Comparison of MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G video card vs MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G V2 video card by specifications and benchmarks. MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G runs at 1.607 GHz base clock speed and has 8 GB of GDDR5X memory, while video card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8G V2 runs at 1.515 GHz base clock speed and has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The TDP of the first video card is 180 W, and the second is 215 W. Compare the table of benchmark results to find out which graphic card is better.