GPU Showdown

TITAN RTXvsGeForce RTX 4080

The GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end gaming and creative card for enthusiasts who want top-tier performance, while the TITAN RTX is a professional-grade workhorse built for heavy data and AI workloads.

NVIDIA TITAN RTX
24 GB · 280W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB · 320W
NVIDIA

TITAN RTX

Turing · TSMC 12 nm · 2018

48score
3.5/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
24 GB
TDP
280W
CUDA Cores
4,608
Boost Clock
1770 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022

83score
4.2/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
9,728
Boost Clock
2505 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

TITAN RTX
48
RTX 4080Winner
83
RTX 4080 leads by 72.9% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#44RX 9060 XT 16 GB48
#45TITAN RTX48
#46RX 9060 XT 8 GB48
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsTITAN RTXRTX 4080
General
ArchitectureTuringAda Lovelace
Process Node12 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM24 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory Bus384-bit256-bit
Bandwidth672 GB/s716.8 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores4,6089,728
TMUs288304
ROPs96112
Boost Clock1770 MHz2505 MHz
FP3216.31 TF48.74 TF
Power
TDP280320
Power Connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 wins overall, offering much faster performance and modern features for gaming and creative work.

Best value

For budget/value buyers, the GeForce RTX 4080 is the smarter pick, providing far better performance per dollar than the older TITAN RTX.

When the other wins

If you need maximum video memory for large 3D scenes or AI models, the TITAN RTX with its 24GB is the right choice despite slower performance.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the TITAN RTX better than the RTX 4080?

Overall the RTX 4080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (83 vs 48 out of 100), so it leads the TITAN RTX in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 than the TITAN RTX?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 is roughly 73% faster than the TITAN RTX overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the TITAN RTX or the RTX 4080?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080. If the TITAN RTX 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.