Customer Ratings & Reviews

Throughout the years I have owned my fair share of video cards and as of late I started opting for getting Founders Edition (or reference ) cards made by Nvidia themselves. I have had great performance with this card, it’s not noisy despite having 2 fans, it doesn’t get too hot and it looks beautiful in my build.

Easy installation, a little hefty but you definitely fee the value of the product. Runs amazing. Definitely recommend this product for its amazing graphics, performance and sleek appearance. Makes any build look and run amazing!

Simply put, the single fastest piece of computer hardware I have ever owned. I know there's faster out there, but for the price, this is the deal. Installed with no problem on a Windows 10 Ultimate PC, alongside a Kaby Lake i7-7700 and 16GB DDR4-4200. It's warm - don't underestimate the BTUs this baby will crank out under or behind your desk - but it runs like a cheetah. Only at maximum settings and on the latest games do I even see framerates lower than 30, with averages in the 90-144 range. Keep your drivers up to date and make sure your cooling is right! Watch some YouTube videos if you are installing your first video card!

Bought the card when it was released. Several months later still running solid and providing great graphics. Performs well on benchmarks.

The card has been performing just as I expected. Great performance. It uses more power than I expected. I had to go from a 750 watt power supply to a 1000 watt power supply.

RTX, the new name for the GeForce graphic cards from Nvidia. A name that today has no meaning since only Battlefield V is capable of using RTX (Ray Tracing) technology. The RTX 2080 comes at a price higher than a GTX 1080ti but with an equal performance, it is almost impossible to recommend such a product to a friend. But, while its performance is similar to a GTX 1080ti, driver updates separate its performance from its potential rival from previous generation. This and the new exclusive technologies such as DLSS and Ray Tracing (Which maybe in the not too distant future can be implemented in multiple video games) make it a more pleasant product.

I upgraded from a gtx 1080 and I'm loving the performance of this card. I can now play all my games with ultra settings and get well over 60fps I have no regrets about buying this card.

Upgraded from a 8100 Dell Desktop 2016 to a I7 8700K System by anime1stop Popped this RTX in made a big difference in my gaming experience. Monster Hunter looks better then ever I would recommend.

I love the 2080. I enjoy the technology of Raytrace, but never seen DLSS because this card hasn't needed the handy cap issues.

Upgrading from SLI Evga GTX970 SC and framerates in all games so far have at least doubled. Was a bit skeptical spending this kind of money on a video card, but definitely happy. All buyers remorse has gone away after I loaded up a couple of games.

To say that Nvidia's Turing launch has been heavily criticized is an understatement. I personally had no plans to buy a 2080 or 2080ti, until it became clear that I could not get the performance I wanted out of a Vega GPU. So, when I made the decision to go back to Nvidia, I narrowed my choices down to a 1080ti or a 2080. I did my research and here at Best Buy, for example, most of the 1080ti models I looked at were more expensive than the 2080 and out of stock. I ended up getting the Nvidia Founder's Edition 2080. I am very happy with it. As evidenced by the reviews, the 2080 does perform better than the 1080ti, overall, plus it has great aesthetics, including the shroud, backplate and GEFORCE RTX lighting in the case. The 2080 also includes some nice future proofing, including a USB Type C connector for future VR headsets, as well as RTX (ray tracing) and AI anti-aliasing technologies that will emerge in the next few years. The card runs plenty cool. In short, I do not know why this card has been so heavily criticized. If you are willing to spend $800 on a graphics card, then this is definitely the better option compared to the 1080ti and its performance is on a completely different level compared to AMD's flagship, the Vega 64. Buy with confidence!

