NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory9728
Cores716.8 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4080
VS
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X 320W $959.00 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4080
$1199 • Sep 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $2,591.99 Sep 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 320 W | 450 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2505 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s | 1010 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 9728 | 16384 |
| RT Cores | 76 | 128 |
| TMUs | 304 | 512 |
| ROPs | 112 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1400 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 280.6 GPixel/s | 443.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 716.8 GTexel/s | 1.01 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 48.74 GFLOPS | 82.58 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 64.00 MB | 72.00 MB |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | 609 mm² |
| Transistors | 45900 Million | 76300 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 850 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
30216
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
42193 (+40%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
217712
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
316301 (+45%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
320.9 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
615.9 FPS (+92%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
34519
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
38309 (+11%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (680 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+14%)
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+27%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+14%)
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+27%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+24%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+31%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+8%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+18%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+27%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+20%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 146 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+24%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+33%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+24%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 173 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 157 FPS
MIN 137 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+26%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+34%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+29%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+38%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+53%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 683 benchmarks across 174 games
108
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
VS
+20.7%
130
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
108
Avg FPS
91
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
621
Wins
130
Avg FPS
111
Min FPS
91%
Win Rate
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