GeForce RTX 5080 vs RTX 2080 Super Mobile

Place in the ranking	113	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.79
Power efficiency	18.14	18.55
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	TU104	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	3072	10752
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	299.5	879.3
Floating-point processing power	9.585 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	128
TMUs	192	336
Tensor Cores	384	336
Ray Tracing Cores	48	84

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	960.0 GB/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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.4
CUDA	7.5	10.1

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	136 −41.9%	193 +41.9%
1440p	94 −63.8%	154 +63.8%
4K	67 −52.2%	102 +52.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −159%	210−220 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −135%	200−210 +135%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	104 −12.5%	110−120 +12.5%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −159%	210−220 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −135%	200−210 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	265 −145%	650−700 +145%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −207%	300−350 +207%
Metro Exodus	116 −67.2%	190−200 +67.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 −28.9%	150−160 +28.9%
Valorant	216 −270%	800−850 +270%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −11.4%	110−120 +11.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −159%	210−220 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −135%	200−210 +135%
Dota 2	142 −23.2%	170−180 +23.2%
Far Cry 5	96 −63.5%	157 +63.5%
Fortnite	170−180 −79.1%	300−350 +79.1%
Forza Horizon 4	217 −130%	500−550 +130%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −207%	300−350 +207%
Grand Theft Auto V	136 −121%	300−310 +121%
Metro Exodus	92 −111%	190−200 +111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −7%	210−220 +7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 −136%	150−160 +136%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −24.3%	170−180 +24.3%
Valorant	127 −530%	800−850 +530%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 −46.3%	110−120 +46.3%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −167%	222 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −135%	200−210 +135%
Dota 2	141 −113%	300−310 +113%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −111%	200−210 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	183 −119%	400−450 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −207%	300−350 +207%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −7%	210−220 +7%
Valorant	205 −290%	800−850 +290%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90 −87.8%	160−170 +87.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	90 −144%	220−230 +144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −116%	350−400 +116%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 −116%	90−95 +116%
World of Tanks	250−260 −106%	500−550 +106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 −11.5%	85−90 +11.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −138%	95−100 +138%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −25%	160−170 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	137 −119%	300−310 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −262%	230−240 +262%
Metro Exodus	90 −83.3%	160−170 +83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −132%	160−170 +132%
Valorant	162 −253%	550−600 +253%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −541%	109 +541%
Dota 2	97 −92.8%	180−190 +92.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 −137%	230−240 +137%
Metro Exodus	35 −317%	140−150 +317%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −63.3%	200−210 +63.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −129%	60−65 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 −137%	230−240 +137%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	48 −89.6%	90−95 +89.6%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −112%	36 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Dota 2	141 −113%	300−310 +113%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −78%	100−110 +78%
Fortnite	55−60 −71.4%	95−100 +71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	78 −144%	190−200 +144%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −330%	150−160 +330%
Valorant	89 −300%	350−400 +300%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Mobile and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 42% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 64% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 52% 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 5080 is 541% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 43 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.73	92.58
Recency	2 April 2020	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	360 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Mobile has 140% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 145.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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