NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
68.5Rasterization65.4
66.5Ray Tracing64.5
74.6Memoryspec-based64.6
48.9Efficiencyspec-based66.4
73.7Compute79.5
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D scores 66.9 against 67.3 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 edges ahead in compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
- Stronger rasterization score: 69 vs 65
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 36% higher Shading units: 14,592 vs 10,752
- 36% higher RT cores: 114 vs 84
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Stronger compute score: 80 vs 74
- 17% higher PassMark G3D: 35,628 vs 30,560
- 15% lower TDP: 360 W vs 425 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Process | — | 5 nm |
| TDP | 425 W | 360 W+15% |
| Power connector | — | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 14,592+36% | 10,752 |
| RT cores | 114+36% | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 456+36% | 336 |
| Base clock | 2,280 MHz | 2,295 MHz+1% |
| Boost clock | 2,520 MHz | 2,617 MHz+4% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB+50% | 16 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+50% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s+5% | 960 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 34,157+3%Top 4% | 33,034Top 5% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 9,716+4%Top 5% | 9,342Top 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 30,560Top 11% | 35,628+17%Top 4% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 189 fpsTop 8% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 150 fpsTop 8% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 92 fpsTop 8% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 3.5 | DLSS 4 |
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