NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data shows a clear overall victory for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, which wins 8 of the 9 head-to-head comparisons against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. The most decisive margin comes in the Passmark DirectX 11 test, where the mobile card scores 237 versus 190, a 24.7% advantage. This is followed closely by the DirectX 12 result, where the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile posts 102 against 84, a 21.4% lead. These two results indicate the newer architecture handles modern API workloads with substantially more efficiency.

The Geekbench OpenCL test also favors the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, with a score of 143870 compared to 128171, representing a 12.2% win. The Passmark G3D score follows a similar pattern: 24004 for the mobile card versus 21548 for the RTX 2080 Ti, an 11.4% margin. In the Geekbench Vulkan test, the gap narrows to 4.7%, with scores of 139213 and 132930 respectively. The Passmark DirectX 9 result shows a 10.2% lead for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (259 vs 235), while the G2D test shows a smaller 5.8% advantage (981 vs 927).

The closest contest is in the Passmark GPU Compute test, where the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins by a razor-thin 0.4% margin (10101 vs 10056). The only test where the RTX 2080 Ti comes out ahead is Passmark DirectX 10, scoring 153 versus 151, a 1.3% edge. This single victory does little to offset the overall trend, as the aggregate average benchmark score for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is 35435, while the RTX 2080 Ti sits at 29783. The percentile ranking reinforces this: the mobile card lands in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 2080 Ti is in the 75th percentile.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile in synthetic compute workloads?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile leads in Geekbench OpenCL by 12.2% (143870 vs 128171) and in Geekbench Vulkan by 4.7% (139213 vs 132930). In Passmark GPU Compute, the lead is marginal at 0.4% (10101 vs 10056).

Q: Which card performs better in DirectX 12 games?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins the Passmark DirectX 12 test by 21.4% (102 vs 84). This is one of the largest margins in the comparison, indicating a significant advantage for modern API titles.

Q: Is there any workload where the RTX 2080 Ti wins?

A: Yes, the RTX 2080 Ti edges out the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile in the Passmark DirectX 10 test, scoring 153 versus 151, a 1.3% difference. This is the only benchmark win for the older card.

Q: What does the average benchmark score tell us about overall performance?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has an average benchmark score of 35435, which is 18.9% higher than the RTX 2080 Ti's 29783. This places the mobile card in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, compared to the 75th percentile for the RTX 2080 Ti.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The database shows the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is nearly tied with the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (35520 average score, 0.2% lower) and the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35860, 1.2% lower). It leads the NVIDIA A2 by 2.1% and trails the NVIDIA T1000 by 2.4%.

Q: Where does the RTX 2080 Ti stand relative to other cards?

A: The RTX 2080 Ti's average score of 29783 places it just below the RTX 5070 Mobile (29928, 0.5% higher) and the RTX 3070 Ti (29945, 0.5% higher). It is 1% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6800 but 2% ahead of the AMD FirePro W8000.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures and manufacturing processes. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB205 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 2080 Ti uses the older Turing architecture with the TU102 chip, built on a 12 nm process. The transistor counts reflect this generational leap: the GB205 packs 31,100 million transistors on a die size of 263 mm², yielding a transistor density of 118.3 million per mm². The TU102, by contrast, contains 18,600 million transistors on a much larger 754 mm² die, giving it a density of just 24.7 million per mm².

The memory technology also differs significantly. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. The RTX 2080 Ti has 11 GB of GDDR6 memory on a wider 352-bit bus, but its bandwidth is lower at 616.0 GB/s. The newer memory standard allows the mobile card to achieve higher bandwidth despite a narrower bus.

In terms of compute resources, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. It also features 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. The RTX 2080 Ti has fewer shading units at 4352, but more texture mapping units at 272 and slightly more ROPs at 88. Its ray tracing core count is higher at 68, and it has 544 tensor cores. The FP32 compute rate favors the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 17.04 TFLOPS versus 13.45 TFLOPS for the RTX 2080 Ti. In FP16, the RTX 2080 Ti posts 26.90 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile achieves 17.04 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the RTX 2080 Ti uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The power delivery situation is radically different: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a 60 W TDP with no power connectors, as it is an integrated graphics processor (IGP). The RTX 2080 Ti has a 250 W TDP, requires dual 8-pin power connectors, and needs a 600 W suggested PSU.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is built on a 5 nm process with 31,100 million transistors and a 263 mm² die, while the RTX 2080 Ti uses a 12 nm process with 18,600 million transistors and a 754 mm² die. The clock speeds tell a nuanced story: the RTX 2080 Ti has a higher base clock of 1350 MHz versus 847 MHz, and a higher boost clock of 1545 MHz versus 1447 MHz. However, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile compensates with its architecture and memory.

