NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is ahead by 11% on our index and meets the recommended card of the same number of games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 70 78
Video memory 16 GB 24 GB
Rated power 360 W 450 W
Launch price $999 $1599
Index per $100 7.0 4.9
Games at recommended 274 274
Released20252022
FeaturesDLSS · FSR · ray tracingDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 26775
- Fortnite7786
- Palworld7786
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 scores 78 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080's 70, a 11% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 meets the recommended graphics card of 274 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 274.