NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs NVIDIA TITAN V Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V has an average benchmark score of 34355, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti scores 29783. The TITAN V sits at the 79th percentile of all GPUs, whereas the RTX 2080 Ti is at the 75th percentile.

Q: How close is the TITAN V to its nearest rivals?

A: The TITAN V's average score is 0.6% above the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB (34154), 0.4% above the NVIDIA RTX A1000 (34207), 0.5% below the AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34541), and 0.6% below the NVIDIA T1000 8 GB (34561).

Q: Where does the RTX 2080 Ti rank relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The RTX 2080 Ti's average score is 0.5% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (29928) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (29945), 1% below the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (30095), and 2% above the AMD FirePro W8000 (29211).

Q: Which GPU wins in compute-oriented workloads?

A: The TITAN V wins decisively in Geekbench OpenCL with a score of 157265 versus 128171, a 22.7% advantage. It also leads in Geekbench Vulkan with 152117 against 132930, a 14.4% margin.

Q: Which GPU wins in DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 tests?

A: The RTX 2080 Ti wins in Passmark DirectX 11 with 190 versus 152 (a 20% advantage) and in Passmark DirectX 12 with 84 versus 81 (a 3.6% advantage). The TITAN V only ties in DirectX 10 with both scoring 153.

Q: What are the memory configurations of these two cards?

A: The TITAN V uses 12 GB of HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus with 651.3 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 2080 Ti uses 11 GB of GDDR6 on a 352-bit bus with 616.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split between these two NVIDIA parts is fundamental. The TITAN V is built on the Volta architecture with the GV100 chip, while the RTX 2080 Ti uses the Turing architecture with the TU102 chip. Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 12 nm process, but the silicon itself differs substantially. The GV100 packs 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 25.9M per mm². The TU102 contains 18,600 million transistors on a 754 mm² die, for a density of 24.7M per mm². The TITAN V therefore has more raw silicon and a higher transistor count.

The compute resources diverge considerably. The TITAN V fields 5120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. The RTX 2080 Ti has 4352 shading units, 272 TMUs, and 88 ROPs. The TITAN V also carries 640 tensor cores, while the RTX 2080 Ti has 544. However, the Turing chip introduces a feature the Volta chip lacks entirely: 68 RT cores dedicated to ray tracing. This is the defining architectural addition of the RTX 2080 Ti and explains its DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) API support, whereas the TITAN V is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1).

Memory architecture is another major differentiator. The TITAN V uses 12 GB of HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus, delivering 651.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 2080 Ti uses 11 GB of GDDR6 on a 352-bit bus, delivering 616.0 GB/s. The TITAN V's HBM2 implementation provides both more capacity and higher bandwidth. Clock behavior also differs: the RTX 2080 Ti has a higher base clock of 1350 MHz versus 1200 MHz, and a higher boost clock of 1545 MHz versus 1455 MHz. The memory clocks are not directly comparable due to different memory types: the TITAN V runs at 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) while the RTX 2080 Ti runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

The TITAN V achieves a pixel rate of 139.7 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 465.6 GTexel/s. The RTX 2080 Ti records 136.0 GPixel/s and 420.2 GTexel/s. In floating-point throughput, the TITAN V delivers 14.90 TFLOPS FP32 and 29.80 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), while the RTX 2080 Ti delivers 13.45 TFLOPS FP32 and 26.90 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The TITAN V leads in every raw compute metric, but the RTX 2080 Ti counters with ray tracing hardware and newer API support. Both cards share the same 250 W TDP, dual-slot form factor, and 600 W suggested PSU. The TITAN V uses 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connectors, while the RTX 2080 Ti uses 2x 8-pin. Display outputs are similar, but the RTX 2080 Ti adds a USB Type-C port. Physical dimensions are nearly identical: both are 267 mm long, with the TITAN V at 112 mm height and 40 mm width versus 116 mm and 35 mm for the RTX 2080 Ti.

The Verdict

The data separates these two cards by workload type rather than by overall superiority. For compute-heavy tasks, the TITAN V is the clear choice. Its 22.7% lead in Geekbench OpenCL and 14.4% lead in Geekbench Vulkan demonstrate a substantial advantage in general-purpose and GPU compute scenarios. Its higher FP32 throughput of 14.90 TFLOPS versus 13.45 TFLOPS, plus its larger HBM2 memory pool at 651.3 GB/s bandwidth, make it the stronger card for compute-oriented users.

For gaming and DirectX-based workloads, the RTX 2080 Ti has the edge. It wins Passmark G3D with 21548 versus 19805, an 8.1% margin, and Passmark GPU Compute with 10056 versus 9263, a 7.9% margin. Its DirectX 11 advantage is particularly pronounced at 20% (190 versus 152). The RT 2080 Ti also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and includes 68 RT cores, enabling hardware ray tracing that the TITAN V cannot perform. The TITAN V's predecessor is the GeForce 900 series and its successor is the GeForce 20 series, which means it belongs to the generation immediately before the RTX 2080 Ti. The RTX 2080 Ti's predecessor is GeForce 10 and its successor is GeForce 30.

