First Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition benchmarks: Easily edges past RTX 3090 Ti and RX 6950 XT

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE in review. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Our first Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE benchmarks are here. While full reviews of the RTX 4090 FE and RTX 4080 FE are underway, these benchmarks indicate that Nvidia's AD103 GPU performs significantly faster than the RTX 3080 Ti while also providing a perceivable performance advantage over the RTX 3090 Ti and RX 6950 XT in synthetics and gaming.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Published 11/15/2022 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 ...

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is the company's latest mainstream gaming GPU succeeding the likes of the RTX 3080 Ti. Nvidia claims that the RTX 4080 is twice as fast as the RTX 3080 Ti and can even beat the RTX 3090 Ti in most workloads.

For those not aware, the RTX 4080 features 9,728 CUDA cores, 304 4th gen Tensor cores, 76 3rd gen RT cores, and a 2,505 MHz boost clock. The RTX 4080 uses the AD103 GPU unlike the RTX 4090's near-complete AD102 die. The card utilizes 16 GB of GDDR6X RAM over a 256-bit memory interface.

Nvidia targets a 320 W TGP for the card but notes that Ada GPUs only use as much power needed for the given workload as the architecture is no longer power-limited unlike Ampere.

Our RTX 4090 FE and RTX 4080 FE reviews are being finalized, but we thought we'll share some initial benchmarks of these cards for the moment.

3DMark performance: Good leads over the RX 6950 XT and RTX 3090 Ti

In 3DMark, the RTX 4080 FE trails behind the RTX 4090 FE by 20%. But in comparison with the Radeon RX 6950 XT, we see a 14% benefit with AD103 in the Graphics components of all 3DMark tests put together. The card also leads by a healthy 39% when compared to the average RTX 3090 and the average RTX 3080 Ti, which is commendable.

We will look into more synthetic, compute, and professional application benchmarks in our final review.

Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	100 pt
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	80.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	70.1 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	65.7 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	60.3 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	58 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	57.9 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	57.9 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	57 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	50.3 pt
Average of class Desktop	44.6 pt
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX	44.3 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	99834 Points +15%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	86838 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	70480 Points -19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	69481 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (59799 - 62189, n=4)	60987 Points -30%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (55144 - 66934, n=17)	60853 Points -30%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	59972 Points -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	59119 Points -32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (47287 - 57662, n=4)	53094 Points -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	52046 Points -40%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (43461 - 51863, n=30)	49062 Points -44%
Average of class Desktop (650 - 104464, n=34, last 2 years)	47438 Points -45%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	65879 Points +12%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	60092 Points +2%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	58893 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	53110 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	50587 Points -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	49735 Points -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	47241 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (45785 - 48709, n=4)	47180 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (41298 - 49282, n=17)	46856 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (37604 - 40910, n=2)	39257 Points -33%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (33377 - 40910, n=30)	36062 Points -39%
Average of class Desktop (523 - 70246, n=32, last 2 years)	30063 Points -49%
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	24276 Points +42%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	17122 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	14978 Points -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	14026 Points -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	13370 Points -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	12626 Points -26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	12301 Points -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (11613 - 12587, n=14)	12289 Points -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (12050 - 12341, n=4)	12173 Points -29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10645 - 10793, n=2)	10719 Points -37%
Average of class Desktop (141 - 24650, n=22, last 2 years)	9839 Points -43%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (8461 - 10793, n=29)	8868 Points -48%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	44295 Points +32%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	33475 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	29704 Points -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	26797 Points -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	26650 Points -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	25015 Points -25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	23839 Points -29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (22075 - 24730, n=14)	23806 Points -29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (23127 - 24250, n=4)	23668 Points -29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (20007 - 20861, n=2)	20434 Points -39%
Average of class Desktop (1053 - 44549, n=22, last 2 years)	19162 Points -43%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (16484 - 20861, n=29)	17649 Points -47%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	36101 Points +28%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	28133 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	21719 Points -23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	21645 Points -23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (18685 - 20433, n=17)	19266 Points -32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (19041 - 19460, n=4)	19237 Points -32%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	19198 Points -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	18210 Points -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	17603 Points -37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (17467 - 17604, n=2)	17536 Points -38%
Average of class Desktop (173 - 37589, n=31, last 2 years)	16624 Points -41%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (14216 - 15283, n=29)	14884 Points -47%

Gaming performance: Not very far from the RTX 4090

While synthetic benchmarks are helpful, games present a somewhat different paradigm. Despite sporting a more than 68% higher CUDA core count, the RTX 4090's performance advantage does not scale as linearly in comparison with the RTX 4080. There can be many reasons for this, such as game engine optimizations, CPU bottlenecks, and so on.

