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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080

97 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
VS
84 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080. 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 5090 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
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 5090
vs
GeForce RTX 5080

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
332
242
231
183
257
182
175
135
The Witcher 3
366
338
234
127
270
243
168
91
Counter-Strike 2
379
271
209
98
317
236
175
87
Far Cry 6
235
202
198
124
194
173
160
97
Hogwarts Legacy
244
210
167
96
181
154
122
69
COD Modern Warfare 3
337
333
269
184
247
234
192
136
Ghost of Tsushima
221
190
170
114
165
141
129
80
Cyberpunk 2077
259
231
166
77
213
189
135
62
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
334
306
238
128
302
273
213
114
Avg FPS
1080p High301238
1080p Ultra258203
1440p Ultra209163
4K Ultra12697
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
36014
Time Spy4751533057
Solar Bay213229154908
Port Royal3752923163
Fire Strike9020074994
Night Raid209016200409
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
297747
Background Blur333 frames/s319.6 frames/s
Face Detection298.5 frames/s225 frames/s
Horizon Detection21.7 Gpix/sec13.6 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection33.7 Gpix/sec19.5 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur34.5 Gpix/sec20.4 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.53 Gpix/sec2.33 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2850 Gpix/sec1750 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics59146.9 fps43676.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
35999
G2D Mark14441396
DirectX 11344 fps322 fps
DirectX 12195 fps148 fps
GPU Compute28243 Ops/s21623 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
410.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1397.2 fps1955.9 fps
Car Chase1150.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1178.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex4812.3 fpsn/a
ALU 25992.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2269.7 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLVulkan
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation5991.7n/a
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
38994
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
66609
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
29206
Image Classification (SP)n/a15441
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a47173
Horizon Detectionn/a43223
Face Detection (HP)n/a92863
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a202202
Text Classification (SP)n/a3701
Machine Translation (HP)n/a7905
Object Detection (SP)n/a20955
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a69068
Style Transfer (SP)n/a349205
Frameworkn/aONNX
Backendn/aDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
9041.36

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 7, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Blackwell 2.0
Codename GB202-300-A1 GB203-400
Price 1999 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 2017 MHz 2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 2617 MHz
Shader Units 21760 10752
TMUs 680 336
ROPs 176 112
Execution Units 170 84
Ray Tracing Cores 170 84
Tensor Cores 680 336
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 293 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1637 GTex/s 879 GTex/s
FLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS 56.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 575 W 360 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor Size 750 mm² 378 mm²
Transistor count 92.2 billion 45.6 billion
Transistor density 122.93 MTr/mm² 120.63 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1875 MHz
Bus 512 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 30000 MB/s
Memory Size 32 GB 16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
960 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.4 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 10.1 12.0
DisplayPort 2.1a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 4

Results

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

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