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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop

56 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
VS
47 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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  2. Review
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  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
vs
GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
177
117
109
80
134
87
79
56
The Witcher 3
198
164
117
63
154
130
95
48
Counter-Strike 2
274
206
149
81
225
174
124
69
Far Cry 6
151
139
118
74
115
107
84
49
Hogwarts Legacy
122
98
78
44
90
72
55
29
COD Modern Warfare 3
161
151
113
75
108
101
72
48
Ghost of Tsushima
109
91
75
43
82
67
49
29
Cyberpunk 2077
136
122
81
36
94
86
51
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
218
203
156
84
149
136
100
53
Avg FPS
1080p High172128
1080p Ultra143107
1440p Ultra11179
4K Ultra6445
DeviationLowMedium

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
19053
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy18871n/a
Solar Bay85594n/a
Port Royal11826n/a
Fire Strike41295n/a
Night Raid148912n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
170767
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
108121
Background Blur328.9 frames/s171 frames/s
Face Detection192.3 frames/s112.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.51 Gpix/sec3.82 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection9.11 Gpix/sec5.06 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur10.1 Gpix/sec5.45 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.56 Gpix/sec1.24 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching660.7 Gpix/sec515.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics20765.5 fps16147.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
24961
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
19708
G2D Mark929779
DirectX 11246 fps185 fps
DirectX 1296 fps72 fps
GPU Compute11246 Ops/s8422 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
213.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1101.6 fpsn/a
Car Chase936.7 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)792.3 fpsn/a
T-Rex4060.5 fpsn/a
ALU 26712.4 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2289.2 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation7042.8n/a
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
18679
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
35323
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
14707
Image Classification (SP)n/a7525
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a23623
Horizon Detectionn/a19973
Face Detection (HP)n/a41164
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a77589
Text Classification (SP)n/a2880
Machine Translation (HP)n/a5811
Object Detection (SP)n/a9966
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a37206
Style Transfer (SP)n/a136961
Frameworkn/aONNX
Backendn/aDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop]

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 8, 2023 April, 14, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Blackwell 2.0
Codename AD104 (GN21-X9) GB207

GPU

GPU Frequency 1290-1860 MHz 920-1430 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665-2280 MHz 1455-2497 MHz
Shader Units 7424 3328
TMUs 232 104
ROPs 80 48
Execution Units 58 26
Ray Tracing Cores 58 26
Tensor Cores 232 104
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 133-182 Gpix/sec 70-120 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 386-529 GTex/s 151-260 GTex/s
FLOPS 24.7-33.9 TFLOPS 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 60-175 W 45-125 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
Transistor Size 295 mm² 181 mm²
Transistor count 35.8 billion 21.9 billion
Transistor density 121.36 MTr/mm² 120.99 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 2250 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 18000 MB/s 28000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
432 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 4

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
4 (80%)
1 (20%)
Total Votes: 5

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