GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and GeForce RTX 4090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
48.23

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 1080 Ti by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking722
Place by popularity388
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.3318.86
Power efficiency13.2715.25
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP102AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 1080 Ti has 8% better value for money than RTX 4090.

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 cores358416384
Core clock speed1481 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.41,290
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs88176
TMUs224512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5XGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount11 GB24 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s1.01 TB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.9
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 1080 Ti 48.23
RTX 4090 99.75
+107%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
    • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1080 Ti 18584
RTX 4090 38434
+107%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1080 Ti 37672
RTX 4090 104598
+178%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1080 Ti 27564
RTX 4090 73447
+166%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 Ti 142490
RTX 4090 260357
+82.7%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 Ti 394694
RTX 4090 771257
+95.4%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 1080 Ti 175
RTX 4090 310
+77.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 1080 Ti 68
RTX 4090 127
+88.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 1080 Ti 10
RTX 4090 28
+182%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 1080 Ti 105
RTX 4090 265
+153%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 1080 Ti 60
RTX 4090 120
+98.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GTX 1080 Ti 58
RTX 4090 268
+360%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 1080 Ti 149
RTX 4090 437
+193%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

GTX 1080 Ti 148
RTX 4090 550
+272%

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 HD130
−99.2%
259
+99.2%
1440p86
−130%
198
+130%
4K68
−109%
142
+109%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.38
+14.8%
6.17
−14.8%
1440p8.13
−0.6%
8.08
+0.6%
4K10.28
+9.5%
11.26
−9.5%
  • GTX 1080 Ti has 15% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Ti and RTX 4090 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Ti has 10% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 130−140
−136%
324
+136%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−98.1%
212
+98.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−114%
227
+114%
Atomic Heart 130−140
−93.4%
265
+93.4%
Battlefield 5 166
−18.7%
190−200
+18.7%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−101%
215
+101%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−111%
224
+111%
Far Cry 5 120
−74.2%
209
+74.2%
Fortnite 190−200
−58.1%
300−350
+58.1%
Forza Horizon 4 147
−134%
300−350
+134%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−113%
281
+113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 125
−41.6%
170−180
+41.6%
Valorant 250−260
−169%
650−700
+169%
Atomic Heart 130−140
−70.8%
234
+70.8%
Battlefield 5 154
−27.9%
190−200
+27.9%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−86%
199
+86%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−103%
215
+103%
Dota 2 133
−90.2%
253
+90.2%
Far Cry 5 117
−71.8%
201
+71.8%
Fortnite 203
−48.8%
300−350
+48.8%
Forza Horizon 4 145
−137%
300−350
+137%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−108%
275
+108%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
−45%
174
+45%
Metro Exodus 90
−154%
229
+154%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
−53.9%
170−180
+53.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
−249%
579
+249%
Valorant 250−260
−169%
650−700
+169%
Battlefield 5 149
−32.2%
190−200
+32.2%
Counter-Strike 2 60
−208%
185
+208%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−99.1%
211
+99.1%
Dota 2 125
−79.2%
224
+79.2%
Far Cry 5 109
−71.6%
187
+71.6%
Forza Horizon 4 120
−187%
300−350
+187%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
−105%
270−280
+105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 102
−73.5%
170−180
+73.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
−211%
305
+211%
Valorant 179
−280%
680
+280%
Fortnite 163
−85.3%
300−350
+85.3%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−383%
160−170
+383%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
−67%
500−550
+67%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−92.9%
162
+92.9%
Metro Exodus 56
−221%
180
+221%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 280−290
−73.2%
450−500
+73.2%
Battlefield 5 118
−66.1%
190−200
+66.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−189%
159
+189%
Far Cry 5 97
−92.8%
187
+92.8%
Forza Horizon 4 102
−200%
300−350
+200%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−103%
160−170
+103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−191%
259
+191%
Fortnite 107
−41.1%
150−160
+41.1%
Atomic Heart 35−40
−176%
102
+176%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−465%
130
+465%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
−90.8%
187
+90.8%
Metro Exodus 35
−291%
137
+291%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−289%
280
+289%
Valorant 260−270
−23.9%
300−350
+23.9%
Battlefield 5 70
−94.3%
130−140
+94.3%
Counter-Strike 2 8
−375%
38
+375%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−224%
81
+224%
Dota 2 125
−81.6%
227
+81.6%
Far Cry 5 55
−209%
170
+209%
Forza Horizon 4 75
−307%
300−350
+307%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−92.3%
100−105
+92.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45
−113%
95−100
+113%
Fortnite 51
−54.9%
75−80
+54.9%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 99% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 130% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 109% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 465% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 62 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.23 99.75
Recency 10 March 2017 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 450 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti has 80% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 106.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 118.2% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in performance tests.

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