Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Nvidia's fastest and most expensive consumer graphics card is finally here, but its flagship features don't currently do anything.

The RTX 2080 Ti is the fastest consumer video card today by far, but you’ll have to pay dearly for the privilege of owning one. And while we’re intrigued by NVIDIA’s ray tracing and AI rendering technology, it’s too early to tell how useful they’ll be.

The money-no-object, ultra-enthusiast shine might have been taken off by the Titan RTX, but the RTX 2080 Ti is still the fastest gaming graphics card on the planet. It's more expensive than most peoples' entire PCs, but it's got the performance chops to back it up... and there's still a lot more to come from it and the Turing architecture.

The only viable option for 4K gaming is the RTX 2080 Ti, and Nvidia’s Founders Edition will run you $1,199. That’s a serious investment for 4K gaming, and that’s before you even get to the $2,000 you currently need to spend to get a 4K monitor with 144Hz refresh rates. So yes, 4K / 60 fps gaming is here with the RTX line of graphics cards, but you’re going to have to pay a high premium to obtain it.

The RTX 2080 Ti Founder’s Edition is easily one of the most powerful consumer graphics cards ever made, and it's priced accordingly as well. Nvidia's Turing architecture raises the bar for 4K gaming, and that’s even before you take into account whatever benefit may arrive from real-time ray tracing or AI learning in the future. All in all, this GPU is future-proof, exceedingly powerful, and the current holy grail for PC gaming.

A Ferrari among gaming GPUs, Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition represents the fastest class of cards that money can buy. Just be ready to pay a supercar price to enjoy its luxury ride for 4K and high-refresh gaming.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 2080 Ti breaks all previous performance records, and lays the foundation for the future of PC gaming. 4K 60FPS and above is a reality for the first time ever. Where you at, Radeon?!

Those who love the best of the best, this is a hands-down winner. There is nothing in the market that can compete with the RTX 2080 or RTX 2080 Ti. You want 4K UHD at ~60 FPS, The RTX 2080 Ti is your only single card choice – the first single card choice at that resolution with Ultra settings.

We hence feel that in their current form, the RTX 20-series is overpriced by at least 20% across the board, and could deter not just bleeding-edge enthusiasts, but also people upgrading from older generations such as "Maxwell." For games that don't use RTX, the generational performance gains are significant, but not as big as those between "Maxwell" and "Pascal." On the other hand, I doubt that many gamers will opt for Pascal when they choose to upgrade their graphics card, especially with the promises of RTX and AI that NVIDIA is definitely going to market big. The key factor here will be game support, which looks to be gaining steam fast, if going by recent announcements.

In its optimum performance form, with a game that takes advantage of DLSS technology, RTX 2080 Ti has the ability to be twice as fast as GTX 1080 Ti whilst rendering better-looking imagery. The fundamental caveat for this performance nirvana is that game engines integrate DLSS sooner rather than later, plus throw in some lovely-looking ray tracing to boot, so we feel as if the RTX 2080 Ti is a performance monster of today with the ability to go even faster tomorrow.