Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Verge Deals stamp of approval, so if you're looking for a deal on your next gadget or gift from major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more, this is the place to be. Following the debut of the GeForce RTX 20-series graphics cards, B&H Photo is offering steep discounts on Nvidia’s high-end GeForce GTX 10-series cards exclusively to Verge readers. Limited quantities of EVGA’s GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1080, and GTX 1080 Ti are available for the lowest prices that you’ll currently find. For $399, the GTX 1070 Ti can easily power gaming on a 1440p monitor. At $50 more, the GTX 1080 is a more powerful match if you’re interested in 4K gaming, though it’s also more proficient at 1440p gaming with fast frame rates than the GTX 1070. At the top of Nvidia’s 10-series is the GTX 1080 Ti, which you can snag for $599 — an all-time low for a card with a three-year warranty. As explained in our recent guide on how to pick out the right graphics card for you, Nvidia’s new graphics cards are said to be far more powerful than the likes of its GTX 1080 and 1080 Ti. A big part of that speed increase likely comes from the jump to GDDR6 video RAM. Built on Nvidia’s Turing architecture, the ray tracing ability native to the RTX series also puts them ahead, as it will aid in making games look more life-like as time goes on. However, these premium cards may not be for everyone, especially as the capable 10-series cards become cheaper. If you’re in the market for a new GPU, but don’t want to totally cut out the possibility of upgrading to a 20-series graphics card, buying a card today qualifies you for EVGA’s Step-Up program. Should you decide that you want to upgrade to the RTX 2070, 2080, or 2080 Ti within 90 days following the purchase, you just send your registered GPU in, then pay the difference for the new gear, as well as shipping.<doc-sep>After years of anticipation, we finally got our hands on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, along with its mainstream cousin, the RTX 2080. But, how does the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti compare to its processor, the GTX 1080 Ti? We've now updated this versus piece as we've had time with the brand new graphics card, and have put the two cards through their paces to find out how well they really compare to each other. Read more: PNY GeForce GTX 1660 Ti XLR8 Gaming OC The GTX 1080 Ti is certainly a tough act to follow, being one of the best gaming graphics cards ever made. It certainly feels like we’ve got the RTX 2080 Ti earlier than expected, but does this mean it’s less of a leap when it comes to performance? Let’s find out. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti price The GTX 1080 Ti launched on March 10, 2017, for $699 (£699, around AU$1,000). Even by Nvidia’s flagship GPU standards, this was a very high price tag, but for many, the pure gaming performance of the GTX 1080 Ti was well worth it. Because of that, we weren’t expecting the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti to be cheap, which is just as well when Nvidia unveiled its $999 (AU$1,899, about £753) price tag – though, you’ll have a hard time finding at that price. Instead, you’ll likely find most 2080 Ti cards sitting at or above the price of the Founders Edition card at $1,199 (£1,099, AU$1,899) That’s a hefty amount of cash it’s asking for, so the performance better be worth it. Our full review of the RTX 2080 Ti goes into plenty of detail about whether or not it’s worth the steep price increase. In short, it’s a lot more powerful, but not when compared to the price. If that price is too much, then bear in mind that the price of the GTX 1080 Ti may well drop now that its successor is out. It’s well worth keeping an eye out for any bargains on that front. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti specifications The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti packs 3584 CUDA cores, 224 texture units and 88 ROPs. It comes with 11GB of GDDR5X VRAM, which has a speed of 11Gbps – making this Nvidia’s quickest Pascal card. It also has a base clock of 1,480MHz, and a boost clock of 1,582MHz. Meanwhile the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti features 4352 Cuda cores, 272 texture cores and 88 ROPs. Memory-wise it has 11GB of GDDR6 VRAM with a speed of 14Gbps. Its base clock is 1,350MHz, and it has a boost clock of 1,545MHz. That's for the reference spec of the RTX 2080 Ti. There is also a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition which features an overclocked boost of 1,635MHz. It's certainly a decent spec bump over the 1080 Ti, and in our full review of the RTX 2080 Ti we’ll give the new GPU a thorough test to see just how much faster it really is. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti performance As we mentioned earlier, we've now had a chance to run a variety of benchmark tests using the RTX 2080 Ti, so we can better compare it to the performance of the GTX 1080 Ti. Image 1 of 8 Higher is better Image 2 of 8 Higher is better Image 3 of 8 Higher is better Image 4 of 8 Higher is better Image 5 of 8 Lower is better Image 6 of 8 Lower is better Image 7 of 8 Lower is better Image 8 of 8 Lower is better As you can see from the results above, the RTX 2080 Ti offers a decent performance boost over the GTX 1080 Ti in a range of graphical benchmarks. While the performance difference isn't that huge in these benchmarks, it does mean that the RTX 2080 Ti is the most powerful consumer graphics card in the world. Impressively, the RTX 2080 Ti also has a lower maximum temperature and maximum power draw than the GTX 1080 Ti, which means it doesn't just offer more performance, but also does it more efficiently. Image 1 of 4 Higher is better Image 2 of 4 Higher is better Image 3 of 4 Higher is better Image 4 of 4 Higher is better Of course, we also wanted to see how the RTX 2080 Ti compares to the GTX 1080 Ti when it comes to playing games. In the results above you can see that you are getting around 10 frames per second more when playing Total War: Warhammer II. Playing Middle Earth: Shadow of War at 1080p the difference is even more stark, with a 30 fps increase. The RTX 2080 Ti is also a much better performer at 4K resolution. Shadow of War hits 74 fps, much higher than the holy grail of 60 fps at 4K. Meanwhile, the GTX 1080 Ti falls just short, hitting 52 fps. