NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition 16GB GDDR6X
The Ada Lovelace architecture and 16GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus deliver a 24.72 FP32 TFLOPS compute ceiling, making 4K gaming and ray tracing fluid at high frame rates. DLSS 3 frame generation and AV1 encoding provide a meaningful uplift in supported titles and streaming workflows, while the Founders Edition cooler keeps the 320W card within a manageable 3-slot footprint. This GPU is best for 1440p and 4K gamers who want top-tier ray tracing performance without stepping up to the flagship RTX 4090.
GPU GeForce RTX 4080
VRAM 16GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 2510 MHz
TDP 320 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
75 Overall Score
Price €2,003
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong rt (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong raster (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong compute (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong vram (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average thermal (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 432 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 9728 |
| Tensor Cores | 232 |
| RT Cores | 58 |
| Base Clock | 2210 |
| Boost Clock | 2510 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 24.72 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 24.72 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 34446 |
| GPU Compute | 20448 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 320 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 304 |
| Slot Width | 3 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 4080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2510 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 320 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | 73.1 | 94.1 | 77.2 | 91.1 | 78.1 | 72.7 | 32.8 | 66.1 | 70.5 | 76.2 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
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