NVIDIA · Turing

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080: specs, benchmarks and comparison

8 GB GDDR6
215 W

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Render rank (OptiX): 42 of 67; among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 15% of the leader
Launch price: $699; MSRP, US
Release: September 20, 2018

Performance

Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.

Blender Benchmark 2.81

GPU, barbershop_interior (CUDA)

543.85 s

lower is better

Median of 14 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	529.44 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.81

GPU, barbershop_interior (OPTIX)

930.98 s

lower is better

Median of 4 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	918.07 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)

46.02 s

lower is better

Rank 13 of 31 tested on CUDA37% of the leader

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 40 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	53.25 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	51.54 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	55.97 s	8 of 27
Blender Benchmark 2.83	51.08 s	4 of 20
Blender Benchmark 2.82	51.49 s	4 of 23
Blender Benchmark 2.81	50.29 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	49.66 s	3 of 12

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (OPTIX)

29.86 s

lower is better

Rank 14 of 20 tested on OptiX31% of the leader

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 20 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	26.67 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	25.63 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	25.66 s	7 of 17
Blender Benchmark 2.83	26.12 s	4 of 7
Blender Benchmark 2.82	27.27 s	4 of 7
Blender Benchmark 2.81	27.58 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	27.07 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (CUDA)

154.09 s

lower is better

Rank 11 of 26 tested on CUDA52% of the leader

154

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 29 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	175.21 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	171.21 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	167.13 s	7 of 25
Blender Benchmark 2.83	163.64 s	3 of 18
Blender Benchmark 2.82	163.59 s	3 of 17
Blender Benchmark 2.81	167.71 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	164.61 s	3 of 11

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (OPTIX)

98.52 s

lower is better

Rank 12 of 14 tested on OptiX34% of the leader

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 21 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	100 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	99.27 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	94.98 s	7 of 15
Blender Benchmark 2.83	94.46 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.82	95.31 s	3 of 7
Blender Benchmark 2.81	96.53 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	94.47 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)

90.68 s

lower is better

Rank 13 of 21 tested on CUDA38% of the leader

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 22 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	97.33 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	86.83 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	99.58 s	7 of 22
Blender Benchmark 2.83	93.02 s	3 of 16
Blender Benchmark 2.82	91.51 s	4 of 14
Blender Benchmark 2.81	88.45 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	88.26 s	4 of 10

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, fishy_cat (OPTIX)

42.33 s

lower is better

Rank 7 of 13 tested on OptiX39% of the leader

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 28 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1	47.1 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.92	48.1 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	42.29 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.83	41.14 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.82	42.15 s	3 of 7
Blender Benchmark 2.81	40.83 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	40.14 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (CUDA)

147.63 s

lower is better

Rank 10 of 20 tested on CUDA37% of the leader

148

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Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 21 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	158.87 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	152.05 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	165.23 s	8 of 22
Blender Benchmark 2.83	158.97 s	3 of 13
Blender Benchmark 2.82	152.09 s	3 of 15
Blender Benchmark 2.81	153.23 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	153.09 s	3 of 10

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, koro (OPTIX)

87.56 s

lower is better

Rank 7 of 13 tested on OptiX42% of the leader

0100200300

Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 31 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1	92.44 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.92	156.03 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	89.08 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.83	72.15 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.82	72.81 s	3 of 7
Blender Benchmark 2.81	73.17 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	73.62 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)

257.84 s

lower is better

Rank 11 of 21 tested on CUDA39% of the leader

258

0200400600800

Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 24 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	285.89 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	278.33 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	305.03 s	7 of 23
Blender Benchmark 2.83	288.22 s	3 of 14
Blender Benchmark 2.82	291.17 s	4 of 15
Blender Benchmark 2.81	290.3 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	287.01 s	3 of 10

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (OPTIX)

124.77 s

lower is better

Rank 7 of 13 tested on OptiX36% of the leader

125

0200400600

Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 32 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1	132.98 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.92	128.89 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	125.1 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.83	125.21 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.82	129.37 s	3 of 7
Blender Benchmark 2.81	129.31 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	129.63 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (CUDA)

382.01 s

lower is better

Rank 12 of 19 tested on CUDA36% of the leader

382

02505007501,000

Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 20 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.92	434.56 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	354.5 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.90	374.1 s	7 of 20
Blender Benchmark 2.83	374.86 s	2 of 13
Blender Benchmark 2.82	373.73 s	3 of 13
Blender Benchmark 2.81	380.69 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	379.73 s	2 of 9

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

GPU, victor (OPTIX)

142.22 s

lower is better

Rank 7 of 13 tested on OptiX37% of the leader

142

0200400600800

Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 25 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 2.93.1	164.93 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.92	175.93 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2	141.87 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.83	150.26 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.82	151.01 s	3 of 7
Blender Benchmark 2.81	186.13 s · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a	211.37 s · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 3.5.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)

1,729 samples/min

higher is better

Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (3)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0	1,678 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0	1,360 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1	1,665 samples/min · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)

2,282 samples/min

higher is better

Rank 42 of 67 tested on OptiX15% of the leader

2,282

05,00010,00015,000

Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce RTX 2080 is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

Median of 36 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (17)

Benchmark	Result	Rank
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0	2,152 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 5.1.1	1,988 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0	2,168 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 5.0.0	1,796 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 4.4.0	2,161 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0	2,213 samples/min	33 of 50
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0	2,237 samples/min	28 of 47
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0	2,237 samples/min	29 of 45
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0	2,267 samples/min	30 of 47
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0	2,550 samples/min	30 of 49
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0	2,595 samples/min	26 of 41
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0	2,422 samples/min	24 of 43
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0	2,445 samples/min	21 of 37
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1	2,341 samples/min	17 of 30
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0	2,456 samples/min · small sample	—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0	2,370 samples/min	17 of 38
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1	2,512 samples/min · small sample	—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Specifications

Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.

Chip

GPU chip: TU104-400A-A1
Architecture: Turing
Shader units: 2,944 (CUDA cores)

Clocks

Base clock: 1,515 MHz
Boost clock: 1,710 MHz

Memory

Video memory: 8 GB
Memory type: GDDR6
Memory bus: 256 bit
Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s

Power and dimensions

Board power: 215 W (TDP)

Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Will it fit your system

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