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GeForce RTX 4080

4.2 · 398 votes
Best for 4K gaming, content creation

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VRAM
16 GB
CUDA
9,728
FP32
48.74 TF
Bandwidth
716.8 GB/s
TDP
320W
Boost
2505 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute48.74 TFLOPS47%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth716.8 GB/s40%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity16 GB50%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units9,72845%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency49/10084%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy29,880pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)15,300pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)4,316spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute206,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming83
Ray tracing85
AI / Compute86
Creator / 3D83
Power efficiency49
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 123 fps
1080p
184
1440p
125
4K
61
Counter-Strike 2avg 226 fps
1080p
307
1440p
251
4K
121
Fortniteavg 180 fps
1080p
315
1440p
150
4K
76
Battlefield 5avg 170 fps
1080p
189
1440p
189
4K
131
Far Cry 5avg 176 fps
1080p
198
1440p
195
4K
136
Valorantavg 445 fps
1080p
558
1440p
461
4K
315

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
237fps
1440p
164fps
4K
108fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($1199) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$5.70
1440p
$8.26
4K
$11.09
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love the huge leap in ray tracing and 4K performance for demanding games. The main gripe is the price feels too steep for what you get.

Pros
  • Plays any game at max settings
  • Runs cool under heavy load
  • Ray tracing looks incredibly realistic
  • Great for 4K and high refresh
Cons
  • Still expensive for what you get
  • Noisy under heavy gaming loads
  • Needs a big power supply upgrade

Supported technologies

Ray TracingDLSSNVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Process node
5 nm
Transistors
45.9 B
SM Count
76
Release date
2022
Launch price
$1199
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
9,728
RT Cores
76
Tensor Cores
304
TMUs
304
ROPs
112
L2 cache
64 MB
Memory
Size
16 GB
Type
GDDR6X
Bus width
256-bit
Bandwidth
716.8 GB/s
Memory clock
1400 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
2205 MHz
Boost clock
2505 MHz
FP32 (float)
48.74 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
48.74 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
281 GPixel/s
Texture rate
761.5 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
320W
Suggested PSU
600W
Power connectors
1x 16-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
Length
310 mm
Slot width
3-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.7
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
CUDA
8.9
Verdict

Our verdict on the RTX 4080

A high-end Ada Lovelace card that runs cool and quiet, but its price stings more than its performance uplifts.

Get it if you want top-tier 4K gaming and smooth ray tracing without waiting for next-gen. Skip it if you’re on a budget or only play at 1440p—the cheaper models make more sense.

Buy it if…

  • You play at high refresh rate 4K and want stable frames.
  • You do 3D rendering and need fast CUDA acceleration.
  • You want a premium VR rig with zero compromises.
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