GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 1080
Summary
GeForce RTX 4090
421%
GeForce GTX 1080
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 321% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 |
| 270 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 . |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4090
The GeForce RTX 4090 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce GTX 1080 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) | vs | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 608 mm² | vs | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 76,300 million | vs | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 16384 | vs | 2560 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 128 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 128 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 2235 MHz | vs | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 176 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 512 | vs | 160 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce GTX 1080 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective | vs | 1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce GTX 1080 | |
|---|
| TDP | 450 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 27 May 2016 |
GeForce RTX 4090
443.50 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1080
102.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1290.00 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1080
257.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1018.00 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1080
320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
82580.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1080
8228.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
224
GeForce GTX 1080
53
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
190
GeForce GTX 1080
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
421
GeForce GTX 1080
125
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
319
GeForce GTX 1080
91
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
436
GeForce GTX 1080
105
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
180
GeForce GTX 1080
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
186
GeForce GTX 1080
52
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
356
GeForce GTX 1080
80
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
263
GeForce GTX 1080
62
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
370
GeForce GTX 1080
82
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
123
GeForce GTX 1080
25
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
130
GeForce GTX 1080
32
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
231
GeForce GTX 1080
43
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
176
GeForce GTX 1080
33
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
215
GeForce GTX 1080
48
FPS (higher is better)