GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Summary
GeForce RTX 4090
242%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 142% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
| 200 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) |
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 4090 | | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) | vs | TU102 () |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 608 mm² | vs | 754 mm² |
| Transistors | 76,300 million | vs | 18,600 million |
| Shaders | 16384 | vs | 4352 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 128 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 128 | vs | 68 |
| Core clock | 2235 MHz | vs | 1350 MHz |
| ROPs | 176 | vs | 88 |
| TMUs | 512 | vs | 272 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 352 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective | vs | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 11264 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | |
|---|
| TDP | 450 watts | vs | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 20 Aug 2018 |
GeForce RTX 4090
443.50 GP/s
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
132.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1290.00 GT/s
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
408.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1018.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
616.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
82580.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
13056.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
224
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
74
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
190
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
114
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
178
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
94
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
421
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
206
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
319
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
138
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
436
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
186
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
180
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
186
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
91
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
168
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
82
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
356
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
153
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
263
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
104
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
370
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
138
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
123
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
44
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
130
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
58
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
147
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
60
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
231
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
86
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
176
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
59
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
215
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
78
FPS (higher is better)