Comparison of MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G video card vs EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC GAMING video card by specifications and benchmarks. MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING Z 8G runs at 1.607 GHz base clock speed and has 8 GB of GDDR5X memory, while video card EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC GAMING 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 210 W-2 %. Compare the table of benchmark results to find out which graphic card is better.