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
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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 (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 (+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
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+33%)
AVG 173 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+39%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+54%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 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 (+32%)
AVG 211 FPS
MIN 165 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+31%)
AVG 181 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+0%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080 (+0%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+24%)
AVG 268 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 217 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+66%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+8%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 260 FPS
MIN 217 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+25%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 225 FPS
MIN 188 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+64%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 200 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+5%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 184 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+33%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 146 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+59%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 249 benchmarks across 68 games
141
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
VS
+36%
104
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
231
Wins
141
Avg FPS
119
Min FPS
93%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR7
0
Wins
104
Avg FPS
86
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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