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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

84 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
VS
92 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. 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 4090
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 4090

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
257
182
175
135
277
199
191
154
The Witcher 3
270
243
168
91
288
265
187
100
Counter-Strike 2
317
236
175
87
329
244
185
91
Far Cry 6
194
173
160
97
203
182
167
104
Hogwarts Legacy
181
154
122
69
201
164
132
76
COD Modern Warfare 3
247
234
192
136
274
258
221
149
Ghost of Tsushima
165
141
129
80
183
154
137
91
Cyberpunk 2077
213
189
135
62
227
208
143
68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
302
273
213
114
304
277
215
119
Avg FPS
1080p High238254
1080p Ultra203217
1440p Ultra163175
4K Ultra97106
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
36014
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Time Spy3305736322
Solar Bay154908186930
Port Royal2316326115
Fire Strike7499472253
Night Raid200409195300
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
297747
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Background Blur319.6 frames/s318.9 frames/s
Face Detection225 frames/s222.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection13.6 Gpix/sec14.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection19.5 Gpix/sec21 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur20.4 Gpix/sec23.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.33 Gpix/sec2.38 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1750 Gpix/sec1950 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics43676.6 fps48090.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
35999
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
G2D Mark13961297
DirectX 11322 fps329 fps
DirectX 12148 fps150 fps
GPU Compute21623 Ops/s27111 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
410.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1955.9 fps1617.6 fps
Car Chasen/a1228.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a1234.6 fps
T-Rexn/a6286 fps
ALU 2n/a15073.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a303.7 fps
APIVulkanOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellationn/a12119.1
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
38994
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
66609
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
29206
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
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 4090
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 AD102
Price n/a 1599

GPU

GPU Frequency 2295 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2617 MHz 2520 MHz
Shader Units 10752 16384
TMUs 336 512
ROPs 112 176
Execution Units 84 128
Ray Tracing Cores 84 128
Tensor Cores 336 512
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 64 KB/core 72 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 293 Gpix/sec 444 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 879 GTex/s 1290 GTex/s
FLOPS 56.3 TFLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 360 W 450 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 378 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 45.6 billion 76.3 billion
Transistor density 120.63 MTr/mm² 125.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1875 MHz 2625 MHz
Bus 256 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 30000 MB/s 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
960 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 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?
9 (60%)
6 (40%)
Total Votes: 15

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