Asus strix RTX 2080 reference number ?

[paul sanders]

Hello everyone,

I was looking for a RTX 2080 when I found that there was two different reference number for the same card (it says both are strix O8GB). The two number are : 90YV0C60-M0NM00 and 90YV0C60-M0NA00 . I don’t know if the are the same card or not so I asked the store via email but they didn’t respond yet. I wanted to know if someone knows more than that.

[Pr1m3MOD]

Hello there,

They probably aren't the same. It's confirmed that Nvidia is using different silicons for their RTX cards. One will have better overall performance (not by a lot, maybe a 1-5%?).

The "bad" silicon chip will have lower overclock and cooling capabilities too. Nvidia has also prohibited any reseller to factory overclock this chip for some reason.

The name of those silicon chips are TU102-300 (bad) and TU102-300A (good).

Now is time to figure out what chip is that card built around. Maybe the 90YV0C60-M0NA00 uses the TU102-300A?

 

I don't know if that has anything to do with your question but, I find it relevant information so it may help you

 

Have a great day

[Whitraff]

Hi!
I'm glad I found this post :) 

I had the same question that remains unanswered, but with even different serial numbers :
 

90YV0C60-M0NM00

90YV0C62-M0NM00

Did you guys find anything about it? 

[Sahl]

That is really interesting.. Very for me since I am about to buy a Asus rog strix 2080.

I can't find any reference number listed at all.. will be fun to ask and see what happens.

[GamerDude]

I read somewhere that the RTX 2080 Ti chips taken by AIB's were all OC'able, there's a suffix 'A' to indicate that it's an OC'able chip. The article was about the Ti's though, not sure about the RTX 2080 chip though....

[Whitraff]

Thanks for your contribution!

I tried to type another number to complete the list and I found one model on a single website, so we now have 4 serial numbers for this card. 

I tried to gather shops results for the names, and look at the box pictures to check the "OC" sign. The last one could be an error. 

These info are from shops, so nothing official, I just tried to compare a few links.
 

• 90YV0C60-M0NM00 = OC (ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING) (1515 > 1890)
• 90YV0C62-M0NM00 = NO OC(Asus ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-8G-GAMING) (not OC) (1515 > 1740/1755)
• 90YV0C60-M0NA00 =  OC(ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING OC)/(Asus GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING) (1515 > 1860 Gaming /1890 OC mode)
• 90YV0C62-M0NA00= OC (picture must be a mistake) (ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG Strix 8GB) Found on only one website (1515 > 1740)

So we need to know what 60/62 and NM/NA means

The 60 would mean OC if we forget about the last model.

Feel free to add if you discover anything!
 

[Whitraff]

I'm updating this for more info, but I still have no idea about the NM/NA part.

Looking at older series, they also have this distinction, and I've seen a few people asking about it without ever receiving an answer.

Though I don't know if it's linked, I found this little sentence "Revision A are Binned Chips." on this website : https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-rog-strix-rtx-2080-gaming-oc.b6121

Quote from Asus Rog Forums : 

"Nvidia is binning SKU's of the same chip - the higher binned chips can be sold by the AIB's with a pre-applied OC and are sold at a higher cost to the AIB and ultimately to the consumer. The lower binned chips (lower cost to AIB and ultimately consumer) can not have any pre-applied (factory applied) OC settings. It does not necessarily mean the user can not apply an OC, just that the AIB (Add In Board Partner) can not apply an OC setting. Its Nvidia's way of segmenting the cards. The Non OC cards/Chips are sold closer to original MSRP - the higher binned cards can be sold with a factory applied OC and at a higher cost. You can save a little money on a card and apply your own overclock ( your mileage will vary as with all over clocking as to what you will actually obtain) - or spend a little more upfront and get a card with a factory OC and settings applied already ensuring your OC (as stated on specs). Here's a link to a video specifically discussing the RTX 2070 SKU's but applies to the other SKU's as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EAbHsa8eCU

TLDR
one has a factory applied Overclock (higher boost clock) than the other.

-90YV0C62-M0NM00 = no factory OC applied - User can still OC , meaning you can use ASUS tweak or MSI Afterburner etc to apply an over clock.
Base/Boost clocks 1515/1740

-90YV0C60-M0NM00 = factory OC applied, meaning the card comes by default with higher base and boost settings. The user may still be able to apply a better OC but at minimum you should get the higher factory applied base/boost clocks out of the box.
Base/Boost clocks 1515/1890"