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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

84 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
VS
80 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER. 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 SUPER
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 5080
vs
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
257
182
175
135
228
165
158
124
The Witcher 3
270
243
168
91
241
218
152
83
Counter-Strike 2
317
236
175
87
310
225
168
86
Far Cry 6
194
173
160
97
181
161
148
92
Hogwarts Legacy
181
154
122
69
161
133
109
62
COD Modern Warfare 3
247
234
192
136
219
215
169
114
Ghost of Tsushima
165
141
129
80
152
122
110
71
Cyberpunk 2077
213
189
135
62
201
178
120
56
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
302
273
213
114
279
265
205
107
Avg FPS
1080p High238219
1080p Ultra203187
1440p Ultra163149
4K Ultra9788
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
36014
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
30716
Time Spy3305728302
Solar Bay154908138446
Port Royal2316318312
Fire Strike7499463725
Night Raid200409179276
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
297747
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
250691
Background Blur319.6 frames/s279.5 frames/s
Face Detection225 frames/s220.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection13.6 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection19.5 Gpix/sec15.2 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur20.4 Gpix/sec16.2 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.33 Gpix/sec2.08 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1750 Gpix/sec1370 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics43676.6 fps37199.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
35999
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
34311
G2D Mark13961267
DirectX 11322 fps303 fps
DirectX 12148 fps133 fps
GPU Compute21623 Ops/s19970 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
410.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
326.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1955.9 fps1384.7 fps
Car Chasen/a1210.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a998.7 fps
T-Rexn/a5172 fps
ALU 2n/a9885.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a282.1 fps
APIVulkanOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellationn/a9573.9
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
38994
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
66609
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
29206
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
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 SUPER
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 31, 2024
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 999

GPU

GPU Frequency 2295 MHz 2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2617 MHz 2550 MHz
Shader Units 10752 10240
TMUs 336 320
ROPs 112 112
Execution Units 84 80
Ray Tracing Cores 84 80
Tensor Cores 336 320
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 286 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 879 GTex/s 816 GTex/s
FLOPS 56.3 TFLOPS 52.2 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 1438 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 30000 MB/s 23000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
960 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
736.3 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

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

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
2 (66.67%)
1 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 3

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