Turing Discussion Thread

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https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvi...243-6.html

Although GeForce RTX 2080 Ti lives on at $1,200, Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 2080 Super improves upon the 2080 Founders Edition’s price and performance by posting average frame rates 6% higher for $100 less. The result is a 21% improvement in performance per dollar. Of course, less expensive 2080s make the 2080 Super a more modest proposition; they already sell for as little as $700, leaving you with just the 6% speed-up to speak of.
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In the end, GeForce RTX 2080 Super represents a slight performance improvement over GeForce RTX 2080. It’s quite a bit less expensive than GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition but matches the price of third-party 2080s already available. The 2080 Super was designed in a way that allows Nvidia’s partners to repurpose their existing efforts. Its power consumption is 25-35W higher though, so expect warmer GPU temperatures, faster fan speeds, and slightly elevated acoustics. Although the GeForce RTX 2080 Super isn’t perfect, enthusiasts who crave more performance than what GeForce RTX 2070 Super or Radeon RX 5700 XT offer only have one option under the opulent GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, and that’s the 2080 Super. If you need the frame rates it offers, this is your only choice short of Nvidia's flagship.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidi...on/34.html

Overall, when averaged over our benchmarks at 4K resolution, the RTX 2080 Super Founders Edition is 8% faster than the original RTX 2080, which widens the gap to RTX 2070 Super to 16%, restoring the balance in this market segment. NVIDIA's flagship, the RTX 2080 Ti, is 18% faster than the RTX 2080 Super. AMD's fastest, the now end-of-life Radeon VII, is 15% behind, and the new Navi-based RX 5700 XT is 25% slower — not even close. Performance numbers of RTX 2080 Super are good, the higher FPS rates definitely help improve the gaming experience at 4K. While not a 4K60 max details card, it is good enough for solid 4K gaming with decent frame rates, if you are willing to sacrifice some details settings (depending on the game). Its high performance will also help gamers looking to drive a high-refresh-rate monitor beyond 60 Hz, on 1440p, with highest details.
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Priced at $699, the RTX 2080 Super Founders Edition actually launches at a lower price than the RTX 2080, which launched "starting at $699," with no cards in sight, and even the Founders Edition ended up being priced at $799. Combined with RTX 2080 Super's performance, I think this (small) change in NVIDIA's pricing strategy definitely helps make the RTX 2080 Super more attractive against the in-house competition from both sides of the spectrum. The RTX 2070 Super can be had for $500—around 20% better price/performance, but simply not enough horsepower for 4K gaming. If you have the money, then RTX 2080 Ti at $1100 will get you the 4K60 performance, but at a hefty price premium.

Let's not kid ourselves, $700 is a lot of money, but the options are limited: the Radeon VII is end-of-life, the RTX 2070 Super is too slow for 4K, the original RTX 2080 has only marginally better price/performance and lacks the memory OC headroom of RTX 2080 Super, and the RTX 2080 Ti is probably too expensive for people with just $600-$800 to spend. In order to offset the cost a little bit, and to show off the benefits of their RTX technology, NVIDIA includes a two-game bundle with all RTX Super cards consisting of Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Control, which both support raytracing.