GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 2080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 4090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
48.81

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 2080 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6513
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.0014.05
Power efficiency15.6612.11
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU104AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 92% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores294414592
Core clock speed1515 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate314.61,149
Floating-point processing power10.07 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs184456
Tensor Cores368456
Ray Tracing Cores46114

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
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s1,008 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

RTX 2080 48.81
RTX 4090 D 74.60
+52.8%

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.

RTX 2080 18768
RTX 4090 D 28686
+52.8%

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 HD144
−52.8%
220−230
+52.8%
1440p101
−48.5%
150−160
+48.5%
4K72
−52.8%
110−120
+52.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.85
+49.7%
7.27
−49.7%
1440p6.92
+54%
10.66
−54%
4K9.71
+49.7%
14.54
−49.7%
  • RTX 2080 has 50% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 has 54% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 has 50% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Elden Ring 170−180
−52.5%
270−280
+52.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
−44.4%
130−140
+44.4%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
−50%
75−80
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
−39.4%
350−400
+39.4%
Metro Exodus 105
−52.4%
160−170
+52.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
−46.8%
160−170
+46.8%
Valorant 249
−40.6%
350−400
+40.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 188
−48.9%
280−290
+48.9%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
−51.2%
65−70
+51.2%
Dota 2 87
−49.4%
130−140
+49.4%
Elden Ring 170−180
−52.5%
270−280
+52.5%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%
Fortnite 193
−50.3%
290−300
+50.3%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
−39.4%
350−400
+39.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
−52.7%
200−210
+52.7%
Metro Exodus 88
−47.7%
130−140
+47.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 245
−42.9%
350−400
+42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
−50%
120−130
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
−49.4%
260−270
+49.4%
Valorant 145
−51.7%
220−230
+51.7%
World of Tanks 270−280
−43.4%
400−450
+43.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
−51.9%
120−130
+51.9%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
−44.7%
55−60
+44.7%
Dota 2 140−150
−48.9%
210−220
+48.9%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
−39.4%
350−400
+39.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160
−50%
240−250
+50%
Valorant 223
−34.5%
300−310
+34.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90−95
−48.9%
140−150
+48.9%
Elden Ring 100−110
−48.1%
160−170
+48.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
−48.9%
140−150
+48.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−48.6%
260−270
+48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 52
−44.2%
75−80
+44.2%
World of Tanks 300−350
−45.2%
450−500
+45.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
−50%
120−130
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−45.5%
80−85
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
−40%
35−40
+40%
Far Cry 5 150−160
−50.3%
230−240
+50.3%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−46.7%
220−230
+46.7%
Metro Exodus 89
−46.1%
130−140
+46.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
−50.5%
140−150
+50.5%
Valorant 161
−49.1%
240−250
+49.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Dota 2 107
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%
Elden Ring 50−55
−50.9%
80−85
+50.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%
Metro Exodus 39
−41%
55−60
+41%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 146
−50.7%
220−230
+50.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 34
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 107
−49.5%
160−170
+49.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60
−50%
90−95
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−48.1%
80−85
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
−50%
18−20
+50%
Dota 2 100−110
−45.6%
150−160
+45.6%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−50%
120−130
+50%
Fortnite 75−80
−44.7%
110−120
+44.7%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
Valorant 88
−47.7%
130−140
+47.7%

This is how RTX 2080 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 53% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 49% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 53% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.81 74.60
Recency 20 September 2018 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 425 Watt

RTX 2080 has 97.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 52.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 in performance tests.


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