GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 4080 SUPER

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER and GeForce RTX 4090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4080 SUPER
2024
16 GB GDDR6X, 320 Watt
86.12
+7.3%

RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms RTX 4090 D by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking610
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation28.8511.76
Power efficiency19.0513.37
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD103AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 January 2024 (1 year ago)28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 4080 SUPER has 145% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1024014592
Core clock speed2295 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed2550 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors45,900 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate816.01,149
Floating-point processing power52.22 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs112176
TMUs320456
Tensor Cores320456
Ray Tracing Cores80114

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length310 mm304 mm
Width3-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1438 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth736.3 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9
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.

RTX 4080 SUPER 86.12
+7.3%
RTX 4090 D 80.27

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 4080 SUPER 34264
+7.3%
RTX 4090 D 31935

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 HD257
+11.7%
230−240
−11.7%
1440p178
+11.3%
160−170
−11.3%
4K117
+17%
100−110
−17%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.89
+78.8%
6.95
−78.8%
1440p5.61
+78.1%
9.99
−78.1%
4K8.54
+87.3%
15.99
−87.3%
  • RTX 4080 SUPER has 79% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER has 78% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER has 87% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 351
+17%
300−310
−17%
Cyberpunk 2077 249
+8.3%
230−240
−8.3%
Dead Island 2 368
+22.7%
300−310
−22.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+9.4%
180−190
−9.4%
Counter-Strike 2 344
+14.7%
300−310
−14.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 246
+11.8%
220−230
−11.8%
Dead Island 2 353
+17.7%
300−310
−17.7%
Far Cry 5 240
+9.1%
220−230
−9.1%
Fortnite 300−350
+7.9%
280−290
−7.9%
Forza Horizon 4 344
+14.7%
300−310
−14.7%
Forza Horizon 5 308
+10%
280−290
−10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+10%
160−170
−10%
Valorant 500−550
+9%
500−550
−9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+9.4%
180−190
−9.4%
Counter-Strike 2 339
+13%
300−310
−13%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+11.2%
250−260
−11.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 238
+8.2%
220−230
−8.2%
Dead Island 2 314
+8.3%
290−300
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 227
+8.1%
210−220
−8.1%
Fortnite 300−350
+7.9%
280−290
−7.9%
Forza Horizon 4 342
+14%
300−310
−14%
Forza Horizon 5 285
+9.6%
260−270
−9.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 179
+11.9%
160−170
−11.9%
Metro Exodus 227
+8.1%
210−220
−8.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+10%
160−170
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 547
+9.4%
500−550
−9.4%
Valorant 500−550
+9%
500−550
−9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+9.4%
180−190
−9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 199
+10.6%
180−190
−10.6%
Dead Island 2 279
+7.3%
260−270
−7.3%
Far Cry 5 212
+11.6%
190−200
−11.6%
Forza Horizon 4 322
+7.3%
300−310
−7.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+10%
160−170
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 263
+9.6%
240−250
−9.6%
Valorant 500−550
+9%
500−550
−9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+7.9%
280−290
−7.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 274
+9.6%
250−260
−9.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+14.7%
450−500
−14.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 169
+12.7%
150−160
−12.7%
Metro Exodus 162
+8%
150−160
−8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+9.4%
160−170
−9.4%
Valorant 450−500
+7.8%
450−500
−7.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+8.9%
180−190
−8.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+16.4%
110−120
−16.4%
Dead Island 2 229
+9%
210−220
−9%
Far Cry 5 208
+9.5%
190−200
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 4 306
+9.3%
280−290
−9.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 221
+10.5%
200−210
−10.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+7.9%
140−150
−7.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 134
+11.7%
120−130
−11.7%
Dead Island 2 100
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+10%
170−180
−10%
Metro Exodus 106
+11.6%
95−100
−11.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+7.4%
190−200
−7.4%
Valorant 300−350
+10.7%
300−310
−10.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+13.3%
120−130
−13.3%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+13.6%
110−120
−13.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+10.9%
55−60
−10.9%
Dead Island 2 123
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
Far Cry 5 145
+11.5%
130−140
−11.5%
Forza Horizon 4 305
+8.9%
280−290
−8.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+12.9%
85−90
−12.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+12.9%
70−75
−12.9%

This is how RTX 4080 SUPER and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 12% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 11% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 17% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 86.12 80.27
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 425 Watt

RTX 4080 SUPER has a 7.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 32.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER and GeForce RTX 4090 D.

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