GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 4090
Summary
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
100%
GeForce RTX 4090
117%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
| 130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 . |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 17% higher gaming performance. |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4090
The GeForce RTX 4090 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 4090 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD103 (AD103-300-A1) | vs | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 4 nm |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | vs | 608 mm² |
| Transistors | 45,900 million | vs | 76,300 million |
| Shaders | 9728 | vs | 16384 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | vs | 512 |
| Raytracing Cores | 76 | vs | 128 |
| Compute Units | 76 | vs | 128 |
| Core clock | 2205 MHz | vs | 2235 MHz |
| ROPs | 112 | vs | 176 |
| TMUs | 304 | vs | 512 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 4090 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective | vs | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 4090 | |
|---|
| TDP | 320 watts | vs | 450 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 20 Sep 2022 |
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
280.60 GP/s
GeForce RTX 4090
443.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
761.50 GT/s
GeForce RTX 4090
1290.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
735.70 GB/s
GeForce RTX 4090
1018.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
48740.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 4090
82580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
192
GeForce RTX 4090
224
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
188
GeForce RTX 4090
190
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
165
GeForce RTX 4090
178
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
394
GeForce RTX 4090
421
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
315
GeForce RTX 4090
319
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
388
GeForce RTX 4090
436
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce RTX 4090
180
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
169
GeForce RTX 4090
186
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
152
GeForce RTX 4090
168
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
291
GeForce RTX 4090
356
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
245
GeForce RTX 4090
263
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
292
GeForce RTX 4090
370
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
102
GeForce RTX 4090
123
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
105
GeForce RTX 4090
130
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
121
GeForce RTX 4090
147
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
172
GeForce RTX 4090
231
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
134
GeForce RTX 4090
176
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce RTX 4090
215
FPS (higher is better)