GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs GTX 295

Place in the ranking	758	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	38.36
Power efficiency	0.75	19.19
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GT200B	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009 (16 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4080 SUPER has 27300% better value for money than GTX 295.

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 cores	480	10240
CUDA cores per GPU	240	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	320 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	46.08	816.0
Floating-point processing power	0.5962 TFLOPS	52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs	28	112
TMUs	80	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	310 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	16 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB	no data
Memory bus width	896 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB/s	736.3 GB/s
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit	no data
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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVIHDMI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

128bit

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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. 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.

GTX 295 3.14

RTX 4080 SUPER 89.10
+2738%

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 295 1206

RTX 4080 SUPER 34248
+2740%

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 HD	9−10 −2800%	261 +2800%
1440p	6−7 −2867%	178 +2867%
4K	4−5 −2850%	118 +2850%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	55.56 −1351%	3.83 +1351%
1440p	83.33 −1385%	5.61 +1385%
4K	125.00 −1376%	8.47 +1376%

RTX 4080 SUPER has 1351% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4080 SUPER has 1385% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4080 SUPER has 1376% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

246

+0%

246

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	240 +0%	240 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	614 +0%	614 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Metro Exodus	198 +0%	198 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	214 +0%	214 +0%
Dota 2	179 +0%	179 +0%
Far Cry 5	161 +0%	161 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	568 +0%	568 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	179 +0%	179 +0%
Metro Exodus	188 +0%	188 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	190 +0%	190 +0%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	527 +0%	527 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	169 +0%	169 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	169 +0%	169 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	123 +0%	123 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	397 +0%	397 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	221 +0%	221 +0%
Valorant	450−500 +0%	450−500 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	134 +0%	134 +0%
Dota 2	187 +0%	187 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	187 +0%	187 +0%
Metro Exodus	106 +0%	106 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +0%	187 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	201 +0%	201 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

This is how GTX 295 and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 SUPER is 2800% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 2867% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 2850% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.14	89.10
Recency	8 January 2009	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	320 Watt

GTX 295 has 10.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 2737.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 814.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.