Nvidia formally pronounces the brand new RTX 2070, RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti graphics playing cards launching September 20

They’ve been a very long time coming, however Jen-Hsun Huang has simply taken the wrap off the model new era of Nvidia’s GeForce graphics playing cards, the RTX 2080 Ti, the RTX 2080, and the RTX 2070, beginning at $499. These aren’t the super-expensive, pro-level playing cards for the 3D modellers, oh no, these are the super-expensive graphics playing cards for avid gamers. Well, wealthy avid gamers, in any case.

They’re based mostly on the identical Turing expertise that Jen-Hsun introduced at SIGGRAPH earlier within the month, a GPU structure designed with the way forward for rendering very a lot in thoughts – real-time ray tracing. It’s a courageous transfer, represented by the swap from GTX nomenclatures to the RTX naming scheme used for the newest Quadro playing cards, and the precise real-time ray tracing expertise Nvidia introduced again in March.

The RTX suite of {hardware} and software program algorithms will again up the RTX 20-series playing cards, and are designed to permit real-time ray tracing to be added into games so as to add additional constancy to lighting, with Microsoft additionally introducing its personal DirectX Raytracing (DXR) normal to the get together too. Between them they’re aiming to carry extra realism to games, and do it in a approach that permits builders to work with it in a well-recognized approach.

Thanks to the eagle-eyed on-line {hardware} group being totally ravenous for particulars about Nvidia’s subsequent era of graphics {hardware} we’ve identified the final specs for the brand new GPUs for a short time now. They’re going to be the primary client playing cards to make use of the brand new Nvidia Turing structure, however it’s good to lastly have some affirmation on the topic.

For the uninitiated, the massive boy RTX 2080 Ti is working on the TU102 GPU with 4,352 CUDA cores inside, arrayed throughout 34 Turing SM blocks. That’s additionally sporting 11GB of super-fast GDDR6 reminiscence too. But you’re going to must pay with pre-orders going dwell now for the princely sum of $999.

If that’s too wealthy on your blood there’s all the time the RTX 2080, for simply $699 Bargain, eh? The RTX 2080 is anticipated to be working on the TU104 GPU and sports activities 2,944 CUDA cores throughout 23 SM models.

There are rumours the total TU104 has 24 SMs in it, which provides the chip a possible core rely of three,072 cores. But the built-in redundancy means Nvidia can nonetheless use chips that don’t go the total 24 SM muster. The RTX 2080 additionally makes use of GDDR6, however solely has 8GB of it to play with.

The RTX 2070 sits beneath them each at $499, and has the identical 8GB GDDR6 VRAM capability, with solely round 22% fewer CUDA cores than the RTX 2080. It’s trying like a mighty fantastic graphics card that ought to outperform the GTX 1080.

The full vary is accessible for pre-order at this time, with the playing cards on cabinets on September 20… only one month away. Exciting instances.

It is although attention-grabbing that the RTX 2080 TI card is popping out at launch – historically Nvidia has launched with its 80 and 70 suffixed playing cards first, earlier than launching lower-end GPUs and ultra-enthusiast SKUs afterward. By going with the very top-end of the stack from the outset Nvidia is exhibiting it’s not involved about any high-end competitors on this era of graphics playing cards.