NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Shading cores (16,384 vs 10,240)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher RT cores (128 vs 80)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (512 vs 320)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher VRAM (24 GB vs 16 GB)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Memory bus width (384 bit vs 256 bit)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Performance
VRAM16 GB24 GB▲
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory bus width256 bit384 bit▲
Memory bandwidth736 GB/s1008 GB/s▲
Shading cores10,24016,384▲
RT cores80128▲
Tensor / AI cores320512▲
Base clock2295 MHz▲2235 MHz
Boost clock2550 MHz▲2520 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 3 (Frame Generation)DLSS 3 (Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP320 W▲450 W
Recommended PSU750 W▲850 W
Power connector1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Card length304 mm304 mm
Slot width3 slots▲3.5 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.1