GeForce RTX 2080 SupervsGeForce RTX 5080
The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is an older high-end card built for smooth 1440p gaming, while the RTX 5080 is a current-gen flagship aimed at maxing out 4K and ray-traced titles.
GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Turing · TSMC 12 nm · 2019
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GeForce RTX 5080
Blackwell 2.0 · TSMC 5 nm · 2025
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.
Which should you buy?
The GeForce RTX 5080 wins overall, offering vastly faster performance and double the memory for modern gaming and creative work.
For budget buyers, the GeForce RTX 2080 Super is the smarter pick if you find it cheap used and don't need the latest features.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is the right choice for a secondary PC or older game system where the RTX 5080's extra speed would be wasted.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 2080 Super better than the RTX 5080?
Overall the RTX 5080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (86 vs 47 out of 100), so it leads the RTX 2080 Super in most workloads.
How much faster is the RTX 5080 than the RTX 2080 Super?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 5080 is roughly 83% faster than the RTX 2080 Super overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the RTX 2080 Super or the RTX 5080?
If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 5080. If the RTX 2080 Super is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.