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Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom vs EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.62 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.62 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.46 TFLOPS.

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.82 GHz · 215 W Speed index 9/100

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA has 2944 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.82 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 10.69 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA is 43 % faster than the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom.

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Speed index
6/100
9/100
FP32
7.46 TFLOPS
10.69 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.62 GHz
1.82 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
175 W
215 W
Launch Price
499 $
799 $
302 pts
387 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GPU ChipTU106TU104
Streaming Multiprocessors3646
Shader23042944
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units144184
Raytracing Cores3646
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 46 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Base Clock1.410 GHz1.515 GHz
Boost Clock1.620 GHz1.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.71 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom has a turbo clock of 1.620 GHz. The turbo frequency of the EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA is 1.815 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
TDP175 W215 W
TDP (up)--250 W
Tjunction max89 °C88 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 89 °C.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 88 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAIO water cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB35 dB
Noise (Load)--45 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom are cooled with a Air cooling.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA is cooled by a AIO water cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
USB-C11
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
Length292 mm270 mm
Height130 mm111 mm
Width60 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom is 60 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA is 60 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 2070 PhantomEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q1/2019
Launch Price499 $799 $
Structure size12 nm12 nm
Part-no426018336-423808G-P4-2187-KR
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 Phantom was released in Q4/2018.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

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 EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +18.6 %

  1. 4,337
  2. 5,143

Port Royal (Raytracing) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +24.4 %

  1. 5,327
  2. 6,627

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +19.1 %

  1. 1,873
  2. 2,230

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) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +33.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +36.1 %

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. 49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +29.6 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 70 fps (avg)

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) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +25.9 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +29.5 %

  1. 95 fps (avg)
  2. 123 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +30.3 %

  1. 132 fps (avg)
  2. 172 fps (avg)

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 EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +25.1 %

  1. 90,143
  2. 112,735

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC2 ULTRA +24.9 %

  1. 86,141
  2. 107,584

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