NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory10752
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5080
VS
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16GB GDDR7 360W $999.99 Jan 2025
GeForce RTX 5080
$999 • Jan 2025
VS
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $2,591.99 Sep 2022
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 360 W | 450 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2617 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 1010 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 10752 | 16384 |
| RT Cores | 84 | 128 |
| TMUs | 336 | 512 |
| ROPs | 112 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 293.1 GPixel/s | 443.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 879.3 GTexel/s | 1.01 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 56.28 GFLOPS | 82.58 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 64.00 MB | 72.00 MB |
| Die Size | 378 mm² | 609 mm² |
| Transistors | 45600 Million | 76300 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 850 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 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
36148
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
42193 (+17%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
297747
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
316301 (+6%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
410.9 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
615.9 FPS (+50%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
36508
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
38309 (+5%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (303 benchmarks)
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+2%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+25%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+2%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 123 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+17%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 107 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+25%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+92%)
AVG 418 FPS
MIN 381 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 218 FPS
MIN 196 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+104%)
AVG 361 FPS
MIN 327 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 177 FPS
MIN 158 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+112%)
AVG 307 FPS
MIN 274 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+9%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 107 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+14%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+20%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+15%)
AVG 173 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+8%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+6%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5080 (+3%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+7%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+17%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5080 (+16%)
AVG 131 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 5080 (+7%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+9%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+132%)
AVG 416 FPS
MIN 378 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 179 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+105%)
AVG 306 FPS
MIN 280 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 137 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+66%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 181 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5080 (+3%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+8%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+11%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+2%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+13%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+18%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+62%)
AVG 303 FPS
MIN 280 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 175 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+54%)
AVG 249 FPS
MIN 242 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 151 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+63%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 181 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+14%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+14%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+25%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+4%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 156 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 150 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+12%)
AVG 157 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+15%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+53%)
AVG 401 FPS
MIN 349 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 262 FPS
MIN 231 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+51%)
AVG 358 FPS
MIN 314 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 237 FPS
MIN 207 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5080 (+54%)
AVG 283 FPS
MIN 253 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
AVG 184 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 303 benchmarks across 77 games
111
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
VS
+4.4%
116
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
27
Wins
111
Avg FPS
93
Min FPS
9%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
253
Wins
116
Avg FPS
97
Min FPS
83%
Win Rate
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