Hardware Installation 
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti User Guide  |  10 
03 
If you are installing additional RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards for an NVLink 
configuration, continue with step 6. If you are only installing one GeForce 
card, go on to step 7. 
6  Install a second GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphic card (NVLink configuration). 
Install the second GeForce card into the outer most PCI Express x16 slot on 
the motherboard. 
Connect the two cards together using the GeForce RTX NVLink Bridge (3-Slot 
or 4-Slot). 
 
 GeForce RTX NVLink Bridge can be found on www.nvidia.com
. 
 
 
 
7  Connect two 8-pin power connectors from the power supply to the power 
connectors on the top edge of the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card. Note 
that the connector and socket on the graphics card have a unique shape and 
connect one way only.  
 
 
2-way SLI: Install your second 
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics 
card into the outer PCI Express 
x16 slot (the outer slot is the one 
farthest away from the CPU). 
Connect the two cards together 
using the GeForce RTX NVLink 
Bridge. 
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card 
requires two 8-pin PCI Express power 
plugs from the system power supply.