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GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce RTX 5080

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Key Differences

  • RTX 5080 is 11% faster than RTX 4080 (10 measured runs at 1440p (native and upscaled)).
  • RTX 5080 has the most memory bandwidth: 960 GB/s against 716.8 GB/s.
  • RTX 4080 draws the least power: 320 W against 360 W.
Spec GeForce RTX 4080 GeForce RTX 5080
Overview
Product name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
1440pgaming performance 89.7% (-10%) 10 matched test runs (8 native, 2 upscaled) 100% (fastest) 10 matched test runs (8 native, 2 upscaled)
Market price $2,089 Cheapest in stock · US · New retail Gigabyte Gaming OC · Amazon US · checked 7 hours ago $2,211 Cheapest in stock · US · New retail PNY Triple Fan · Amazon US · checked 16 hours ago. In stock at 2 shops
Architecture Ada Lovelace Blackwell 2.0
Generation / family GeForce RTX 40 Series GeForce RTX 50 Series
GPU codename AD103 GB203
Launch date 2022-11-16 2025-01-30
Market segment Desktop, High End in GeForce RTX 40 Series Desktop, High End in GeForce RTX 50 Series
Board type / entry type Reference GPU Reference GPU
GPU
Process node TSMC 5 nm TSMC 5 nm
Die size 379 mm² 378 mm²
Transistor count 45.9 billion 45.6 billion
GPU chip AD103 GB203
SM / multiprocessor count 76 84
CUDA Cores 9728 10752
Tensor Cores 304 336
RT Cores 76 84
ROPs 112 112
TMUs 304 336
Clocks
Base / Core clock 2,205 MHz 2,295 MHz
Boost clock 2,505 MHz 2,617 MHz
Memory clock 1,400 MHz 1,875 MHz
Memory
Memory size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory type GDDR6X GDDR7
Memory bus width 256-bit 256-bit
Memory bandwidth 716.8 GB/s 960 GB/s
Bus / Interface
Bus interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction PCIe PCIe
Power
TDP / TBP / board power 320 W 360 W
Recommended PSU 750 W 850 W
Power connectors 1x PCIe Gen 5 16-pin 1x PCIe Gen 5 16-pin
Slot width Triple-slot, 310 mm length, 61 mm width Dual-slot, 304 mm length, 40 mm width
Display / Media
Display outputs 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Features
DirectX support DirectX 12.2 DirectX 12.2
OpenGL support OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan support Vulkan 1.4 Vulkan 1.4
CUDA support 8.9 12.0
Shader Model 6.8 6.8
Ray tracing support Hardware RT units present Hardware RT units present
Performance / Benchmarks
FP32 throughput 48.74 TFLOPS 56.28 TFLOPS
FP16 throughput 48.74 TFLOPS 56.28 TFLOPS
Muted cells indicate unavailable, not applicable, or not directly comparable specifications.

DLAA counts as native resolution; DLSS, FSR and XeSS upscaling never do. A ray tracing setting without a readable on or off value is read as on.

Gaming benchmarks

Every card ran the same games at the same settings on one test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM. The index sets the fastest card to 100 using the eligible test runs.

  • GeForce RTX 4080
  • GeForce RTX 5080

1440p native and upscaled rendering

  1. GeForce RTX 5080 100 index, fastest
  2. GeForce RTX 4080 89.7 index, 10% behind fastest

Index uses 10 matched test runs (8 native, 2 upscaled); fastest card = 100.

Per-game results 10 test runs across 10 games
Average and 1% low FPS per game at 1440p on AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000 MHz RAM
Game Avg FPS · 1% low RTX 4080 RTX 5080 Difference
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Ultra · DLAA RTX 4080 54 FPS 1% low 46 RTX 5080 59 FPS 1% low 50 +9.3% RTX 5080
Crimson Desert Max · Native RTX 4080 101 FPS 1% low 73 RTX 5080 117 FPS 1% low 99 +16% RTX 5080
Cyberpunk 2077 Custom · DLSS / FSR / XeSS Quality · RT on RTX 4080 102 FPS 1% low 75 RTX 5080 109 FPS 1% low 81 +6.9% RTX 5080
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Very high · Native · RT on RTX 4080 85 FPS 1% low 71 RTX 5080 98 FPS 1% low 79 +15% RTX 5080
Forza Horizon 6 Extreme · DLSS / FSR / XeSS Quality RTX 4080 127 FPS 1% low 107 RTX 5080 146 FPS 1% low 128 +15% RTX 5080
Horizon Forbidden West Very high · Native RTX 4080 115 FPS 1% low 87 RTX 5080 127 FPS 1% low 93 +10% RTX 5080
Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultra · Native RTX 4080 153 FPS 1% low 120 RTX 5080 171 FPS 1% low 140 +12% RTX 5080
Resident Evil Requiem Max · Native RTX 4080 158 FPS 1% low 134 RTX 5080 173 FPS 1% low 138 +9.5% RTX 5080
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Ultra · DLAA RTX 4080 85 FPS 1% low 60 RTX 5080 93 FPS 1% low 73 +9.4% RTX 5080
The Last of Us Part II Very high · Native RTX 4080 110 FPS 1% low 77 RTX 5080 123 FPS 1% low 110 +12% RTX 5080