GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 2080

GeForce RTX 4090
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 20 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
GeForce RTX 2080
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 20 Aug 2018
GeForce RTX 2080

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    288%
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090

188% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080

250 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
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 4090

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).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 2080
GPU NameAD102 (AD102-300-A1)vsTU104 (TU104-400A-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs12 nm
Die Size608 mm²vs0 mm²
Transistors76,300 millionvsunknown
Shaders16384vs2944
Tensor Cores512vsnone
Raytracing Cores128vsnone
Compute Units128vs23
Core clock2235 MHzvs1515 MHz
ROPs176vs64
TMUs512vs184

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 2080
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 2080
TDP450 wattsvs200 watts
Release Date20 Sep 2022vs20 Aug 2018

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    443.50 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    106.90 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1290.00 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    307.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1018.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    82580.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    9833.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    224
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    190
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    178
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    421
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    174

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    319
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    121

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    436
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    154

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    180
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    186
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    168
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    356
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    125

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    263
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    84

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    370
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    111

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    123
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    130
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    147
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    231
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    176
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    46

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    215
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    61

FPS (higher is better)