NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Memory bandwidth (1792 GB/s vs 717 GB/s)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Shading cores (21,760 vs 9,728)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher RT cores (170 vs 76)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (680 vs 304)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher VRAM (32 GB vs 16 GB)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Performance
VRAM16 GB32 GB▲
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Memory bus width256 bit512 bit▲
Memory bandwidth717 GB/s1792 GB/s▲
Shading cores9,72821,760▲
RT cores76170▲
Tensor / AI cores304680▲
Base clock2210 MHz▲2010 MHz
Boost clock2505 MHz▲2410 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 3 (Frame Generation)DLSS 4 (Multi Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP320 W▲575 W
Recommended PSU750 W▲1000 W
Power connector1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)1× 16-pin (12V-2x6)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Card length304 mm304 mm
Slot width3 slots2.5 slots▲
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DisplayPort 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b