GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER vs Arctic Sound-M

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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ArchitectureGeneration 12.5 (2021−2023)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameArctic SoundGB203
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date2022 (3 years ago)2026
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores819210752
Core clock speed900 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt415 Watt
Texture fill rate230.4879.3
Floating-point processing power14.75 TFLOPS56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs128112
TMUs256336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84
L1 Cacheno data10.5 MB
L2 Cache8 MB64 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeHBM2eGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.23 TB/s1.02 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 415 Watt

RTX 5080 SUPER has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Arctic Sound-M and GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Arctic Sound-M is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER is a desktop one.

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