GeForce RTX 4080vsGeForce RTX 5090 D
The GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end card for gamers who want excellent 4K performance today, while the RTX 5090 D is a specialist card for creators and enthusiasts needing extreme compute power.
GeForce RTX 4080
Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022
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GeForce RTX 5090 D
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 5090 D wins overall for raw performance and future-proofing, leaving the RTX 4080 behind.
For budget-minded buyers, the GeForce RTX 4080 is the smarter pick, offering strong gaming performance at a lower cost.
The GeForce RTX 4080 is the right choice if your power supply can't handle the higher wattage of the RTX 5090 D.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 4080 better than the RTX 5090 D?
Overall the RTX 5090 D is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (100 vs 83 out of 100), so it leads the RTX 4080 in most workloads.
How much faster is the RTX 5090 D than the RTX 4080?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 5090 D is roughly 21% faster than the RTX 4080 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the RTX 4080 or the RTX 5090 D?
If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 5090 D. If the RTX 4080 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.