The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N is Finally Released
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It has been a long time coming, but EVGA has finally released its over-engineered GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N graphics card for $1900 (~£1,454.32). However, you still need to be a member of EVGA’s exclusive Associate Program to be eligible to purchase the graphics card.
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EVGA designed the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N with the help of renowned extreme overclockers Illya «TiN» Tsemenko and Vince «K|NGP|N» Lucido. Starting from the inside out, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N is produced on a 12-layer PCB that houses an over-the-top power delivery subsystem with a 16+3 arrangement. The GPU has 16 power phases at its disposal while the memory gets three power phases. The design features dual MP2888A controllers and MP86956 Smart PowerStages that are rated for 60 amperes.
To say that the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N is designed for overclocking is an understatement. It comes with three different BIOS profiles with settings that are specific to normal usage, overclocking and extreme LN2 overclocking. The graphics card also comes with 12 onboard iCX temperature sensors that practically enables you to monitor every inch of the graphics card. There are a few small LEDs that should come in handy for self-diagnostics. And, of course, EVGA also incorporated the Probe-It header so you can monitor the graphics card’s real-time voltage with a digital multimeter and the EVBot header if you’re a fan of the brand’s EVBot overclocking tool.
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N features a dual-slot design and measures 290.83mm long. It sports a slick black metal shroud and black plate. A metal heatsink hides under the hood, and according to EVGA, the VRM section of the heatsink boasts a modular design so you can use aftermarket GPU coolers with the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N.
In terms of cooling, the graphics card relies on a single 100mm HBM fan for overall cooling.
The TU102 silicon is specifically cooled by a 240mm all-in-one liquid cooling solution using a direct-die copper cold plate. The liquid cooler employs a 30mm think radiator, Asetek Gen 6 pump, and two 120mm PWM cooling fans rated with an airflow of roughly 69.5 CFM each. There’s also a 4-pin fan header at the rear of the graphics card.
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The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N’s shroud has an integrated OLED display, which can show you the graphics card’s real-time vitals, such as voltages, temperatures, operating clocks, power consumption or GPU utilization. Additionally, you can personalize the OLED display to show custom user messages. There’s an optional OLED bracket in case you want to slap an EVGA Hydro Copper block on the graphics card.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N has 4,352 CUDA cores and 11GB of GDDR6 memory operating at 1,750MHz (14,000MHz effective) across the 352-bit memory interface.
However, EVGA assures us that the memory chips are from Samsung. The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti K|NGP|N flaunts a 1,770MHz boost clock. The graphics card has three 8-pin PCIe power connectors, which means it can supply itself with over 520W of power. Display connectors include two mini-DisplayPort outputs, one normal DisplayPort output, and one HDMI port. Lastly, there’s the USB Type-C port for Nvidia VirtualLink.
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Why is EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+ better than Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition?
- 32bit wider memory bus width?
384bitvs352bit - 8 more render output units (ROPs)?
96vs88 - 1 more DVI outputs?
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Why is Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition better than EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+?
- 147MHz faster GPU clock speed?
1350MHzvs1203MHz - 7.46 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance?
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23 TFLOPSvs6.78 TFLOPS - 28.4 GPixel/s higher pixel rate?
143.9 GPixel/svs115.5 GPixel/s - 5GB more VRAM?
11GBvs6GB - 6904MHz higher effective memory clock speed?
14000MHzvs7096MHz - 233 GTexels/s higher texture rate?
444.7 GTexels/svs211.7 GTexels/s - 275GB/s more memory bandwidth?
616GB/svs341GB/s - Supports ray tracing?
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Performance
GPU clock speed
1203MHz
1350MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
GPU turbo
1304MHz
1635MHz
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
pixel rate
115.5 GPixel/s
143.9 GPixel/s
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
floating-point performance
6.78 TFLOPS
14.23 TFLOPS
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
texture rate
211.7 GTexels/s
444.7 GTexels/s
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
GPU memory speed
1774MHz
1750MHz
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
shading units
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
Memory
effective memory speed
7096MHz
14000MHz
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
maximum memory bandwidth
341GB/s
616GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
memory bus width
384bit
352bit
A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.
version of GDDR memory
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
Supports ECC memory
✖EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+
✖Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
Features
DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Supports multi-display technology
✔EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+
✔Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.
load GPU temperature
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+)
A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.
supports ray tracing
✖EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+
✔Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.
Supports 3D
✔EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+
✔Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).
supports DLSS
✖EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+
✔Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.
PassMark (G3D) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition)
This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.
Ports
has an HDMI output
✔EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.
0+
✔Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.
HDMI ports
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More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
HDMI version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Kingpin ACX 2.0+)
HDMI 2.0
Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
DisplayPort outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.
DVI outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.
mini DisplayPort outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.
