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GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce RTX 5080

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Key Differences

  • GeForce RTX 5080 has more CUDA Cores (10752 vs 9728).
  • GeForce RTX 5080 has more Memory bandwidth (960 GB/s vs 716.8 GB/s).
  • Boost clock: GeForce RTX 4080 has 2,505 MHz; GeForce RTX 5080 has 2,617 MHz.
  • TDP / TBP / board power: GeForce RTX 4080 has 320 W; GeForce RTX 5080 has 360 W.
  • Architecture: GeForce RTX 4080 has Ada Lovelace; GeForce RTX 5080 has Blackwell 2.0.
  • Launch date: GeForce RTX 4080 has 2022-09-20; GeForce RTX 5080 has 2025-01-30.
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Spec GeForce RTX 4080 GeForce RTX 5080
Overview
Product name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Architecture Ada Lovelace Blackwell 2.0
Generation / family GeForce RTX 40 Series GeForce RTX 50 Series
GPU codename AD103 GB203
Launch date 2022-09-20 2025-01-30
Market segment Desktop, High End in GeForce RTX 40 Series Desktop, High End in GeForce RTX 50 Series
Board type / entry type Reference GPU Reference GPU
GPU
Process node TSMC 5 nm TSMC 5 nm
Die size 379 mm² 378 mm²
Transistor count 45.9 billion 45.6 billion
GPU chip AD103 GB203
SM / multiprocessor count 76 84
CUDA Cores 9728 10752
Tensor Cores 304 336
RT Cores 76 84
ROPs 112 112
TMUs 304 336
Clocks
Base / Core clock 2,205 MHz 2,295 MHz
Boost clock 2,505 MHz 2,617 MHz
Memory clock 1,400 MHz 1,875 MHz
Memory
Memory size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory type GDDR6X GDDR7
Memory bus width 256-bit 256-bit
Memory bandwidth 716.8 GB/s 960 GB/s
Bus / Interface
Bus interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
AGP / PCI / PCIe distinction PCIe PCIe
Power
TDP / TBP / board power 320 W 360 W
Recommended PSU 700 W 750 W
Power connectors 1x 16-pin 1x 16-pin
Slot width Triple-slot, 310 mm length, 61 mm width Dual-slot, 304 mm length, 40 mm width
Display / Media
Display outputs 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Features
DirectX support DirectX 12.2 DirectX 12.2
OpenGL support OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan support Vulkan 1.4 Vulkan 1.4
CUDA support 8.9 12.0
Shader Model 6.8 6.8
Ray tracing support Hardware RT units present Hardware RT units present
Performance / Benchmarks
FP32 throughput 48.74 TFLOPS 56.28 TFLOPS
FP16 throughput 48.74 TFLOPS 56.28 TFLOPS

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