NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
59.7Rasterization68.5
54.5Ray Tracing66.5
61.3Memoryspec-based74.6
71.3Efficiencyspec-based48.9
77.1Compute73.7
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 63.3, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+12) and rasterization (+9). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
- Stronger compute score: 77 vs 74
- 25% lower TDP: 320 W vs 425 W
- 12% higher PassMark G3D: 34,210 vs 30,560
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
- Stronger rasterization score: 69 vs 60
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 67 vs 55
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 43% higher Shading units: 14,592 vs 10,240
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 320 W+25% | 425 W |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240 | 14,592+43% |
| RT cores | 80 | 114+43% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320 | 456+43% |
| Base clock | 2,295 MHz+1% | 2,280 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,550 MHz+1% | 2,520 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 736 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+37% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 28,270Top 7% | 34,157+21%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,475Top 10% | 9,716+30%Top 5% |
| PassMark G3D | 34,210+12%Top 6% | 30,560Top 11% |
| 1080p Ultra | 181 fpsTop 10% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 140 fpsTop 10% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 82 fpsTop 10% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS 3.5 |
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