RTX 2080 Ti models available right now
• Stellar gaming performance at the 4K resolution
• Great upgrade from GTX 1080 Ti and GTX 1080
• Factory Overclocked Out of Box (Up To 1770 MHz)
• Excellent 19 Phase Power Design With Up To 380W TDP Limit
• Stunning Tri-Frozr Design With Carbon Fiber Shroud and Backplate
• OLED Dashboard for real-time GPU/VRAM Statistics (Includes Splash Screen)
• Zero Frozr Fan Technology Included on TORX 3.0 Fans
• Great overclocking potential, full tuning options
• Memory modules on the Lightning Z can hit more than 750 GB/s bandwidth
• Backplate includes heat pads for increased heat dissipation
• MSI Mystic Light RGB support on the shroud and back look stunning
• 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
• Lot's of display connectivity, great for VR and multi-display PCs.

Cons

• Ridiculously High Priced ($1599.99 US)
• Very high power consumption when overclocked
• Factory Overclock Not As Impressive As Other Custom RTX 2080 Ti cards
• No Zero Frozr enabled on default BIOS
• Very few DLSS and RTX titles available right now

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