At the moment, the RTX 4090 leads the RTX 4080 by 25% in tested games. However, the RTX 4080 is able to offer a 20% lead over the RTX 3090 Ti, which launched as a US$1,999 card. Compared to the Radeon RX 6950 XT, we see that Nvidia is able to offer a significant 37% benefit in raster.

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	99.9 pt
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	85.9 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	71.6 pt
Average of class Desktop	64.8 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 ^-6! Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	64 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	62.9 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	62.3 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	61.7 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	54.7 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	53.3 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	50.8 pt
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX	45.2 pt

The Witcher 3
3840x2160 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	274 (243^min, 244.12^P1 - 313^max) fps +34%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	204 (183^min, 183.55^P1 - 227^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	172.9 (152^min, 152.57^P1 - 188^max) fps -15%
Average of class Desktop (16.1 - 282, n=22, last 2 years)	163.4 fps -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (149 - 156.8, n=4)	152.4 fps -25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	151.6 (24.7^min, 114.1^P0.1, 131.8^P1 - 659^max) fps -26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (128 - 160.2, n=12)	151.5 fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	139.7 (10.4^min, 105.6^P0.1, 118.6^P1 - 388^max) fps -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	122 (105^min, 105^P1 - 134^max) fps -40%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (114 - 115, n=2)	114.5 fps -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	110 (97^min - 117^max) fps -46%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (94 - 107.1, n=28)	102.4 fps -50%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	297 (271^min, 271^P1 - 345^max) fps +17%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	254 (227^min, 227^P1 - 291^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	205 (10.2^min, 109.8^P0.1, 161.2^P1 - 334^max) fps -19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (110% PT)	196.3 (192^min, 193^P1 - 200^max) fps -23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (100% PT)	193.4 (173^min, 173.56^P1 - 221^max) fps -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (174 - 184.6, n=4)	180.2 fps -29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (160 - 192.6, n=16)	179.9 fps -29%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	179.8 (98.3^min, 120.2^P0.1, 148.7^P1 - 458^max) fps -29%
Average of class Desktop (3.9 - 314, n=30, last 2 years)	165.5 fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	163.6 (139^min - 179^max) fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	160 (138^min - 179^max) fps -37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (145 - 152, n=2)	148.5 fps -42%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (124 - 150, n=28)	137.7 fps -46%

Metro Exodus
3840x2160 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	135 (72.48^min - 235.85^max) fps +28%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	105.7 (67.17^min - 159.57^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	84.3 (52.3^min - 132.19^max) fps -20%
Average of class Desktop (8.47 - 138.5, n=22, last 2 years)	83.4 fps -21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	76.2 (48.9^min - 128.44^max) fps -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (74.2 - 77.1, n=4)	75.7 fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	75 (50.07^min - 98.87^max) fps -29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (70.6 - 77.3, n=12)	75 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	66.7 (42.71^min - 92.25^max) fps -37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (64.1 - 65.9, n=2)	65 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	56.3 (40.14^min - 64.28^max) fps -47%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (51.3 - 57.9, n=27)	54.9 fps -48%
2560x1440 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	176 (81.25^min - 295.51^max) fps +13%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	155.1 (77.58^min - 279.33^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	125.3 (64.48^min - 207.3^max) fps -19%
Average of class Desktop (14.8 - 181.3, n=22, last 2 years)	120.6 fps -22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	116.4 (67.43^min - 207.51^max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	115.5 (70.52^min - 164.02^max) fps -26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (110 - 118, n=4)	114 fps -26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (102 - 118.2, n=12)	113.2 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	102 (59.52^min - 156.84^max) fps -34%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (92.2 - 97.4, n=2)	94.8 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	94.6 (55.44^min - 143.68^max) fps -39%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (69 - 92.9, n=26)	84 fps -46%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	191.2 (84.99^min - 313.09^max) fps +6%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	180 (82.56^min - 319.08^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	145.9 (68.14^min - 232.99^max) fps -19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	141.3 (72.08^min - 276.09^max) fps -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	140 (81.08^min - 211.37^max) fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (131 - 144.2, n=5)	135.4 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (108 - 145, n=12)	135.3 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	123 (67.67^min - 199.52^max) fps -32%
Average of class Desktop (5.22 - 194.7, n=26, last 2 years)	120.2 fps -33%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	115 (64.52^min - 181.92^max) fps -36%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (111 - 116, n=2)	113.5 fps -37%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (73 - 116, n=27)	102.2 fps -43%

