NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the AD103 chip using the Ada Lovelace architecture. The 4080 offers 9,728 cores and 16 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a 256 bit memory bus and clocked at 22.4 Gbits. The card offers a very good raytracing performance thanks to the 76 dedicated raytracing cores. For AI calculations (and DLSS 3 in games), the RTX 4080 has 304 Tensor cores.

The gaming performance is well suited for 4k60 gaming in maximum detail settings and 2k gaming with higher frame rates. Even Raytracing effects can be used with DLSS in most games. Compared to the competition, the RTX 4080 is on par with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT with a noticeable advantage when raytracing is used.

The AD103 chp is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC (4N with EUV) and specified with a TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 320 Watt (compared to the 450 Watt of the RTX 4090). Nvidia is recommending a 750 Watt power supply for the RTX4080.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. It uses the AD103 chip in full configuration with 10,240 cores and 16 GB GDDR6X graphics memory (256-bit bus with 23 Gbits).

The ray tracing performance is outstanding thanks to 76 dedicated cores and the 320 Tensor cores can be used for DLSS 3.

The gaming performance without DLSS is ideal for 4k with around 60fps and 2k with higher frame rates in demanding games without ray tracing effects (e.g. F1 22 or Cyberpunk 2077). With ray tracing, the use of DLSS is recommended. Compared to the competition, the performance without DLSS and ray tracing is slightly better than the significantly cheaper AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The currently available RTX 4080 cards are very large (2.5 or 3 slots) and use the new 12VHPWR connector (which has caused some problems with adapters).

The AD103 chip is produced at TSMC in 5nm (4N with EUV) and is specified with a TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 320 watts (Nvidia recommends at least a 750 watt power supply).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the AD102 chip using the Ada Lovelace architecture. The 4090 offers 16,384 of the 18,432 cores and 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a 384 bit memory bus and clocked at 21 Gbits. The card offers an excellent raytracing performance thanks to the 128 dedicated raytracing cores. For AI calculations (and DLSS 3 in games), the RTX 4090 has 512 Tensor cores.

The gaming performance is very well suited for 4k gaming in maximum detail settings. Even Raytracing effects can be used without DLSS in most games. Compared to the competition, the RTX 4090 is the fastest graphics card in 2022, with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the RTX 4080 in the second place.

The AD102 chp is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC (4N with EUV) and specified with a TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 450 Watt. Nvidia is recommending a 850 Watt power supply for the RTX4090.