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
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 (249 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+58%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+59%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 173 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+46%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+64%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+36%)
AVG 211 FPS
MIN 165 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 155 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+34%)
AVG 181 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+60%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+0%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 5090 (+0%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+21%)
AVG 268 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 222 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+92%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+12%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 252 FPS
MIN 197 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+30%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 216 FPS
MIN 170 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+83%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 200 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+23%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 143 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+55%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+94%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 249 benchmarks across 68 games
95
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
VS
+48.3%
141
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
95
Avg FPS
78
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
236
Wins
141
Avg FPS
119
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
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