GPU Showdown

TITAN RTXvsGeForce RTX 5080

The GeForce RTX 5080 is a modern high-end gaming card for enthusiasts wanting the fastest raw performance, while the TITAN RTX is a prosumer workhorse built for creators who need maximum video memory.

NVIDIA TITAN RTX
24 GB · 280W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16 GB · 360W
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 5080

Blackwell 2.0 · TSMC 5 nm · 2025

86score
3.8/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
360W
Shaders
10,752
Boost Clock
2617 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 5080Winner
86
RTX 5080 leads by 79.2% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#3RTX 409092
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#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 5080
General
Process Node12 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM24 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory Bus384-bit256-bit
Bandwidth672 GB/s960 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores4,60810,752
TMUs288336
ROPs96112
Boost Clock1770 MHz2617 MHz
FP3216.31 TF56.28 TF
Power
TDP280360
Power Connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 5080 wins overall for dramatically faster performance and modern features.

Best value

For budget/value buyers, the GeForce RTX 5080 is the smarter pick with far greater speed and efficiency than the older TITAN RTX.

When the other wins

The TITAN RTX is the right choice if you need its larger memory capacity for massive datasets or AI models that exceed 16GB.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the TITAN RTX better than the RTX 5080?

Overall the RTX 5080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (86 vs 48 out of 100), so it leads the TITAN RTX in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 5080 than the TITAN RTX?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 5080 is roughly 79% 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 5080?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 5080. 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.