NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs NVIDIA T600 Mobile Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA T600 Mobile and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti occupy opposite ends of the mobile and desktop GPU spectrum, and the recorded benchmark data reflects a complete split in workload dominance. The T600 Mobile does not win any of the head-to-head benchmark tests in the database, while the RTX 2080 Ti wins both. That outcome is expected given the scale of the hardware differences, but the two cards are not competing for the same user, and the use-case split is defined by factors beyond raw compute scores.

The RTX 2080 Ti is the clear winner in absolute performance. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, it scores 128171 against the T600 Mobile's 35486, a delta of -72.3% from the perspective of the T600 Mobile. In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 2080 Ti scores 132930 against 30211, a delta of -77.3%. These are not marginal advantages; the RTX 2080 Ti is roughly 3.6 times faster in OpenCL and roughly 4.4 times faster in Vulkan. For any workload that is compute-bound or graphics-bound, the RTX 2080 Ti is the only option of the two that delivers desktop-class throughput.

The T600 Mobile, however, fits a completely different niche. It is an integrated form factor (IGP slot width) with no power connectors and a 40 W TDP, compared to the RTX 2080 Ti's dual-slot design, 2x 8-pin power connectors, 250 W TDP, and 600 W suggested PSU. The T600 Mobile is designed for portable or compact systems where space and power draw are constrained. Its 4 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128 bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth is far less than the RTX 2080 Ti's 11 GB GDDR6 on a 352 bit bus with 616.0 GB/s, but for lighter professional or mobile workloads, that capacity and bandwidth may be sufficient. In the database, the T600 Mobile's average benchmark score is 32849, which places it near the NVIDIA P104-100 (32982, delta -0.4%) and the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME (32601, delta 0.8%). That proximity shows it is not a low-end part in absolute terms; it sits in the mid-range of recorded GPUs despite its modest power envelope.

The RTX 2080 Ti, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 29783, which is lower than the T600 Mobile's average despite its far higher peak scores. This is because the average aggregates many different tests, including legacy DirectX 9 and G2D tests where the RTX 2080 Ti does not shine. Its Passmark G3D score is 21548, and its Passmark GPU Compute score is 10056, but its Passmark DirectX 9 score is only 235, DirectX 10 is 153, DirectX 11 is 190, DirectX 12 is 84, and G2D is 927. The T600 Mobile has only two recorded benchmarks, both modern (OpenCL and Vulkan), which skews its average upward. So the use-case split is not just about performance tiers: the T600 Mobile is a modern-workload specialist in a low-power package, while the RTX 2080 Ti is a high-throughput card that also carries legacy compatibility data in the database.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is substantially faster, scoring 128171 versus the NVIDIA T600 Mobile's 35486, a delta of -72.3% relative to the RTX 2080 Ti.

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA T600 Mobile has the higher average benchmark score at 32849, versus the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti's 29783. This is partly due to the different sets of tests recorded for each card; the RTX 2080 Ti has many legacy DirectX scores in its average, while the T600 Mobile has only two modern compute/API scores.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The T600 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 2080 Ti has 11 GB of GDDR6 on a 352 bit bus with 616.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does the RTX 2080 Ti support ray tracing or tensor cores?

A: Yes, the RTX 2080 Ti has 68 RT cores and 544 tensor cores. The T600 Mobile has no recorded RT cores or tensor cores in the database.

Q: How do the two compare in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The RTX 2080 Ti scores 132930, while the T600 Mobile scores 30211, a delta of -77.3% from the T600 Mobile's perspective.

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor density?

A: The RTX 2080 Ti has a slightly higher transistor density at 24.7M per mm², versus 23.5M per mm² for the T600 Mobile, despite both being on TSMC's 12 nm process.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the NVIDIA T600 Mobile and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. In both, the RTX 2080 Ti wins by a wide margin, and the deltas are large enough to define the performance gap clearly.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 2080 Ti scores 128171, and the T600 Mobile scores 35486. The delta is -72.3%, meaning the T600 Mobile delivers only about 27.7% of the RTX 2080 Ti's OpenCL score. This test is a general compute workload that exercises the GPU's raw throughput across a variety of operations. The RTX 2080 Ti's advantage here is consistent with its much larger hardware: 4352 shading units versus 896, 272 TMUs versus 56, 88 ROPs versus 32, and FP32 throughput of 13.45 TFLOPS versus 2.527 TFLOPS. The RTX 2080 Ti also has 68 RT cores and 544 tensor cores, while the T600 Mobile has none recorded. OpenCL workloads that can use these dedicated units will see an even larger gap than the raw score suggests.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the margin is even wider. The RTX 2080 Ti scores 132930, and the T600 Mobile scores 30211, a delta of -77.3%. Vulkan is a low-level graphics and compute API, and the RTX 2080 Ti's advantage in this test reflects both its higher shading throughput and its larger memory subsystem. The RTX 2080 Ti's 616.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth is over three times the T600 Mobile's 192.0 GB/s, and its 11 GB frame buffer can hold far larger working sets than the T600 Mobile's 4 GB. In Vulkan workloads that are memory-bandwidth limited, the RTX 2080 Ti will widen its lead further.

