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GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 4080

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

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