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti architecture Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti architecture As with other series 10 graphics cards, like the GTX 1080, the GTX 1080 Ti is built on Nvidia’s Pascal architecture, which Nvidia promised would deliver three times the performance of previous-generation graphics cards, while excelling at virtual reality and other advanced gaming technology. With Pascal, Nvidia introduced its 16nm FinFET process, which brought improved efficiencies, higher densities of transistors, and increased performance. The RTX 2080 Ti, however, is based on Nvidia’s new Turing GPU architecture. This features the debut of RT Cores, which are specialized cores used to compute how light and sound travel in a 3D environment at a rate of up to 10 GigaRays. They should allow Turing GPUs like the RTX 2080 Ti to process real-time ray tracing 25-times faster than Pascal architecture. Turing architecture also carries over Tensor Cores from its Volta architecture, which can deliver up to 500 trillion tensor operations a second that benefits AI-driven rendering methods, such as deep learning anti-aliasing. As with Volta, Nvidia Turing has adopted GDDR6 memory that clocks in as fast as 14Gbps, and features 18.6 billion transistors compared to Pascal’s 11.8 billion transistors. Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti conclusion: should you upgrade? Now that we've had time with the RTX 2080 Ti to properly compare it to the GTX 1080 Ti, we can conclude that there's no doubt that the RTX 2080 Ti is the world's most powerful gaming graphics card, and easily surpasses the GTX 1080 Ti. If you want the very best of the best, then the RTX 2080 Ti is the one to go for. However, the GTX 1080 Ti is still an absolutely brilliant graphics card, so if you want to save a bit of money and don't need to hit 4K resolution at full graphical settings, then the GTX 1080 Ti is well worth considering. But what about if you already own a GTX 1080 Ti? Should you make the upgrade? We'd say probably not. The performance difference isn't that immense to warrant an upgrade. For most people, the GTX 1080 Ti will be more than good enough for the next year or more. Otherwise, you may be able to sell your GTX 1080 Ti for a still decent price, then put that money towards an RTX 2080 Ti if you really must have the very best GPU.<doc-sep>
Unless you’re an enthusiast gamer chasing the latest graphics card, it pays to be patient. Now that Nvidia has announced its latest GeForce RTX 2080 flagship consumer graphics card at Gamescom, pricing for the current generation GeForce GTX 1080 cards are dropping, so if you don’t mind going with an “older” card — which is still today’s top-of-the-line graphics offering — you can save some money by going with the GTX series instead of jumping on the new RTX cards. In addition to Nvidia’s improved performance claims, the highlight of the RTX series is a feature called ray tracing, which brings cinematic lighting effects to games. To take advantage of ray tracing, developers will need to build support into their games, and only a limited number of games with ray tracing will be available this year. For most, if not all, current games, a GTX 1080 card will more than serve most gamers’ needs. While the flagship GTX 1080 Ti was priced close to $1,000 a few weeks ago, the pricing has dropped significantly since Nvidia’s announcement. Zotac’s GTX 1080 Ti is now priced at just $526.50 on Amazon. This is the AMP Edition with 11GB of video RAM. It was previously selling at $679. The standard non-Ti edition now sells for just $449, while the GTX 1070 with 8GB of RAM is now selling for $296. In addition to standard games today, all these cards also come with support for virtual reality games. However, connecting to a VR headset requires getting multiple cables up and running. The new RTX card supports a newer VirtualLink interface over a USB-C connection. With VirtualLink, you’ll need just a single USB-C cable to drive power, display, and data, eliminating the need for a multi-cable VR setup. Keep in mind, however, that in order to take advantage of VirtualLink, you’ll need both Nvidia’s new RTX graphics card and a new VirtualLink-compatible VR headset to work. The new RTX cards will be available next month, and we’ll likely see more discounts on GTX cards from other manufacturers in the weeks to come. If you prefer not to wait, Nvidia announced that the RTX cards start at $500, with the RTX 2080 Ti Founder’s Edition coming in at $1,199. We strive to help our readers find the best deals on quality products and services, and we choose what we cover carefully and independently. The prices, details, and availability of the products and deals in this post may be subject to change at anytime. Be sure to check that they are still in effect before making a purchase. Digital Trends may earn commission on products purchased through our links, which supports the work we do for our readers. Editors' Recommendations