I was surprised that mine idles at 29c and runs 55c in an I7 8700 HP Omen Obleisk after 2 hours of gaming. With a corsair liquid cpu cooler. It hit 65c before the corsair cooler after an hour of gaming. I had the 2070 FE and it hit 75c, not good. But my case is small. The FE has what is known as binned chips. Meaning they selected the best graphics processors for these. They will be harder to find soon. The Super is not binned or an FE from what I have read. . The Super uses 250 watts and This uses 225 watts. 10% more power usage for 3 to 7% more performance. More power will mean more heat and probably shorter lifespan. Overclocking was a big deal when I was building my friends and my computers 10 to 20 years ago but now some say it is really not needed. The Super at least has a power overclock and I bet if I fed this FE 25 more watts it would get 10% or maybe 12% better performance. That, the binned chips, and the heat issue is why I wanted this FE over the 2080 Super. Even 1 reason out of 3 is enough for me. . I also wanted the 5700xt but the temps were too high. I was willing to wait. But when I saw how hot they were I got the 2070 FE thinking it would be cool. Even on the new 5700xts with new coolers, temps are too high to be in my case. The Gigabyte looks and performs nice, the coolest running one so far. But I am glad I have this as I needed the extra performance. I had a 1060 3gb. This card is hefty and the Obelisk has a bracket that fits on the end for support. I was going to take a star off for price but I didn't. Nice graphics and build quality gained a star. Green RGB looks good too. . I haven't tried the free games. Control, because I won't use the That store and the new Wolfenstein is no good, can't even save a game normally or pause. Even if it was good I would have to install another Bad Store for it too. That would have been a star off for sure but I didn't even know about free games at first. Raytracing doesn't impress me, yet. That and free games didn't matter to me when getting this. I am very happy with this 2080 FE and the HP both from Best Buy. I am thankful that Best Buy is still has local stores. Their training is why I think. They didn't know all the answers but they get an A for effort.

So Far so good. Installed in a Mid tower Fractal Focus G case and fits fine with room to spare. The card is silent even when throwing heavy load at it. Currently have played on max/ultra BF 1, Farcry 5, and COD Black OPS 4, and everything is great. Looking forward to the new games that introduce Ray Trace, and the DLSS performance to really see what this card can do. As of right now the card is almost identical in performance to a 1080 ti. So really, the upside is when new games that come out with Ray Trace and DLSS (which there are an abundant scheduled to release) and the cooling. ONE thing I would recommend is to get the EVGA Precision X1 software (RTX version) and turn fan speeds up at higher temps. Nvidia has the fans come stock at 41% to 43% speed during idle to high load times. Tune the Fan graphs to kick on at lower temps. Then enable "Auto" and done. Current rig setup: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X GPU: Nvidia RTX 2080 SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD: Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB - MBD: Asus PRIME X470-PRO PS: EVGA 1000 watt G3 Case: Fractal Focus G

NVIDIA 2080 FE- I want to start with saying this card is expensive. However, after opening the box and pulling the card from its cushioned confines, I am utterly impressed with the build quality. There is a substantial heft to the card as the shroud that encases the card is made entirely from aluminum! The packaging NVIDIA displays here reminds me of Apple products in its presentation. I can’t reiterate enough how solid this card feels! Now my skepticism is creeping up; is NVIDIA overcompensating the build quality for lackluster performance? There’s only one way to find out! After removing my old MSI 1070, I inserted the new 2080 into the PCIe slot, tightened the retaining screws, and plugged in the power connectors. With the weight of the card, I’m now worried about sag and what device I’m going to fashion to fix it... Guess what, NO SAG! The aluminum shroud is attached to the expansion slot bracket with enough screws to support the weight. Once again, very impressed with build quality! Now it’s time fire up the computer and install drivers and MSI Afterburner. I set a custom fan curve to keep temperatures in check and went straight to the new one-click overclocking utility. After 20 minutes, the card settled in at a 2044Mhz clock speed and 7875 stable memory speed. Wow. I know others out there getting higher clock and memory speeds, but this is the Founders Edition we’re talking about; it’s supposed to run hot and obnoxiously loud, but it doesn’t! My gaming temps average 68C - 72C and the fans are running around 70%. Heaven Benchmark @ 2560x1440 with all settings maxed is 2415 with FPS 95.9 Timespy graphics score- 12057 Timespy CPU score - 4579 Timespy combined score-9684 Firestrike-19247 Firestrike graphics score-29617 Firestrike CPU score-11450 Firestrike combined-7396 Rise of the Tomb Raider (all settings maxed no hairworks) 4K - 70.08 FPS 2K - 131.13 FPS Middle Earth Shadow of War (max settings and TAA) 4K - 67 FPS 2K - 107 FPS Assassin’s Creed Origins (max settings) 4K - 59FPS Frames Score-7036 2K - 77FPS Frames Score-8866 All in all, I’m very happy with the performance of the RTX 2080FE. It’s on par with or better than a GTX 1080Ti and it has extra capabilities that I hope games will incorporate in the near future: Ray Tracing and DLSS. I’m most excited about DLSS because it has the potential to increase performance at 4K, and this is the resolution I play most of my games. In conclusion, I do recommend buying this card if you have the money and a 4K monitor. It is expensive, but the build quality and 3 year warranty adds significant value. If DLSS is supported by future games, then these cards will have an incredible value! Ray Tracing is still a question mark for me because the performance hit is substantial, although it is beautiful. I know it’s the future of graphics, but now is not the future, and graphics card companies don’t have the horsepower to make games playable with Ray Tracing enabled with this generation of cards. Once again, buy if you have the money and are in need of an upgrade to play current games with settings maxed. Plus, it’s such a beautiful card!

