NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory10752
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5080
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16GB GDDR7 360W $999.99 Jan 2025
GeForce RTX 5080
$999 • Jan 2025
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 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 360 W | 575 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2617 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 1790 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 10752 | 21760 |
| RT Cores | 84 | 170 |
| TMUs | 336 | 680 |
| ROPs | 112 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 293.1 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 879.3 GTexel/s | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 56.28 GFLOPS | 104.8 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 64.00 MB | 96.00 MB |
| Die Size | 378 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Transistors | 45600 Million | 92200 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 950 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 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
36148
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
53022 (+47%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
297747
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
419309 (+41%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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
624.6 FPS (+52%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
36508
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
39505 (+8%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (273 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+18%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+37%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+52%)
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+29%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+54%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+69%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+49%)
AVG 450 FPS
MIN 407 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 303 FPS
MIN 280 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+53%)
AVG 381 FPS
MIN 351 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 249 FPS
MIN 242 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+45%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 262 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 181 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+53%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+66%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 57 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 5090 (+27%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 187 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 150 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+36%)
AVG 191 FPS
MIN 163 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 5090 (+51%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+29%)
AVG 518 FPS
MIN 453 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 401 FPS
MIN 349 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+35%)
AVG 483 FPS
MIN 404 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 358 FPS
MIN 314 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 5090 (+41%)
AVG 398 FPS
MIN 350 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 283 FPS
MIN 253 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+47%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+58%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5090 (+19%)
AVG 165 FPS
MIN 151 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5090 (+46%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
GeForce RTX 5090 (+67%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Winner
Loser
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 (+40%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+54%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+50%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 273 benchmarks across 73 games
107
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
VS
+36.5%
146
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
0
Wins
107
Avg FPS
89
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
255
Wins
146
Avg FPS
124
Min FPS
93%
Win Rate
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