Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 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
189
134
125
96
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
206
183
130
71
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
288
210
158
83
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Far Cry 6
158
146
128
79
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
134
109
86
50
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
176
167
128
85
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
121
101
85
51
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
153
137
95
45
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
252
236
180
98
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High186n/a
1080p Ultra158n/a
1440p Ultra124n/a
4K Ultra73n/a
DeviationMediumn/a

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
22374
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
25741
Time Spy21794n/a
Solar Bay92888n/a
Port Royal14027n/a
Fire Strike46885n/a
Night Raid175963n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
190326
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
226752
Background Blur194.4 frames/s266.5 frames/s
Face Detection165.6 frames/s196.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection8.61 Gpix/sec10.6 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection12.2 Gpix/sec15.2 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.5 Gpix/sec14.4 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.7 Gpix/sec1.89 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1060 Gpix/sec1150 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27590.4 fps29783 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
28502
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
31796
G2D Mark11391199
DirectX 11254 fps273 fps
DirectX 12116 fps142 fps
GPU Compute12703 Ops/s15940 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
266.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a1121.9 fps
Car Chasen/a1058.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a921.3 fps
T-Rexn/a4280.4 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
25636
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
42495
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
19809
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
n/a
Image Classification (SP)10192n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)23343n/a
Horizon Detection31132n/a
Face Detection (HP)46322n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)134037n/a
Text Classification (SP)3319n/a
Machine Translation (HP)4696n/a
Object Detection (SP)13038n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)52089n/a
Style Transfer (SP)248270n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
6817.09
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 6, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Blackwell 2.0
Codename GB203-400 GB203-400

GPU

GPU Frequency 975 MHz 990-1515 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500-2410 MHz 1515-2160 MHz
Shader Units 7680 10496
TMUs 240 328
ROPs 96 128
Execution Units 60 82
Ray Tracing Cores 60 82
Tensor Cores 240 328
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 64 KB/core 64 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 144-231 Gpix/sec 194-276 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 360-578 GTex/s 497-708 GTex/s
FLOPS 23-37 TFLOPS 31.8-45.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 80-175 W 95-175 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor Size 378 mm² 378 mm²
Transistor count 45.6 billion 45.6 billion
Transistor density 120.63 MTr/mm² 120.63 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 28000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
896 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
811.5 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 10.1
DisplayPort 2.1b 2.1a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 4

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
1 (50%)
1 (50%)
Total Votes: 2

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below