GPU Showdown

TITAN XpvsGeForce RTX 4080

The GeForce RTX 4080 is a modern high-end gaming card built for smooth 4K and ray tracing, while the TITAN Xp is an older professional-grade card aimed at creators and deep learning work.

NVIDIA TITAN Xp
12 GB · 250W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB · 320W
NVIDIA

TITAN Xp

Pascal · TSMC 16 nm · 2017

45score
2.3/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
12 GB
TDP
250W
CUDA Cores
3,840
Boost Clock
1582 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 Xp
45
RTX 4080Winner
83
RTX 4080 leads by 84.4% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#52RX 670046
#53TITAN Xp45
#54GTX 1080 Ti45
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

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

SpecsTITAN XpRTX 4080
General
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process Node16 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR6X
Memory Bus384-bit256-bit
Bandwidth547.6 GB/s716.8 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores3,8409,728
TMUs240304
ROPs96112
Boost Clock1582 MHz2505 MHz
FP3212.15 TF48.74 TF
Power
TDP250320
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 wins overall for its much faster performance, greater memory, and modern feature set over the aging TITAN Xp.

Best value

The GeForce RTX 4080 is the smarter pick for budget/value buyers, offering far more performance and newer tech for a similar price range.

When the other wins

The TITAN Xp is the right choice for a retro build or legacy software that only works with older drivers and lacks RTX support.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the TITAN Xp better than the RTX 4080?

Overall the RTX 4080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (83 vs 45 out of 100), so it leads the TITAN Xp in most workloads.

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

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 is roughly 84% faster than the TITAN Xp overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

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

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