MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X
Benchmark and Specs

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Description

Here we show you benchmarks and technical data for the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X. The graphics card is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 of graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The total 2944 shader units of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X are clocked with a maximum of 1.86 GHz. The graphics card thus achieves an FP32 computing power of 10.95 TFLOPS and was released in Q3/2018.

GPU

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X has 2944 shaders and 46 execution units. The graphics card thus achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 10.95 TFLOPS.

Based on: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GPU Chip: TU104 (Turing)
Streaming Multiprocessors: 46
Shader: 2944
Render Output Units: 64
Texture Units: 184
Raytracing Cores: 46

Memory

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X can use 8 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR6. The graphics card thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s on a 256 bit wide memory interface.

Memory Size: 8 GB
Memory Type: GDDR6
Memory Clock: 1.750 GHz
Memory Speed: 14 Gbps
Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s
Memory Interface: 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The base clock frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X is 1.515 GHz. A high clock frequency (even in turbo mode) can greatly increase the speed of a graphics card.

Base Clock: 1.515 GHz
Boost Clock: 1.860 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 9 %
Avg (Game) Clock: 1.710 GHz
Overclocking: Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X is 245 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.

TDP: 245 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 14 %
TDP (up): 285 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 20 %
Tjunction max: 88 °C
PCIe-Power: 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X has a total of 2 Axial fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory.

Fan-Type: Axial
Fan 1: 1 x 65 mm
Fan 2: 1 x 120 mm
Cooler-Type: AIO water cooling
Noise (Idle): 35 dB
Noise (Load): 45 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X.

Max. Displays: 4
HDCP-Version: 2.2
HDMI Ports: 1x HDMI v2.0b
DP Ports: 3x DP v1.4a
DVI Ports: --
VGA Ports: --
USB-C Ports: 1

Featureset

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X has a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate) standard.

Max. resolution: 7680x4320
DirectX: 12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing: Yes
DLSS / FSR: Yes
LED: No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The video codecs accelerated in hardware by the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption.

h264: Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X is 268 mm long and 114 mm high. With a width of 41 mm, the graphics card requires 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

Length: 268 mm
Height: 114 mm
Width: 41 mm
Width (Slots): 2 PCIe-Slots
Weight: 1370 g

Additional data

The MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X made in 12 nm was published in Q3/2018 for 849 $.

GPU Interface: PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date: Q3/2018
Launch Price: 849 $
Structure size: 12 nm
Part-no: --
Documents: data sheet

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) - Time Spy Graphics score

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value. Here at GPU-Monkey we only use selected benchmarks for the graphics card, which are determined with a sufficiently fast processor so that the processor does not negatively affect the performance of the graphics card.
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3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) - Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value. Here at GPU-Monkey we only use selected benchmarks for the graphics card, which are determined with a sufficiently fast processor so that the processor does not negatively affect the performance of the graphics card.
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3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) - Fire Strike Extreme Graphics score

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value. Here at GPU-Monkey we only use selected benchmarks for the graphics card, which are determined with a sufficiently fast processor so that the processor does not negatively affect the performance of the graphics card.
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3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) - Port Royal (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. Here at GPU-Monkey we only use selected benchmarks for the graphics card, which are determined with a sufficiently fast processor so that the processor does not negatively affect the performance of the graphics card.
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3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing) - Speed Way Graphics Score (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. Here at GPU-Monkey we only use selected benchmarks for the graphics card, which are determined with a sufficiently fast processor so that the processor does not negatively affect the performance of the graphics card.
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Cyberpunk 2077 - 3840x2160 (2160p)

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and based on the development studio's in-house REDengine 4. In our Cyberpunkt 2077 benchmarks, ray tracing is turned off.
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Cyberpunk 2077 - 2560x1440 (1440p)

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and based on the development studio's in-house REDengine 4. In our Cyberpunkt 2077 benchmarks, ray tracing is turned off.
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Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 (1080p)

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and based on the development studio's in-house REDengine 4. In our Cyberpunkt 2077 benchmarks, ray tracing is turned off.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 3840x2160 (2160p)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is based on a modified version of the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine. This engine was already used in the predecessor Rise of the Tomb Raider. The foundation engine supports a realistic representation of water and snow and shows the game characters detailed. The display of hair is also very realistic thanks to the support of TressFX (AMD) or HairWorks (NVIDIA).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
8 GB GDDR6X
51 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
50 fps (avg)
NVIDIA RTX A4000 NVIDIA RTX A4000
16 GB GDDR6
50 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X
8 GB GDDR6
49 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR
8 GB GDDR6
49 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6
49 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
8 GB GDDR6
48 fps (avg)
View all Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark results



Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 2560x1440 (1440p)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is based on a modified version of the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine. This engine was already used in the predecessor Rise of the Tomb Raider. The foundation engine supports a realistic representation of water and snow and shows the game characters detailed. The display of hair is also very realistic thanks to the support of TressFX (AMD) or HairWorks (NVIDIA).
View all Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark results



Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 (1080p)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is based on a modified version of the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine. This engine was already used in the predecessor Rise of the Tomb Raider. The foundation engine supports a realistic representation of water and snow and shows the game characters detailed. The display of hair is also very realistic thanks to the support of TressFX (AMD) or HairWorks (NVIDIA).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6
144 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
12 GB GDDR6
138 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
8 GB GDDR6X
138 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Sea Hawk X
8 GB GDDR6
136 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
129 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
8 GB GDDR6
129 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR
8 GB GDDR6
128 fps (avg)
View all Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark results



Battlefield 5 - 3840x2160 (2160p)

Battlefield 5 is a visually impressive game. It uses the third version of the "Frostbite Game Engine" developed by the manufacturer DICE. The engine is available for Windows, PS4, PS5, XBox One or XBox Series X. Many physics-based calculations are carried out directly in the game engine, which results in very realistic calculations. Due to its current features, Battlefield 5 is very suitable as a graphics card benchmark.

Test environment and settings: DirectX 12 API with max. Details, tested under Windows 10.
View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results



Battlefield 5 - 2560x1440 (1440p)

Battlefield 5 is a visually impressive game. It uses the third version of the "Frostbite Game Engine" developed by the manufacturer DICE. The engine is available for Windows, PS4, PS5, XBox One or XBox Series X. Many physics-based calculations are carried out directly in the game engine, which results in very realistic calculations. Due to its current features, Battlefield 5 is very suitable as a graphics card benchmark.

Test environment and settings: DirectX 12 API with max. Details, tested under Windows 10.
View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results



Battlefield 5 - 1920x1080 (1080p)

Battlefield 5 is a visually impressive game. It uses the third version of the "Frostbite Game Engine" developed by the manufacturer DICE. The engine is available for Windows, PS4, PS5, XBox One or XBox Series X. Many physics-based calculations are carried out directly in the game engine, which results in very realistic calculations. Due to its current features, Battlefield 5 is very suitable as a graphics card benchmark.

Test environment and settings: DirectX 12 API with max. Details, tested under Windows 10.
View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results



Geekbench 5 (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) - Geekbench 5 - CUDA (NVIDIA only)

Geekbench 5 is primarily a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which runs through various tests in order to finally output the processor's performance in the form of a numerical value. In addition to the CPU benchmark, Geekbench can also run 4 different graphics benchmarks and output them in the form of a numerical value.
Zusätzlich zum CPU-Benchmark kann Geekbench auch 4 verschiedene Grafik-Benchmarks durchführen und in Form eines Zahlenwertes ausgeben.
View all Geekbench 5 (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results



Geekbench 5 (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) - Geekbench 5 - OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is primarily a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which runs through various tests in order to finally output the processor's performance in the form of a numerical value. In addition to the CPU benchmark, Geekbench can also run 4 different graphics benchmarks and output them in the form of a numerical value.
Zusätzlich zum CPU-Benchmark kann Geekbench auch 4 verschiedene Grafik-Benchmarks durchführen und in Form eines Zahlenwertes ausgeben.
View all Geekbench 5 (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results



Geekbench 5 (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) - Geekbench 5 - Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is primarily a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which runs through various tests in order to finally output the processor's performance in the form of a numerical value. In addition to the CPU benchmark, Geekbench can also run 4 different graphics benchmarks and output them in the form of a numerical value.
Zusätzlich zum CPU-Benchmark kann Geekbench auch 4 verschiedene Grafik-Benchmarks durchführen und in Form eines Zahlenwertes ausgeben.
View all Geekbench 5 (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results



FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) - FP32 (TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS. TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second. The larger this number, the faster the graphics card is.

View all FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) benchmark results



More benchmarks

In order to determine the performance of a graphics card, so-called "benchmarks" are carried out. The benchmark software carries out special calculations to determine the performance of a graphics card. We use so-called theoretical or synthetic benchmarks (e.g. 3D Mark) as well as real game benchmarks. To ensure real comparability of the results, we pay attention to the correct execution of the benchmarks as well as the condition of the graphics card and the system.

We use the following benchmarks to measure the performance of a graphics card:

Recommended power supplies for this graphics card

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