Users prioritizing compute, FP16 throughput, and memory bandwidth should pick the TITAN V. Users prioritizing gaming performance, DirectX 11 and 12 results, and ray tracing capability should pick the RTX 2080 Ti. The RTX 2080 Ti also achieves its wins with a lower launch MSRP of 999 USD, while the TITAN V launched at 2,999 USD. Both cards are end-of-life products.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification category. The TITAN V uses the GV100 chip on Volta architecture, while the RTX 2080 Ti uses the TU102 chip on Turing architecture. Transistor counts differ: 21,100 million for the TITAN V versus 18,600 million for the RTX 2080 Ti. Die size is 815 mm² for the TITAN V and 754 mm² for the RTX 2080 Ti, with densities of 25.9M per mm² and 24.7M per mm² respectively.

Clock speeds favor the RTX 2080 Ti: base clocks are 1350 MHz versus 1200 MHz, and boost clocks are 1545 MHz versus 1455 MHz. Memory configurations favor the TITAN V: 12 GB HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus with 651.3 GB/s bandwidth, versus 11 GB GDDR6 on a 352-bit bus with 616.0 GB/s. Memory clock rates are not directly comparable: 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) for the TITAN V and 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for the RTX 2080 Ti.

Compute unit counts all favor the TITAN V: 5120 shading units versus 4352, 320 TMUs versus 272, and 96 ROPs versus 88. The TITAN V has 640 tensor cores, while the RTX 2080 Ti has 544. The RTX 2080 Ti uniquely has 68 RT cores. Pixel rates are 139.7 GPixel/s versus 136.0 GPixel/s, and texture rates are 465.6 GTexel/s versus 420.2 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 14.90 TFLOPS versus 13.45 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 29.80 TFLOPS versus 26.90 TFLOPS.

Power delivery differs: the TITAN V uses 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin, while the RTX 2080 Ti uses 2x 8-pin. Both have 250 W TDP and 600 W suggested PSU. Display outputs are identical except the RTX 2080 Ti adds a USB Type-C port. Physical dimensions differ slightly in height and width: the TITAN V is 112 mm tall and 40 mm wide, while the RTX 2080 Ti is 116 mm tall and 35 mm wide. Both are 267 mm long. API support differs in DirectX: the TITAN V supports 12 (12_1), while the RTX 2080 Ti supports 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. Release dates are December 2017 for the TITAN V and September 2018 for the RTX 2080 Ti.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head results show a split of 5 wins each, but the margins tell a more nuanced story. The TITAN V's largest victory comes in Geekbench OpenCL, where it scores 157265 against 128171, a commanding 22.7% advantage. This is the single biggest delta in any test. The TITAN V also wins Geekbench Vulkan with 152117 versus 132930, a 14.4% margin. These two wins are substantial enough to define the TITAN V as the compute-oriented card.

The TITAN V's other wins are narrower. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 3565 versus 3537, a slim 0.8% margin. In Passmark G2D, it scores 937 versus 927, a 1.1% edge. In Passmark DirectX 10, both cards tie at 153, recorded as a TITAN V win with a 0% delta. These smaller wins suggest that in rasterization and 2D tasks, the two cards are closely matched.

The RTX 2080 Ti's wins are concentrated in Passmark tests. Its biggest victory is Passmark DirectX 11, where it scores 190 versus 152, a 20% advantage. This is the largest margin in either direction outside of Geekbench OpenCL. The RTX 2080 Ti also wins Passmark G3D with 21548 versus 19805, an 8.1% margin, and Passmark GPU Compute with 10056 versus 9263, a 7.9% margin. In Passmark DirectX 9, it scores 235 versus 213, a 9.4% advantage. In Passmark DirectX 12, it scores 84 versus 81, a 3.6% margin.

The pattern is consistent: the TITAN V dominates in API-agnostic compute and Vulkan workloads, while the RTX 2080 Ti dominates in legacy DirectX tests and overall 3D graphics. The RTX 2080 Ti's DirectX 11 win of 20% is particularly notable because it represents a generation-over-generation improvement in driver-level optimization for that API. Its DirectX 12 win, while smaller at 3.6%, aligns with its newer DirectX 12 Ultimate support. The TITAN V's compute wins are large enough to offset its gaming deficits in aggregate, but the RTX 2080 Ti's Passmark G3D and GPU Compute wins show that gaming-oriented performance is not solely about raw FP32 throughput. The 68 RT cores on the RTX 2080 Ti likely contribute to its DirectX 12 results, though the database does not isolate ray tracing performance.