In what’s possibly one of the worst-kept secrets in GPU tech right now, Nvidia’s got a whole new range of RTX cards, padding out the line-up of existing cards to offer more cads across the affordability spectrum. In May, Nvidia started teasing something super.
It didn’t take long before listing for Nvidia’s new Super cards started showing up on retailer websites and thus in the news media, but I’m here to report that the rumours and listings are all true. Don’t feel bad if you’ve spent a fortune on the RTX 2080 Ti though – that card is still the king when it comes to performance. The regular RTX 2080 and the RTX 2070 have effectively been cancelled though, replaced by their new “Super” counterparts.
The $699 RTX 2080 Super (That’s a hefty R12 5000 RRP for South Africans) is a faster version of the 2080, with its memory speed pushed up to 15.5Gbps. You now get Titan XP-killing performance at the same price as the older 2080. The RTX 2070 Super will retail for $499 (That’s R8900 locally) for a card that’ll beat a GTX 1080 Ti – while offering decent RTX performance to boot. Nvidia claims this card is up to 24% faster than the older non-super 2070, with an average performance increase of 16%.
More interesting though, is the new RTX 2060 Super, which usurps the RTX 2060 as the mid-range card of choice. It increases the memory from 6GB to 8GB, with a retail price of $399 (R7000 RRP locally). With average performance gains of around 15%, the new 2060 Super very nearly matches 2070 performance, for a lot less than the 2070 debuted at.
The RTX 2060 Super and RTX 2070 Super be available from July 9 – and for a limited time, buying any of the new Super RTX cards will get you two brand new RTX-supported games: Remedy’s new Control, and the co-op stealth shooter Wolfenstein: Youngblood. The RTX 2080 Super will be available from 23 July. We hope to have reviews of the cards up soon.
Last Updated: July 2, 2019
HairyEwok
July 2, 2019 at 15:29
I’m actually super excited for this, my card died on me about 2 months ago and I’ve been patiently waiting to see how these cards perform and how much cheaper they’ll make the non-super cards.
HairyEwok
July 2, 2019 at 15:29
I’m actually super excited for this, my card died on me about 2 months ago and I’ve been patiently waiting to see how these cards perform and how much cheaper they’ll make the non-super cards.
G8crasha
July 2, 2019 at 18:15
If you are not an Nvidia snob, then hold off as well to see what the new Navi-based AMD cards do. Yes, you may not get the ray tracing functionality, but then again, I’ve read some early reviews on the new Super cards, and while they definitely do help with limiting the effect of ray tracing on ones FPS, the effect still brings the Super cards to their knees!!!
Guz
July 2, 2019 at 18:33
I have been team green since forever, but my next upgrade I am definitively looking AMDs way , their new chips are amazballz
HairyEwok
July 3, 2019 at 09:40
Gsync monitor kind of forces me now to bat for the green team. But I fully support AMDs attempts to level out the playing field and make consumer cards prices valid again.
Matthew Holliday
July 2, 2019 at 18:33
Expecting the new range to decrease the cost of older tech is ambitious.
prices dont drop, the new stuff just gets more expensive.
My 970 actually went up by R100 when the 1070 dropped.
Heck, a house I looked at couldnt find anyone to move in, so 6 months later, instead of dropping the price, they raised it.
jimz0r
July 2, 2019 at 15:38
That name, could only think of one thing.
Kikmi
July 2, 2019 at 17:57
I wonder if this is or will be trickled down into AIBs. If that 2060S can take the heat of a decent OC, that doesn’t seem like such an offensive price tbh.
Geoffrey Tim
July 2, 2019 at 19:29
YUP. AIBS coming same date.
Llama In The Rift
July 2, 2019 at 18:06
Still a bit to expensive for my budget…. Might get a Navi GPU depending on other models they have not announced yet….don’t care about the Ray-Tracing tbh.
CrAiGiSh
July 2, 2019 at 16:19
And I was just about to give into an RTX 2060 :O
Now I have a better reason to hold off.
Guz
July 2, 2019 at 16:19
Ya….nope, that’s more than some people earn in a month for a GPU. No thanks, my graphics don’t need to be that top tier, as long as the game is playable on say medium then i can live with that
Matthew Holliday
July 2, 2019 at 18:33
R7000 is considered midrange, lel.
Geoffrey Tim
July 3, 2019 at 07:18
Yeah, unfortunately when the top end card is R20K PLUS, R7k is actually below the mid range. It’s a bit mad.
Original Heretic
July 2, 2019 at 15:45
Hmmm, yes, computer stuff. Hmmm, yes, I know some of the words used in this article.
G8crasha
July 2, 2019 at 18:15
“Master race” – just saying :o)
Dutch Matrix
July 2, 2019 at 18:15
Master race. Yup. With no food to eat if I check the prices on components.
Guz
July 2, 2019 at 16:19
xD
Marius van Tonder
July 3, 2019 at 05:28
Ah just Great, nothing but frustrated, my RTX2080 is not even 6 weeks old and Nvidia release new cards where a RTX2070 at half the price that will outperform it. Nvidia just inflates pricing in the begging so they can rip clients off and as soon as AMD about to release their cards drop the pricing to now be competitive. Last time I will ever support a company that love exploiting customers for financial gain. Should have held out for Navi. https://media3.giphy.com/media/9NEH2NjjMA4hi/giphy.gif
Philip Fourie
July 3, 2019 at 10:07
I do feel sorry for you its never nice to lose out in this way but this is common practice when it comes to buying tech. You as the consumer must know what you are getting in when buying tech. A new phone comes out and its top of the range you pay a premium. Next year there is a better version and your phone is left in the dust losing a lot of its value and being outperformed this is tech if you are not patient you will lose out and even if you are tech moves so fast you might always get the feeling of not getting true value for money
geel slang
July 4, 2019 at 16:46
Nvidia claims this card is up to 24% faster than the older non-super 2070, with an average performance increase of 16%.
Huh? so thats a 16% increase really.