Lets begin with a deep dive into the setup I had with this card. I purchased 2 of these Founders Edition units to run in NVLink SLI, but also did individual testing of each card. While both cards were top performers (more on that later) alone, together they were absolutely terrible. Performance was there, but stability... was a major miss, even in a single card setup. I went as far as to exchange both cards at different times, in hopes that maybe it was just a particular unit that was causing issues. Even with 4 different units having gone through my setup, each presented the same issue. I'll start with the single card notes, since most consumers will only be looking to buy one. Individual card testing was nearly perfect, given more than exception performance on my 3440x1440p 120hz monitor, but was a huge kicker was the amount of crashing and artifacts being experienced. I ran the card with a mild +150 core/+400 mem overclock, and it would immediately require a hard reset after locking up my system. Stock settings were no different, crashing a good 15mins into loading into a match of Battlefield 5. Only thing that solved my issues was underclocking the memory, sacrificing about 10fps, since im running at a higher resolution at a higher refresh rate. This leads me into my SLI experience. The reason for it being such a terrible idea to run SLI is simply that the cards are too sensitive to the type of VRAM they carry, and I do mean VRAM. There are two vendors providing the GDDR6 to Nvidia for these cards, Samsung and Micron. My first cards were running different chips, one equipped with Samsung, and the other running Micron. They would begin to artifact and crash a lot sooner than with one card installed. I had to run them at stock clocks on the core, and underclocked on the memory, -200mhz to get solid stability for longer gaming sessions. I then began to exchange them, but gave up after having each replacement card come back with Micron chips, and then needing an underclock on the memory of some kind. I was left with a single card that was equipped with Samsung memory chips, but I was unfortunate to have it be a hot unit. Even with fans at 100% fan speed all the time, the card would hit 85c in any game, including a lightweight title like League of Legends. Usually, I would take the card apart to reapply thermal paste and reseat the cooler, but I was done with needing to tweak every 2080 that came onto my test bench. I believe these cards to be amazing, but are still in the shadow of the GTX 1080 Ti, only being competitive in the long run due to better driver support, along with the whole slew of RTX features and technologies packed into the silicon itself. If you're in the market for this card, a second hand 1080 Ti is definitely a card to consider, especially if you don't care for the RTX settings like DLSS and Raytracing. If you're not picking sides/favorites, AMD's Radeon VII is no slouch either, but is a card that spends most of its time out of stock. I currently have one on my test bed, and so far it has been a delightful experience, after making minor changes to the card (fan curve, and undervolting make it shine). The launch day reviews do the Radeon VII little justice, as with most Radeon cards in the past. As it currently stands, I find it difficult to recommend the 2080 FE cards, though you may have better luck with EVGA, ASUS, or MSI versions. If you don't mind waiting a bit longer and saving up more cash, the 2080 Ti might be the card you're looking for.

