Finally, NVIDIA unveils the 20-series RTX graphics card with Ray tracing technology to make a huge leap in PC gaming
As speculated, NVIDIA had been working on the 20-series of their RTX graphics series. And finally, they have unveiled them yesterday that will bring an evolution in every sector.
The 20-series GPUs will have the very first GDDR6 graphics memory that will bring a huge leap in image processing. NVIDIA unveiled their 3 new top end graphics card: RTX 2070, 2080 & 2080Ti.
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Introducing the GeForce RTX 20 Series. #GraphicsReinvented pic.twitter.com/ntuZxAdZMk
— NVIDIA GeForce (@NVIDIAGeForce) August 20, 2018
The company announced the RTX 20-series during a pre-Gamescom 2018 live stream from Cologne, Germany. These graphics cards are based on Nvidia’s new Turing architecture. Nvidia also revealed its first Turing-based products: three GPUs in the company’s Quadro line, which is geared toward professional applications.
The new 20-series cards will succeed Nvidia’s current top-of-the-line GPUs, the GeForce GTX 1070, GTX 1080 and GTX 1080 Ti. The RTX graphics cards bring together real-time ray tracing, artificial intelligence, and programmable shading.
Features of the RTX 20-series graphics card:
NVIDIA TURING
GEFORCE EXPERIENCE
GAME READY DRIVERS
NVIDIA SHADOWPLAY™
NVIDIA ANSEL
VIRTUAL REALITY
NVIDIA G-SYNC™ AND HDR
DIRECTX 12
4K
Performance of the cards:
The RTX series graphics card will be 6 times faster than the GTX series graphics cards. Even RTX 2070 beats the fastest GTX 1080Ti by 6 times. The new cards also introduce a tensor core cluster which adds machine learning and AI capabilities to the overall image processing… They can intelligently predict decision making and steps to improve the image as it is processed in the internal pipeline.
The combination of these improvements, says NVIDIA, is so complex that a new metric had to be invented which they defined as RT operations…
The new graphics cards will use the higher speed GDDR6 memory for faster graphical works… Jen-Hsun, the CEO of NVIDIA told that the shaders in the raster engine were 1.5x more power efficient than the immediate predecessors in the 10 series.
We cannot expect a high change in the frame rates, but we can expect is some visual wonders while enjoying the game. You can expect scenes in the games sharper and more real just like Hollywood movies. Here’s the trailer of the Battlefield V that will support this card for gaming experiences:
Real-time ray tracing is coming to #BattlefieldV with GeForce RTX.
Battlefield will never be the same. #GraphicsReinvented pic.twitter.com/pBmisVYh5j
— NVIDIA GeForce (@NVIDIAGeForce) August 20, 2018
How the Ray Tracing Technology affect the graphics?
The real-time ray tracing is a rendering and lighting technique for photorealistic graphics that gaming companies are starting to introduce this year.
Know more: NVIDIA RTX Realizes the Real-Time Cinematic Rendering
With Ray Tracing, scenes in games will be more sharp, accurate, vivid and more life-like. Ray tracing is the standard for applications such as visual effects in the film industry, but it is extremely computationally intensive.
Nvidia’s RTX platform incorporates two existing technologies, programmable shaders and artificial intelligence.
10 years of R&D has lead to the formation of these cards. The ray tracing will render objects, environments with physically accurate shadows, reflections, and global illumination in ways we’ve only previously seen in pre-recorded demos or even in Hollywood AAA titles.
NVIDIA has optimized its CUDA cores and using a hybrid approach to use both its cores and Ray Tracing technology to render scenes. The optimized raster engine works for hand in hand with the ray tracing engine to maximize visual quality.
Here are the performance measures of the RTX cards:
NVIDIA RTX 2070
| Spec | RTX 2070 FE | RTX 2070 | GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU architecture | Turing | Turing | Pascal |
| Boost clock | 1710 MHz (OC) | 1620 MHz | 1683 MHz |
| Frame buffer | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps | 8 Gbps |
NVIDIA RTX 2080
| Spec | RTX 2080 FE | RTX 2080 | GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU architecture | Turing | Turing | Pascal |
| Boost clock | 1800 MHz (OC) | 1710 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Frame buffer | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
NVIDIA RTX 2080 TI
| Spec | RTX 2080 Ti FE | RTX 2080 Ti | GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU architecture | Turing | Turing | Pascal |
| Boost clock | 1635 MHz (OC) | 1545 MHz | 1582 MHz |
| Frame buffer | 11 GB GDDR6 | 11 GB GDDR6 | 11 GB GDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps | 11 Gbps |
Pricing & Availability
The price of the RTX 2070 will be will be around $499 (approximately Rs 34,742). The higher end RTX 2080 will cost about $699 (approximately Rs 48,667). The best one out of the lot- RTX 20180Ti will be priced at $999 (approximately Rs 69,555).
The company will also be releasing founder editions of these GPUs priced at $599 (approximately Rs 41,705), $799 (approximately Rs 55,630), $1,199 (approximately Rs 83,480) respectively.
All the GPUs are currently available for pre-ordering and will start shipping from September 20. Companies like Asus, EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, PNY, and Zotac will all have RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti cards available for preorder. For Pre-orders and more info, visit NVIDIA’s official site…
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