Nvidia and GamesCom MEGATHREAD.RTX 2080/Ti (FIRST BENCHMARKS COMING OUT) NDA lifted.

[LZoltowski]

Made this thread so that we can all discuss the Nvidia announcements and anything else juicy being revealed at GamesCom 2018

EDIT 5

GeForce RTX 2080 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark Leak Approaches Titan Xp Performance

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080-3dmark-timespy-score-leaked-clocked-at-2ghz-and-beats-a... https://hothardware.com/news/geforce-rtx-2080-3dmark-timespy-benchmark-leak-titan-xp-performance


EDIT 4
Nvidia 2080 first benchmarks:

Nvidia Shares RTX 2080 Test Results: 35 - 125% Faster Than GTX 1080

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-rtx-2080-gaming-benchmarks-rasterized,37679.html

Under certain conditions, 50%< most likely across the board without the use of AI-powered anti-aliasing.

We’re not expecting to average 50%-higher frame rates across our benchmark suite. However, enthusiasts who previously speculated that Turing wouldn’t be much faster than Pascal due to its relatively lower CUDA core count weren’t taking underlying architecture into account. There’s more going on under the hood than the specification sheet suggests.

This is what I mentioned earlier. Now the 2080 Ti has almost 50% more Turing CUDA cores than the 2080, holy shit, that thing is going to be a beast.


EDIT 3
Here is how to watch:

• UK: 5PM BST
• Central Europe: 6PM CEST
• East Coast US: 12PM EDT
• West Coast US: 9AM PDT
• Japan: 3AM JST Tuesday 21 August

You can watch the event Live here:

https://www.twitch.tv/nvidia?tt_content=text_link&tt_medium=live_embed


EDIT 2
RTX 2080 at the Cologne event is pretty much confirmed in 2 more days!

Nvidia has posted a trailer/teaser that has some interesting clues about the next gen cards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ElMOiAOBI

EDIT 1
Nvidia announces QUATRO workstation cards based on Turing Technology and RTX (Real-Time Raytracing)
Interesting tidbit from Nvidia press release on new Quadros:

• New RT Cores to enable real-time ray tracing of objects and environments with physically accurate shadows, reflections, refractions and global illumination.

• Hardware support for USB Type-C™ and VirtualLink™(1), a new open industry standard being developed to meet the power, display and bandwidth demands of next-generation VR headsets through a single USB-C™ connector.
• New and enhanced technologies to improve the performance of VR applications, including Variable Rate Shading, Multi-View Rendering and VRWorks Audio.

Press release: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-unveils-quadro-rtx-worlds-first-ray-tracing-gpu?linkId=100000003236181

[LZoltowski]

Star-lizard said:

LZoltowski said:

Star-lizard said:

So this is an interesting topic and only make my decision harder on what card to purchase. I'm running a rx480 so either option will be a big improvement.  I'm looking at a gtx1080ti or rtx 2080. The price on both cards ATM are almost the same. Any recommendations on one over the other 

Unless you are going to overclock or super tune it ... they are pretty all much the same, look for one with the best thermals so that you can maintain the boost clock speeds for longer.

Here is a handy GamersNexus best 1080Ti roundup:
https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3141-the-best-gtx-1080-ti-graphics-cards-designs-asus-vs-evga-msi

As for the 2080's its too early to tell, all current ones are based on reference Nvidia Design PCBs, we won't see custom solutions for a while yet. Those custom ones provide the best thermals as the AIB partners have enough time to fine tune everything. The reference design PCB versions are usually rushed and unoptimized, yielding not too much of a difference between models.

Ok thanks , so if I'm in no rush I take it my best bet is wait on picking up a rtx card 

Yeah, I am waiting too until the dust settles and the partners can come up with their own designs, no rush, have my 1080 and it works great on everything.

[bigmike20vt]

Star-lizard said:

So this is an interesting topic and only make my decision harder on what card to purchase. I'm running a rx480 so either option will be a big improvement.  I'm looking at a gtx1080ti or rtx 2080. The price on both cards ATM are almost the same. Any recommendations on one over the other 

same price? easy go for the 2080 imo.  raw performance is essentially the same but driver improvements will surely mean the 2080 will get better and that is forgetting DLSS and RTX.

in uk however 1080ti is £120 cheaper which makes the call a lot tougher.  i chose the 1080ti (i cancelled my rtx2080ti yesterday)

[Fazz]

LZoltowski said:

Assassins Creed Oddysey, only 8FPS difference between 2080Ti and 1080Ti at 4K ULTRA settings:

https://za.ign.com/assassins-creed-odyssey/125525/video/nvidia-2080-ti-vs-1080-ti-assassins-creed-od...

One costs 50% more than the other 😐

Say RTX was in that game and switch on, would the FPS drop below that of a Geforce 1080 Ti? Or do you think the FPS would remain the same with RTX on?

I can't wait to see what difference it makes to the Rift VR..

[LZoltowski]

RedRizla said:

LZoltowski said:

Assassins Creed Oddysey, only 8FPS difference between 2080Ti and 1080Ti at 4K ULTRA settings:

https://za.ign.com/assassins-creed-odyssey/125525/video/nvidia-2080-ti-vs-1080-ti-assassins-creed-od...

One costs 50% more than the other 😐

Say RTX was in that game and switch on, would the FPS drop below that of a Geforce 1080 Ti? Or do you think the FPS would remain the same with RTX on?

I can't wait to see what difference it makes to the Rift VR..

If you are talking about the DLSS RTX, then from what Nvidia is claiming, a 40% boost. As the game is rendered at lower res then upscaled using AI with no loss in quality. So far maybe a little bit of perceived fuzziness.

[Fazz]

LZoltowski said:

RedRizla said:

LZoltowski said:

Assassins Creed Oddysey, only 8FPS difference between 2080Ti and 1080Ti at 4K ULTRA settings:

https://za.ign.com/assassins-creed-odyssey/125525/video/nvidia-2080-ti-vs-1080-ti-assassins-creed-od...

One costs 50% more than the other 😐

Say RTX was in that game and switch on, would the FPS drop below that of a Geforce 1080 Ti? Or do you think the FPS would remain the same with RTX on?

I can't wait to see what difference it makes to the Rift VR..

If you are talking about the DLSS RTX, then from what Nvidia is claiming, a 40% boost. As the game is rendered at lower res then upscaled using AI with no loss in quality. So far maybe a little bit of perceived fuzziness.

Will this DLSS RTX help in VR and how? When can we expect to see it in VR if it does help?

[bigmike20vt]

RedRizla said:

Will this DLSS RTX help in VR and how? When can we expect to see it in VR if it does help?

i hope so and dont see why not but i dont think anyone really knows anything for sure right now.  one of the reasons i bailed on the 2080ti and played it safe with a 1080ti.

well DLSS will help... there is some questionmark whether DLSS and ray tracing can work at the same time. i really hope so as the cards really need dlss to upscale to the resolution folk expect with a £1200 card

but ray tracing uses the tensor cores to denoise the ray tracing.

will there be enough in the tank for the tensor cores to ALSO do the AI super sampling at the same time? 

I am not sure but i hope so.

[Fazz]

I'm thinking of getting a Gefore 1080Ti, but just wonder what DLSS is going to add to VR first. I'm not that bothered about RTX tbh. Will DLSS stop the need for pixel density 1.5 to 2.0 that some people use as SS?

[RuneSR2]

Less than 2 years later, and high-end RTX 2070+ seems history - actually old news, but I forgot to post it - better late than never  o:) 

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-20-turing-production-end-geforce-rtx-30-ampere-gaming-graphi...