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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced vs KFA2 GeForce GTX 970

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.76 GHz · 215 W Speed index 9/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

KFA2 GeForce GTX 970
KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced is 164 % faster than the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Speed index
9/100
3/100
FP32
10.34 TFLOPS
3.92 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.76 GHz
1.18 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
215 W
145 W
Launch Price
749 $
299 $
382 pts
110 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipTU104GM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors4613
Shader29441664
Render Output Units6456
Texture Units184104
Raytracing Cores46--
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced has the TU104 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Base Clock1.515 GHz1.051 GHz
Boost Clock1.755 GHz1.177 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.73 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
TDP215 W145 W
TDP (up)250 W--
Tjunction max88 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 6-Pin
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 215 W.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)34 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)42 dB--
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
Length268 mm241 mm
Height114 mm111 mm
Width58 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 AdvancedKFA2 GeForce GTX 970
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q3/2014
Launch Price749 $299 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-noDUAL-RTX2080-A8G97NPH6DT6XVZ
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q3/2018.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 came on the market in Q3/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced +239.6 %

  1. 5,056
  2. 1,489

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 6,515
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,192
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 39 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 47 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 66 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 119 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 166 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced +307.9 %

  1. 109,044
  2. 26,734

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced +226.8 %

  1. 104,061
  2. 31,845

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