Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
In the PassMark G3D benchmark the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 scores 35,633 against 34,454 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, making it about 3 percent faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 draws less board power (320 W against 360 W).
Measured as benchmark score per watt, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the more efficient of the two (107.7 against 99.0 points per watt).
Comparing 14 specifications that differ between these two cards. Coverage: 10/10 recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 10/10 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Fields neither card records are omitted; fields only one records are shown as "Not recorded".
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 9,728 | 10,752 |
| Ray tracing cores | 76 | 84 |
| Tensor cores | 304 | 336 |
| Base clock | 2.21 GHz | 2.30 GHz |
| Boost clock | 2.51 GHz | 2.62 GHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s | 960.0 GB/s |
| Board power | 320 W | 360 W |
| Process node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 379 mm² | 378 mm² |
| Transistors | 45,900 M | 45,600 M |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Launch date | 2022-11-16 | 2025-01-30 |
| PassMark G3D | 34,454 | 35,633 |