Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 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

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
332
242
231
183
231
164
156
120
The Witcher 3
366
338
234
127
248
214
157
81
Counter-Strike 2
379
271
209
98
312
227
166
84
Far Cry 6
235
202
198
124
182
160
145
90
Hogwarts Legacy
244
210
167
96
164
137
106
61
COD Modern Warfare 3
337
333
269
184
215
211
172
115
Ghost of Tsushima
221
190
170
114
145
126
109
69
Cyberpunk 2077
259
231
166
77
198
171
122
57
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
334
306
238
128
287
267
200
108
Avg FPS
1080p High301220
1080p Ultra258186
1440p Ultra209148
4K Ultra12687
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
30217
Time Spy4751528170
Solar Bay213229136727
Port Royal3752917959
Fire Strike9020064703
Night Raid209016183971
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
217712
Background Blur333 frames/s250.4 frames/s
Face Detection298.5 frames/s190 frames/s
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/sec9.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/sec12.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/sec15.3 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/sec1.97 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/sec1130 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics59146.9 fps28795.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
34516
G2D Mark14441236
DirectX 11344 fps316 fps
DirectX 12195 fps131 fps
GPU Compute28243 Ops/s20847 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
320.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fps1476.2 fps
Car Chase1150.3 fps1250 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fps1062.9 fps
T-Rex4812.3 fps5492.1 fps
ALU 25992.8 fps9330.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fps291.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation5991.79274.8

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 GB202-300-A1 AD103
Price 1999 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 2017 MHz 2205 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 2505 MHz
Shader Units 21760 9728
TMUs 680 304
ROPs 176 112
Execution Units 170 76
Ray Tracing Cores 170 76
Tensor Cores 680 304
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 88 KB/core 64 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 424 Gpix/sec 281 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 762 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 575 W 320 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 750 mm² 379 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 45 billion
Transistor density 122.93 MTr/mm² 118.73 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1400 MHz
Bus 512 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 22400 MB/s
Memory Size 32 GB 16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
716.8 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 8.9
DisplayPort 2.1a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 3

Results

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

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