NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5090
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR7
Memory10752
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $2,955.99 Jan 2025
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
VS
GeForce RTX 5080
$999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16GB GDDR7 360W $999.99 Jan 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 575 W | 360 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2407 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 21760 | 10752 |
| RT Cores | 170 | 84 |
| TMUs | 680 | 336 |
| ROPs | 176 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 423.6 GPixel/s | 293.1 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1636.8 GTexel/s | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 104.8 GFLOPS | 56.28 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 96.00 MB | 64.00 MB |
| Die Size | 750 mm² | 378 mm² |
| Transistors | 92200 Million | 45600 Million |
| Required PSU | 950 W | 750 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
53022 (+47%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
36148
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
419309 (+41%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
297747
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
624.6 FPS (+52%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
410.9 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
39505 (+8%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
36508
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (339 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+29%)
AVG 189 FPS
MIN 164 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+60%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+29%)
AVG 189 FPS
MIN 164 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+60%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+36%)
AVG 190 FPS
MIN 172 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+31%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 119 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+29%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+27%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+34%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+56%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+24%)
AVG 199 FPS
MIN 183 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+38%)
AVG 164 FPS
MIN 149 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+50%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+31%)
AVG 218 FPS
MIN 195 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 166 FPS
MIN 153 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+56%)
AVG 192 FPS
MIN 178 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+70%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 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 5090 (+58%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+66%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+86%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 339 benchmarks across 88 games
148
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
VS
+37.1%
108
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
321
Wins
148
Avg FPS
126
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
0
Wins
108
Avg FPS
91
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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