GeForce RTX 4080 vs GF117

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GF117 and GeForce RTX 4080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GF117
1.43

RTX 4080 outperforms GF117 by a whopping 6168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking9513
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.5517.32
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGF117AD103-300-A1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno data20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199
Current price$70 $1451 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4080 has 1017% better value for money than GF117.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores969728
Core clock speedno data2205 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2505 MHz
Number of transistors585 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data320 Watt
Texture fill rateno data761.5

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data22400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data716.8 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

PureVideo HDVP5no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GF117 1.43
RTX 4080 89.63
+6168%

GeForce RTX 4080 outperforms GF117 by 6168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GF117 554
RTX 4080 34615
+6148%

GeForce RTX 4080 outperforms GF117 by 6148% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD3−4
−8000%
243
+8000%
1440p2−3
−8600%
174
+8600%
4K1−2
−11100%
112
+11100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7600%
231
+7600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−7150%
140−150
+7150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−6450%
262
+6450%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−8033%
240−250
+8033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−11900%
120−130
+11900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7600%
231
+7600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−6600%
200−210
+6600%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6775%
270−280
+6775%
Hitman 3 1−2
−12200%
120−130
+12200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−6729%
478
+6729%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−7500%
150−160
+7500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−12300%
120−130
+12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−6488%
527
+6488%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−6267%
191
+6267%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−7150%
140−150
+7150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−7133%
217
+7133%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−8033%
240−250
+8033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−11900%
120−130
+11900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6900%
210
+6900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−6600%
200−210
+6600%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6775%
270−280
+6775%
Hitman 3 1−2
−12200%
120−130
+12200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−6183%
350−400
+6183%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−8200%
83
+8200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−12300%
120−130
+12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−6300%
512
+6300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−6713%
545
+6713%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−7150%
140−150
+7150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−6200%
189
+6200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−11900%
120−130
+11900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6233%
190
+6233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6775%
270−280
+6775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−6500%
396
+6500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−6757%
480
+6757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−6375%
259
+6375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−8100%
164
+8100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−12300%
120−130
+12300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−8200%
160−170
+8200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−7100%
140−150
+7100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−10900%
110−120
+10900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−7550%
153
+7550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−11100%
110−120
+11100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6350%
129
+6350%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−6600%
201
+6600%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−7967%
240−250
+7967%
Hitman 3 2−3
−6450%
130−140
+6450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−6540%
332
+6540%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−7350%
149
+7350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−6400%
390
+6400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−6267%
191
+6267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−7000%
142
+7000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6350%
120−130
+6350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−8700%
85−90
+8700%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%
Hitman 3 1−2
−8200%
80−85
+8200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−7650%
150−160
+7650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−6550%
133
+6550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−9250%
187
+9250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−8100%
80−85
+8100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−9900%
100
+9900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−6200%
63
+6200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 50−55
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6533%
190−200
+6533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−6600%
201
+6600%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−6400%
130
+6400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−8600%
87
+8600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−11000%
110−120
+11000%

This is how GF117 and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 8000% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 8600% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 11100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.43 89.63
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GF117 in performance tests.


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