The T600 Mobile does not have any recorded wins in the head-to-head data. Its only two benchmark entries are the same two tests, and it loses both. However, the average benchmark score tells a different story when viewed across the full database. The T600 Mobile's average of 32849 is actually higher than the RTX 2080 Ti's average of 29783. This is because the RTX 2080 Ti's average includes many Passmark tests with low scores: DirectX 9 at 235, DirectX 10 at 153, DirectX 11 at 190, DirectX 12 at 84, G2D at 927, G3D at 21548, and GPU Compute at 10056. The T600 Mobile's average only includes its two Geekbench scores, which are both relatively strong for its class. In the nearest rival data, the T600 Mobile's average sits just below the NVIDIA T550 Mobile (33161, delta -0.9%) and just above the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 (32540, delta 0.9%). The RTX 2080 Ti's average sits just below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (29928, delta -0.5%) and just above the AMD FirePro W8000 (29211, delta 2%). So while the RTX 2080 Ti dominates the head-to-head tests, the average scores place each card in a different performance neighborhood, and the T600 Mobile's neighborhood is surprisingly competitive for a 40 W part.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification. The most obvious difference is scale: the T600 Mobile uses the TU117 chip with 4,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, while the RTX 2080 Ti uses the TU102 chip with 18,600 million transistors on a 754 mm² die. Both are on TSMC's 12 nm process, but the RTX 2080 Ti has a slightly higher transistor density at 24.7M per mm² versus 23.5M per mm².

Clock speeds differ as well. The T600 Mobile has a base clock of 780 MHz and a boost clock of 1410 MHz. The RTX 2080 Ti has a base clock of 1350 MHz and a boost clock of 1545 MHz. Memory clocks also differ: the T600 Mobile runs at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective, while the RTX 2080 Ti runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective.

Memory configuration is a major differentiator. The T600 Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus, yielding 192.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 2080 Ti has 11 GB of GDDR6 on a 352 bit bus, yielding 616.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 2080 Ti has nearly 2.75 times the memory capacity and over 3.2 times the memory bandwidth.

The compute units scale accordingly. The T600 Mobile has 896 shading units, 56 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The RTX 2080 Ti has 4352 shading units, 272 TMUs, and 88 ROPs. The RTX 2080 Ti also has 68 RT cores and 544 tensor cores; the T600 Mobile has none recorded. Pixel rate is 45.12 GPixel/s for the T600 Mobile versus 136.0 GPixel/s for the RTX 2080 Ti. Texture rate is 78.96 GTexel/s versus 420.2 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 2.527 TFLOPS versus 13.45 TFLOPS, and FP16 throughput is 5.053 TFLOPS versus 26.90 TFLOPS, both with a 2:1 ratio.

Power and physical design differ dramatically. The T600 Mobile has a TDP of 40 W, an IGP slot width, and no power connectors. The RTX 2080 Ti has a TDP of 250 W, a dual-slot width, 2x 8-pin power connectors, and a suggested PSU of 600 W. The RTX 2080 Ti is 267 mm long, 116 mm high, and 35 mm wide. The T600 Mobile has no recorded dimensions. Display outputs also differ: the T600 Mobile is listed as portable device dependent, while the RTX 2080 Ti has 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C. Both use PCIe 3.0 x16. The T600 Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 2080 Ti supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Release dates differ as well: the T600 Mobile came later, with a recorded release date in April 2021, while the RTX 2080 Ti was released in September 2018. The RTX 2080 Ti has a launch MSRP of 999 USD.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs are built on NVIDIA's Turing architecture and use TSMC's 12 nm process, but they come from different product generations and target different market segments. The T600 Mobile is listed under the Quadro Turing-M (Tx000) generation, while the RTX 2080 Ti is part of the GeForce 20 generation. The T600 Mobile's predecessor is Quadro Pascal-M, and its successor is Ampere-MW. The RTX 2080 Ti's predecessor is GeForce 10, and its successor is GeForce 30. Both are end-of-life in the database.

The most significant architectural difference is the presence of dedicated hardware on the RTX 2080 Ti. It has 68 RT cores for ray tracing and 544 tensor cores for AI workloads. The T600 Mobile has no recorded RT cores or tensor cores. This means the RTX 2080 Ti can accelerate ray-traced graphics and tensor-based operations in hardware, while the T600 Mobile must handle these workloads through its general-purpose shading units, if at all. The RTX 2080 Ti also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes features like hardware ray tracing and variable rate shading, whereas the T600 Mobile supports DirectX 12 (12_1) only.

The die design reflects these differences. The RTX 2080 Ti's TU102 die is 754 mm², one of the largest in the database, with 18,600 million transistors. The T600 Mobile's TU117 die is 200 mm² with 4,700 million transistors. The RTX 2080 Ti has nearly four times the transistor count and nearly four times the die area. The transistor density is similar (24.7M versus 23.5M per mm²), which indicates the two chips use comparable design rules and cell libraries; the performance difference comes from scale, not density.

The memory architecture also differs fundamentally. The RTX 2080 Ti uses a 352 bit memory bus, which is a wide interface designed for high bandwidth. The T600 Mobile uses a 128 bit bus, which is narrower and more power-efficient. The RTX 2080 Ti's 616.0 GB/s bandwidth supports its 13.45 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, while the T600 Mobile's 192.0 GB/s bandwidth is proportional to its much lower 2.527 TFLOPS. The RTX 2080 Ti's 11 GB frame buffer is also well above the T600 Mobile's 4 GB, which matters for large textures, high-resolution rendering, and large compute datasets.

Power delivery is a further architectural distinction. The T600 Mobile is an IGP with no power connectors and a 40 W TDP, which means it is designed to draw power from the motherboard or a low-power mobile platform. The RTX 2080 Ti requires two 8-pin power connectors and a 600 W system PSU, consuming 250 W. This power budget difference explains the performance gap: the RTX 2080 Ti can sustain much higher clock rates and feed a much larger compute array, while the T600 Mobile is constrained to a fraction of that power envelope. The RTX 2080 Ti's boost clock of 1545 MHz is only about 9.6% higher than the T600 Mobile's 1410 MHz, yet its FP32 throughput is over five times higher, because it has nearly five times the shading units. The architecture is the same Turing design in both chips, but the RTX 2080 Ti implements it at a much larger scale with additional dedicated hardware blocks for ray tracing and tensor operations.