GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 20 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Memory: 11264Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 20 Aug 2018
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    206%
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

106% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

70 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

The GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 2080 Ti
GPU NameAD103 (AD103-300-A1)vsTU102 ()
Fab Process4 nmvs12 nm
Die Size379 mm²vs754 mm²
Transistors45,900 millionvs18,600 million
Shaders9728vs4352
Tensor Cores304vsnone
Raytracing Cores76vsnone
Compute Units76vs68
Core clock2205 MHzvs1350 MHz
ROPs112vs88
TMUs304vs272

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs352 bit
Memory Speed1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
Memory Size16384 Mbvs11264 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 2080 Ti
TDP320 wattsvs250 watts
Release Date20 Sep 2022vs20 Aug 2018

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    280.60 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    132.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    761.50 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    408.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    735.70 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    616.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    48740.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    13056.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    192
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    188
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    165
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    394
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    206

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    315
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    138

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    388
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    186

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    154
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    169
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    152
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    291
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    153

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    245
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    104

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    292
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    138

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    102
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    105
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    121
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    172
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    134
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    59

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    154
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    78

FPS (higher is better)