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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080

84 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
VS
77 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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 5080
vs
GeForce RTX 4080

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
257
182
175
135
231
164
156
120
The Witcher 3
270
243
168
91
248
214
157
81
Counter-Strike 2
317
236
175
87
312
227
166
84
Far Cry 6
194
173
160
97
182
160
145
90
Hogwarts Legacy
181
154
122
69
164
137
106
61
COD Modern Warfare 3
247
234
192
136
215
211
172
115
Ghost of Tsushima
165
141
129
80
145
126
109
69
Cyberpunk 2077
213
189
135
62
198
171
122
57
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
302
273
213
114
287
267
200
108
Avg FPS
1080p High238220
1080p Ultra203186
1440p Ultra163148
4K Ultra9787
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
36014
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
30217
Time Spy3305728170
Solar Bay154908136727
Port Royal2316317959
Fire Strike7499464703
Night Raid200409183971
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
297747
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
217712
Background Blur319.6 frames/s250.4 frames/s
Face Detection225 frames/s190 frames/s
Horizon Detection13.6 Gpix/sec9.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection19.5 Gpix/sec12.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur20.4 Gpix/sec15.3 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.33 Gpix/sec1.97 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1750 Gpix/sec1130 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics43676.6 fps28795.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
35999
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
34516
G2D Mark13961236
DirectX 11322 fps316 fps
DirectX 12148 fps131 fps
GPU Compute21623 Ops/s20847 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
410.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
320.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1955.9 fps1476.2 fps
Car Chasen/a1250 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a1062.9 fps
T-Rexn/a5492.1 fps
ALU 2n/a9330.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a291.3 fps
APIVulkanOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellationn/a9274.8
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
38994
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
66609
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
29206
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
n/a
Image Classification (SP)15441n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)47173n/a
Horizon Detection43223n/a
Face Detection (HP)92863n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)202202n/a
Text Classification (SP)3701n/a
Machine Translation (HP)7905n/a
Object Detection (SP)20955n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)69068n/a
Style Transfer (SP)349205n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
9041.36
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 September, 20, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ada Lovelace
Codename GB203-400 AD103
Price n/a 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 2295 MHz 2205 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2617 MHz 2505 MHz
Shader Units 10752 9728
TMUs 336 304
ROPs 112 112
Execution Units 84 76
Ray Tracing Cores 84 76
Tensor Cores 336 304
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 293 Gpix/sec 281 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 879 GTex/s 762 GTex/s
FLOPS 56.3 TFLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 360 W 320 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 378 mm² 379 mm²
Transistor count 45.6 billion 45 billion
Transistor density 120.63 MTr/mm² 118.73 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz 1400 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 30000 MB/s 22400 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
960 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
716.8 GB/s

API

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

Results

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