EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti BLACK EDITION GAMING
NVIDIA's newest flagship graphics card, the GeForce RTX 2080 is based on the ground-breaking Turning architecture that was built using 12nm FinFET—a new generation of graphics chip engineered for a new level of realism. This graphics card series incorporates brand-new, industry-changing, real-time ray tracing, AI and shading technology to transform gaming visuals with lifelike reflections, refractions and shadows. Meanwhile, Deep Learning Super Sampling enables much smoother frame rates and less burden on the GPU than previous-generation anti-aliasing technology. The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti card packs 4,352 CUDA Cores, and 11GB of GDDR6/352-bit memory with 14 Gbps reference memory frequency.
This card comes equipped with EVGA's iCX2 cooling solution to effectively and efficiently take heat away, so you can game cool and reliable even in the fiercest of competition.
GPU Features
NVIDIA Turing
The revolutionary NVIDIA Turing architecture, combined with NVIDIA's all-new GeForce RTX platform, fuses together real-time ray tracing, artificial intelligence and programmable shading to give you a whole new way to experience games.
Real-Time Ray Tracing in Games
Ray tracing is the definitive solution for lifelike lighting, reflections and shadows, offering a level of realism far beyond what’s possible using traditional rendering techniques. Turing is the first GPU capable of real-time ray tracing.
Powerful AI-Enhanced Graphics
Artificial intelligence is driving the greatest technology advancement in history, and Turing is bringing it to computer graphics. Armed with Tensor Cores that deliver AI computing horsepower, Turing GPUs can run powerful AI algorithms in real time to create crisp, clear, lifelike images and special effects that were never before possible.
New Advanced Shading Technologies
Programmable shaders defined modern graphics. Turing GPUs feature new, advanced shading technologies that are more powerful, flexible and efficient than ever before. Combined with GDDR6—the world’s fastest memory—this performance lets you tear through games with maxed-out settings and incredibly high frame rates.
Pros: It beats just every other consumer grade gaming GPU out on the market right now (Not including the NVIDIA TItan or Quadro workstation cards which are not gaming class cards anyway).
Cons: Really, only the price. The TI line for this generation generation is way more expensive then previous generation TI lines such as the 1080 TI and 980 TI. I feel it may be a bit overpriced for what you get compared to the RTX 2070 and RTX 2080.
Overall Review: If you have the cash to drop on this and are gaming on a high refresh rate monitor such as 144hz on a 1440p or 4k panel, then this would be a good option. If you need performance on 1080p/60hz panel, then this card may be a bit of overkill and I would recommend a RTX 2060 or RTX 2070 for that. If you have a 1440p /60hz panel, I'd recommend RTX 2070 or higher. You would want a RTX 2080 or RTX 2080 TI to do 144hz on 1440p or 4k, but even then, a RTX 2080 TI can struggle to hit 144hz on some games depending on the graphics settings.