Memory capacity favors the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 12 GB versus 11 GB for the RTX 2080 Ti. The memory type is GDDR7 versus GDDR6, and the bus width is 192-bit versus 352-bit. Despite the narrower bus, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile achieves higher bandwidth at 672.0 GB/s versus 616.0 GB/s. The effective memory clock is listed as 1750 MHz for both, though the RTX 2080 Ti's effective rate is 14 Gbps while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's is 28 Gbps.

Shading units favor the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (5888 vs 4352), as do TMUs (184 vs 272, with the RTX 2080 Ti holding the higher count). ROPs are slightly higher on the RTX 2080 Ti (88 vs 80). Ray tracing cores are more numerous on the RTX 2080 Ti (68 vs 46), and tensor cores are also higher there (544 vs 184). The pixel rate is higher on the RTX 2080 Ti at 136.0 GPixel/s versus 115.8 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is also higher at 420.2 GTexel/s versus 266.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput, however, favors the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 17.04 TFLOPS versus 13.45 TFLOPS.

The form factor and power requirements are starkly different. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is an IGP with a 60 W TDP and no power connectors, while the RTX 2080 Ti is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 116 mm in height, and 35 mm in width, requiring 250 W and dual 8-pin connectors. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 for the mobile card and PCIe 3.0 x16 for the desktop card. Display outputs are portable device dependent for the mobile card, while the RTX 2080 Ti offers 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the clear winner in most modern workloads. Its 24.7% advantage in DirectX 11 and 21.4% advantage in DirectX 12 make it the stronger choice for contemporary gaming and applications that leverage these APIs. The 12.2% lead in OpenCL and 4.7% lead in Vulkan further cement its position for compute and cross-platform workloads. The 11.4% margin in Passmark G3D indicates better overall 3D rendering performance. For users prioritizing the latest gaming features, ray tracing, and general compute, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the superior option.

The RTX 2080 Ti holds one specific advantage: the Passmark DirectX 10 test, where it wins by 1.3%. This is a legacy API, but for users running older applications or games that rely on DirectX 10, the RTX 2080 Ti has a slight edge. Its higher pixel rate (136.0 GPixel/s vs 115.8 GPixel/s) and texture rate (420.2 GTexel/s vs 266.2 GTexel/s) also suggest that in certain fill-rate-bound scenarios, the older card may perform better. Additionally, the RTX 2080 Ti's higher boost clock (1545 MHz vs 1447 MHz) could benefit workloads that are sensitive to clock speed.

The RTX 2080 Ti also has advantages in raw hardware resources for specific tasks. Its 68 ray tracing cores and 544 tensor cores, compared to 46 and 184 respectively on the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, could make it more capable in scenarios that heavily utilize these dedicated units. However, the benchmark data does not show this translating into a performance win in the recorded tests, likely due to the architectural efficiency of the newer Blackwell 2.0 design.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the stronger GPU in head-to-head comparison, winning 8 of 9 benchmarks with an average score of 35435 versus 29783 for the RTX 2080 Ti. The mobile card's dominance in DirectX 11 and DirectX 12, along with its lead in OpenCL and Vulkan, makes it the recommended choice for anyone building a system for modern gaming or compute workloads. Its higher FP32 throughput (17.04 TFLOPS vs 13.45 TFLOPS), larger memory capacity (12 GB vs 11 GB), and faster bandwidth (672.0 GB/s vs 616.0 GB/s) provide a solid foundation for current and near-future titles.

The RTX 2080 Ti, despite being an end-of-life product, retains relevance in a narrow set of scenarios. Its single benchmark win in DirectX 10, combined with its higher pixel and texture rates, means it could still serve users with legacy software dependencies. Its higher ray tracing core count (68 vs 46) and tensor core count (544 vs 184) may offer theoretical advantages in specialized workloads, though the recorded benchmarks do not reflect a practical benefit.

For the vast majority of users, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the better buy based purely on performance data. It places in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, five points higher than the RTX 2080 Ti's 75th percentile. The mobile card also operates at 60 W TDP compared to 250 W for the desktop card, making it a far more power-efficient solution, though this is an IGP form factor rather than a discrete card. The RTX 2080 Ti's launch MSRP was 999 USD, and while that historical figure is noted, the performance gap makes the newer mobile card the clear choice for anyone who can accommodate its integrated design.