GPU Showdown

TITAN XpvsGeForce RTX 5080

The GeForce RTX 5080 is a modern high-end graphics card built for today's demanding games and creative workloads, while the TITAN Xp is a legacy enthusiast card from 2017 that once sat at the top of NVIDIA's stack.

NVIDIA TITAN Xp
12 GB · 250W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
16 GB · 360W
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 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 Xp
45
RTX 5080Winner
86
RTX 5080 leads by 91.1% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#3RTX 409092
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#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 5080
General
Process Node16 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5XGDDR7
Memory Bus384-bit256-bit
Bandwidth547.6 GB/s960 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores3,84010,752
TMUs240336
ROPs96112
Boost Clock1582 MHz2617 MHz
FP3212.15 TF56.28 TF
Power
TDP250360
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 5080 wins overall for anyone needing modern gaming and creative performance far beyond the older TITAN Xp.

Best value

The GeForce RTX 5080 is the smarter pick for budget buyers, offering much faster performance and newer memory at similar power cost.

When the other wins

The TITAN Xp is the right choice if you need a cheap, used card for older software that doesn't support modern architecture.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the TITAN Xp better than the RTX 5080?

Overall the RTX 5080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (86 vs 45 out of 100), so it leads the TITAN Xp in most workloads.

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

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 5080 is roughly 91% 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 5080?

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