RTX 2080ti is a powerful turing architecture gaming GPU from Nvidia. it enables the possibility of very high-end 4k Gaming and Ray tracing.
All of this power comes at a cost. RTX 2080ti is the second most expensive and powerful GPU on the planet after Titan RTX.
let’s say after robbing a bank or winning the lottery, you are finally able to afford RTX 2080ti. now question that comes to mind is which 2080ti to buy?
when you are spending this much money on a single GPU, you wanna pick out the best.
Here we have put Asus ROG Matrix, Msi Lightning Z, and Evga kingpin against each other to find out our ultimate RTX 2080ti champion.
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SPECS
First, let’s compare some key specs of all three GPUs.
| Asus ROG Matrix RTX 2080 ti | MSI RTX 2080 Ti LIGHTNING Z | EVGA RTX 2080 Ti KINGPIN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUDA Cores | 4352 | 4352 | 4352 |
| Base Clock | 1350 MHz | 1350 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1815 MHz | 1770 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Video Memory | 11 GB GDDR6 | 11 GB GDDR6 | 11 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Clock | 14800 MHz | 14000 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 651 GB/s | 616 GB/s | 616 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 352-bit | 352-bit | 352-bit |
| TDP | 250W | 300W | 250W |
| External Power | 2 PCIe 8-pin | 3 PCIe 8-pin | 3 PCIe 8-pin |
| Size | 310 mm | 328 mm | 290.83 mm |
Asus ROG Matrix has a faster boost clock speed, memory clock, and Memory Bandwidth. it still only needs 250W, compare to MSI Lightning Z consuming 300W, and just requires 2 x PCIe 8-pin connectors.
The specs are really impressive on Asus ROG Matrix 2080 ti. It’s clearly better than the other two, at least on paper. we still need to look at the benchmarks and real gaming performance to find out the winner.
Gaming Performance Benchmarks
Now let’s take a look at the gaming performance of each GPU in some of the top video games.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
| 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus ROG Matrix | 104 fps | 83 fps | 52 fps |
| MSI Lightning Z | 99 fps | 77 fps | 50 fps |
| EVGA Kingpin | 98 fps | 78 fps | 50 fps |
Civilization VI
| 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus ROG Matrix | 146 fps | 143 fps | 134 fps |
| MSI Lightning Z | 145 fps | 143 fps | 131 fps |
| EVGA Kingpin | 142 fps | 141 fps | 130 fps |
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
| 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus ROG Matrix | 139 fps | 100 fps | 59 fps |
| MSI Lightning Z | 131 fps | 96 fps | 54 fps |
| EVGA Kingpin | 132 fps | 94 fps | 52 fps |
Far Cry 5
| 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus ROG Matrix | 135 fps | 134 fps | 88 fps |
| MSI Lightning Z | 135 fps | 132 fps | 85 fps |
| EVGA Kingpin | 135 fps | 130 fps | 82 fps |
More Continued on the second page
What kind of review is this? These cards are overclock cards, made for overclocking. Without overclock tests, this review is worthless.
These cards are already OC compared to founder edition, ofc you can still overclock them especially EVGA(those cards are always good at overclocking). However here we just wanted to compare them right out of the box for those who just want to plug and play without messing with the GPU