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The Nvidia RTX4080 succeeds in delivering next-generation performance, but not on the level of the RTX 4090.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 MSRP $1,200.00 Score Details DT Recommended Product “The Nvidia RTX 4080 has plenty of performance, but for the price, it falls too far below the RTX 4090.” Pros Cons Nvidia’s RTX 4080 isn’t a showstopper. In terms of raw performance, it’s still one of the best graphics cards you can buy, only taking a back seat to the behemoth RTX 4090 in performance. But it isn’t the game-changing GPU that Nvidia’s recent flagship was.

The core count differences are the most stark difference. Otherwise, the RTX 4080 comes with 8GB less of GDDR6X memory compared to the RTX 4090, as well as a smaller 256-bit memory bus. The clock speed is slightly lower at base as well, though the two cards are nearly identical when boosting. That’s great performance considering the core differences, but not all benchmarks are as favorable. In 3DMark Port Royal, which focuses on real-time ray tracing performance, the RTX 4080 is 30% behind the RTX 4090. Nvidia’s latest GPU still shows impressive gen-on-gen gains, however, with a 41% lead over the RTX 3090.

Previous Next 1 of 2 Cyberpunk 2077 is the most demanding game in my test suite, and the RTX 4080 just barely misses 60 fps at 4K with maxed-out settings. The improvements are smaller here than they are overall, with a 14% advantage over the RTX 3090 Ti and 33% boost over the RTX 3080 Ti. The RTX 4090 still leads by a significant margin, however, outpacing the RTX 4080 by 34%.

Previous Next 1 of 4 The biggest problem for the RTX 4080 is that the RTX 4090 exists. If this were a $700 or $800 GPU like this class was in the previous generation, it wouldn’t even be close. But at $1,200, the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 show a larger gap in performance than they do in price. The traditional wisdom is to skip the top dog in a generation, save a bit of money, and still get most of the performance. Nvidia is challenging that position with the RTX 4080.

Previous Next 1 of 6 Gears Tactics showed better scaling too, as the CPU starts playing more of a role. Here, the RTX 4080 shows a 17% jump over the RTX 3090 Ti, compared to the 5% increase at 4K. On the other end, the RTX 4080’s lead of 12% over the RX 6950 XT in Forza Horizon 5 shrinks to just 7% at 1440p. The RTX 4080 still dominates in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, offering a 22% boost over the RX 6950 XT.

Previous Next 1 of 3 At 4K, the RTX 4080 is 15% ahead of the RTX 3090 Ti in Cyberpunk 2077. That’s an improvement, but the RTX 4090 is nearly 48% faster than the RTX 4080. Similarly, the RTX 4080 shows a 32% lead in Bright Memory Infinite over the RTX 3090 Ti, but the RTX 4090 still outpaces the RTX 4080 by 46%.

 

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