GeForce GTX 960 vs GeForce RTX 2080

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Graphic Card - 1.30 GHz Core - 1.37 GHz Boost Clock - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Dual 02G-P4-2968-KR

Prices and Stock
MSRP $699

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDRR6 256-bit VR Ready Graphics Card (RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO)

EVGA PowerLink, Support All NVIDIA Founders Edition & All EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti/2080/2070*/2060*/Super*/GTX 1660 Ti*/1660*/1650/1080 Ti/1080/1070 Ti/1070/1060 0600-Pl-2816-Lr

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms GeForce GTX 960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 1337 days newer than GeForce GTX 960.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 960

Up to 61% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than GeForce RTX 2080 - $2.09 vs $5.30 per FPS
Consumes up to 44% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 120 vs 215 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2080

Performs up to 34% better in Escape From Tarkov than GeForce GTX 960 - 164 vs 122 FPS
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 8 vs 2 GB

This is a free version of Escape From Tarkov.

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015

FPS

122

74%

Value, $/FPS

$2.09/FPS

100%

Price, $

$255

100%

Value Winner

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Graphic Card - 1.30 GHz Core - 1.37 GHz Boost Clock - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Dual 02G-P4-2968-KR

Buy for $255 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 221 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

FPS

164

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.30/FPS

39%

Price, $

$869

29%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDRR6 256-bit VR Ready Graphics Card (RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO)

Buy for $869 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 221 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015

GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

141

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

142

FPS

191

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

338

FPS

352

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

105

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

132

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 960

Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015

Pixel Fillrate

37.7 GPixel/s

34%

Texel Fillrate

75.39 GTexel/s

24%

GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

109.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

314.6 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 960	vs	GeForce RTX 2080
Jan 22nd, 2015	Release Date	Sep 20th, 2018
GeForce 900	Generation	GeForce 20
$199	MSRP	$699
1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	256-bit
112.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
1127 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1515 MHz
1178 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1710 MHz
1753 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz