NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Our index puts the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 roughly 15% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080. This is an estimate for ranking, not a measured benchmark, and the gap varies considerably by title and by resolution.
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Relative performance index | 117 | 135 (better) |
| Video memory | 8 GB | 12 GB (better) |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit (better) | 192-bit |
| Release year | 2018 | 2025 (better) |
| Board power | 215 W (better) | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 650 W | 650 W |
| Hardware ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Upscaling support | DLSS 2, FSR 3 | DLSS 4, FSR 3 |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.
Which should you pick?
- Check video memory, not just speed. A faster card with less VRAM can perform worse in recent titles at high texture settings.
- Check power and clearance. Confirm your PSU and case can take the card — the build checker does this.
- Upscaling support differs. DLSS is NVIDIA-only; FSR and XeSS run more broadly.
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