This GPU from Nvidia is a big upgrade from the 1000 series in both looks and performance. Upgraded from a 1070ti and saw huge FPS gains. RTX features are nice but are not utilized to full potential. Raytracing in BFV has continued to improve with optimization. Paired with a Ryzen 2700X and I see 100FPS or more in AAA titles and over 144hz in MOBA’s and Fortnite. (Closer to 100 in Apex, Blackout, and PUBG). Thats at 1440p resolution. The design is much more appealing with the addition of a dual fan setup as opposed to the air blower in past gens. Stays fairly cool and gets close to 70-75c under max load after a couple hours of gaming. Not bad but not as good as some aftermarket coolers. Mounted vertically really displays the sleek and classy design that nvidia was going for. Not to mention the very nice backplate. Overall, this video card is ideal for 144hz 1440p gaming. Would like some better cooling numbers but power draw, temps, and performance are steady with continued optimization. Can find a used 1080ti with very similar performance for a little cheaper. However, with this card, you are recieving the newest and most advanced GPU capabilities (Raytracing) if you are willing to pay the price tag. $800 at time of purchase.

Build: delidded i7 8700k @ 4.8Ghz, Z390 Aorus Mini-ITX, 16GB DDR4 3200, EX920 boot drive, this RTX 2080 FE and an RM750x in a Core V1 case. THE GOOD: - Aesthetics. It’s a gorgeous slab of silver. This thing could be used as a self-defense weapon if needed, though there are likely cheaper options than this card for that task. - Performance. Slays 1440p in any recent game I’ve tried (AC:Odyssey, Div 2, Horizon 4, Metro Exodus). - Coming from a reference blower style card (Vega 64, I know, ouch), the fans on this card are much more tolerable at higher speeds. I prefer to have more aggressive fan speeds for lower temps, especially in my scenario (small case). - Running this card undervolted has not only shaved 30+ watts off the power consumption (down to ~185 watts peak, just 25 more watts than the TDP of a stock RTX 2060), but it’s done so with negligible to no performance hit. In fact, the boost clock is much more consistent when undervolted. THE OKAY: - The heftiness of this card could cause a little board sagging if the card is not supported. - Cooling setup. The heat leaves from above and below the dual fans, which could potentially cause temperatures in your PC to be higher. The rear panel of the card has a few ventilation holes in it, but they barely let hot air out. I max around 69 Celsius in game (DX12 Metro on Ultra 1440p). - You MUST have a good CPU to support this hoss if you plan on high FPS gaming. I temporarily had a i5 8400 running with this and I can say from experience, unless heavily GPU bound, you will be prone to noticeable stutters. Stepping up to an 8700k drastically improved frame stability in games. - Ray tracing. I’m not convinced it’s a killer feature. But, to each their own. THE BAD: - Pricing. I don’t have much to say here. The RTX series is absurdly priced. The RTX 2060 is, in my opinion, the best price to performance of the entire RTX series. And of course, with any early adoption of new tech comes higher costs. The pricing is enough to dock a star off the review.

Now that prices have come down, I jumped on this. The DLSS and Raytracing are amazing. More importantly, this thing is powerful. I am averaging 70-90 fps in Anthem on Ultra at 2.5k. It has run cool so far and the fans are quiet. I left a Vega 56 for this and couldn't be more amazed at performance difference.

This founder's edition looks great, is very fast, and has been reliable since I got it. Stays pretty cool, though the design isn't as cool as some. Still, nice 3 year warranty and love the RTX with DLSS 2.0!

I purchased this founders card at/near launch based on store availability. This founder aspect was to be monumental by the GPU creator and my own aspect. Based upon the YT launch reviews. The performance was juggling which a 1080 Ti which i was originally saving for which was a win/win. The first downside of the card is its headlining feature of the RTX ray tracing suite. From its launch to present few games to support the feature. Second downside is the later branded SUPER series of the 2070Super and 2080Super. Between saving money with the 2070Super, or extra performance of the 2080Super i do feel a sting. Performance wise i do love the card. Its stable giving moderate temps. Its the exterior politics in its history.