Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 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

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
231
164
156
120
177
117
109
80
The Witcher 3
248
214
157
81
198
164
117
63
Counter-Strike 2
312
227
166
84
274
206
149
81
Far Cry 6
182
160
145
90
151
139
118
74
Hogwarts Legacy
164
137
106
61
122
98
78
44
COD Modern Warfare 3
215
211
172
115
161
151
113
75
Ghost of Tsushima
145
126
109
69
109
91
75
43
Cyberpunk 2077
198
171
122
57
136
122
81
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
287
267
200
108
218
203
156
84
Avg FPS
1080p High220172
1080p Ultra186143
1440p Ultra148111
4K Ultra8764
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
30217
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
19053
Time Spy2817018871
Solar Bay13672785594
Port Royal1795911826
Fire Strike6470341295
Night Raid183971148912
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
217712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
170767
Background Blur250.4 frames/s328.9 frames/s
Face Detection190 frames/s192.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection9.56 Gpix/sec6.51 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection12.8 Gpix/sec9.11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur15.3 Gpix/sec10.1 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.97 Gpix/sec1.56 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1130 Gpix/sec660.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics28795.5 fps20765.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
34516
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
24961
G2D Mark1236929
DirectX 11316 fps246 fps
DirectX 12131 fps96 fps
GPU Compute20847 Ops/s11246 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
320.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
213.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1476.2 fps1101.6 fps
Car Chase1250 fps936.7 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1062.9 fps792.3 fps
T-Rex5492.1 fps4060.5 fps
ALU 29330.7 fps6712.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2291.3 fps289.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation9274.87042.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2022 February, 8, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD103 AD104 (GN21-X9)
Price 1199 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 2205 MHz 1290-1860 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2505 MHz 1665-2280 MHz
Shader Units 9728 7424
TMUs 304 232
ROPs 112 80
Execution Units 76 58
Ray Tracing Cores 76 58
Tensor Cores 304 232
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 64 KB/core 48000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 281 Gpix/sec 133-182 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 762 GTex/s 386-529 GTex/s
FLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS 24.7-33.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 320 W 60-175 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 379 mm² 295 mm²
Transistor count 45 billion 35.8 billion
Transistor density 118.73 MTr/mm² 121.36 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1400 MHz 2250 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 22400 MB/s 18000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
716.8 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
432 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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3 (75%)
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