NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Shading cores (16,384 vs 10,752)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher RT cores (128 vs 84)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (512 vs 336)
- •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 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Performance
VRAM24 GB▲16 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Memory bus width384 bit▲256 bit
Memory bandwidth1008 GB/s▲960 GB/s
Shading cores16,384▲10,752
RT cores128▲84
Tensor / AI cores512▲336
Base clock2235 MHz2300 MHz▲
Boost clock2520 MHz2617 MHz▲
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 3 (Frame Generation)DLSS 4 (Multi Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP450 W360 W▲
Recommended PSU850 W850 W
Power connector1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)1× 16-pin (12V-2x6)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Card length304 mm304 mm
Slot width3.5 slots2.5 slots▲
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DisplayPort 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b