NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory9728
Cores716.8 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4080
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X 320W $959.00 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4080
$1199 • Sep 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $2,955.99 Jan 2025
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 320 W | 575 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2505 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s | 1790 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 9728 | 21760 |
| RT Cores | 76 | 170 |
| TMUs | 304 | 680 |
| ROPs | 112 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1400 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 280.6 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 716.8 GTexel/s | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 48.74 GFLOPS | 104.8 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 64.00 MB | 96.00 MB |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Transistors | 45900 Million | 92200 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 950 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 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
53022 (+75%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
217712
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
419309 (+93%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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
624.6 FPS (+95%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
34519
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
39505 (+14%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (297 benchmarks)
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+25%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+50%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+91%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+25%)
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+49%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+63%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+227%)
AVG 614 FPS
MIN 555 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 188 FPS
MIN 166 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+280%)
AVG 558 FPS
MIN 499 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 147 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+309%)
AVG 474 FPS
MIN 413 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+48%)
AVG 186 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+64%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+81%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+57%)
AVG 206 FPS
MIN 179 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+63%)
AVG 178 FPS
MIN 160 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+71%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+88%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+109%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+124%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+54%)
AVG 152 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+76%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5090 (+96%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+201%)
AVG 496 FPS
MIN 456 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 165 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+235%)
AVG 439 FPS
MIN 397 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+241%)
AVG 314 FPS
MIN 289 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+32%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+54%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+75%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+46%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+72%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+83%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+165%)
AVG 450 FPS
MIN 407 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 170 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+176%)
AVG 381 FPS
MIN 351 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+190%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 262 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+58%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+69%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+87%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+47%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 187 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 134 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+57%)
AVG 191 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+76%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+122%)
AVG 518 FPS
MIN 453 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 233 FPS
MIN 204 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+137%)
AVG 483 FPS
MIN 404 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 204 FPS
MIN 180 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+165%)
AVG 398 FPS
MIN 350 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 297 benchmarks across 76 games
96
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
VS
+58.8%
152
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
96
Avg FPS
80
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
284
Wins
152
Avg FPS
129
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
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