Control
3840x2160 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	107.7 (83.4^min, 85.3^P0.1, 91.1^P1 - 134.9^max) fps +30%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	82.6 (15.4^min, 68.7^P0.1, 71.9^P1 - 374^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	73.9 (46.2^min, 53.2^P0.1, 62.6^P1 - 167^max) fps -11%
Average of class Desktop (30.3 - 114.4, n=14, last 2 years)	66.2 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	64.8 (33.1^min, 33.6^P0.1, 36.3^P1 - 255^max) fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (63.9 - 64.9, n=3)	64.3 fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (61.3 - 66, n=5)	62.9 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (56.2 - 56.7, n=2)	56.5 fps -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	54.7 (39.8^min, 41.7^P0.1, 44.9^P1 - 65.8^max) fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	53.9 (36.6^min, 41.7^P0.1, 43.5^P1 - 64.9^max) fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	51.6 (46^min - 58^max) fps -38%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (45.2 - 47.3, n=3)	46.5 fps -44%
2560x1440 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	201 (84.1^min, 146.6^P0.1, 159^P1 - 509^max) fps +22%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	164.2 (59.2^min, 121.2^P0.1, 135.5^P1 - 753^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	142.5 (51.8^min, 81.9^P0.1, 115.5^P1 - 567^max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	133.5 (73.5^min, 75.3^P0.1, 83.4^P1 - 389^max) fps -19%
Average of class Desktop (60.9 - 232, n=13, last 2 years)	128.9 fps -21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (122 - 125.5, n=3)	123.8 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (115.8 - 123.7, n=5)	120.4 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	113 (71.5^min, 73.2^P0.1, 79.6^P1 - 164^max) fps -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	113 (68^min, 71.3^P0.1, 81.1^P1 - 193^max) fps -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	108 (93^min - 123^max) fps -34%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (105 - 106, n=2)	105.5 fps -36%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (89 - 93.6, n=3)	91.5 fps -44%
1920x1080 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	238 (14.4^min, 62.9^P0.1, 153.8^P1 - 672^max) fps +2%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	233 (7.49^min, 27.2^P0.1, 156.1^P1 - 694^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	209 (55.6^min, 119.8^P0.1, 162.7^P1 - 646^max) fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	205 (45.2^min, 129.1^P0.1, 150.8^P1 - 390^max) fps -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (181 - 190.7, n=3)	186.2 fps -20%
Average of class Desktop (93.7 - 238, n=14, last 2 years)	182.4 fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (172.2 - 189.2, n=5)	179.9 fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	175 (56.8^min, 96^P0.1, 112^P1 - 314^max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	174 (54^min, 99^P0.1, 112^P1 - 335^max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	168 (145^min - 194^max) fps -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (151 - 155, n=2)	153 fps -34%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (135 - 141.9, n=3)	137.3 fps -41%

Borderlands 3
3840x2160 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	133.4 fps +39%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	95.7 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	83.8 fps -12%
Average of class Desktop (5.54 - 133.4, n=21, last 2 years)	73.6 fps -23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	73.1 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (68 - 75.3, n=13)	72.8 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (71.2 - 74, n=4)	72.8 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (61.5 - 61.9, n=2)	61.7 fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	59.9 fps -37%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	59.8 fps -38%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	57.1 fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	53.6 fps -44%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (46 - 52.8, n=29)	47.3 fps -51%
2560x1440 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	190 fps +11%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	170.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	143.1 fps -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	128.3 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (114 - 130.2, n=4)	124.5 fps -27%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (105 - 131.6, n=13)	123.8 fps -27%
Average of class Desktop (13.4 - 190, n=22, last 2 years)	119.2 fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	110 fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	107 fps -37%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	105 fps -38%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95.7 - 103, n=2)	99.4 fps -42%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	93.6 fps -45%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (74 - 93.1, n=29)	84.7 fps -50%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	201 fps +1%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	199.4 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	173.3 fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	163 fps -18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (129 - 164.9, n=4)	151.5 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (117 - 170.1, n=13)	150.7 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	131 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	130 fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	128.5 fps -36%
Average of class Desktop (6.48 - 201, n=25, last 2 years)	128.1 fps -36%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (117 - 128, n=2)	122.5 fps -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	120 fps -40%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (77.2 - 128.7, n=29)	112 fps -44%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
3840x2160 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	182 fps +36%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	134 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	106 fps -21%
Average of class Desktop (33 - 186, n=19, last 2 years)	102.8 fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	97.4 fps -27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	97.1 fps -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (89.3 - 99.7, n=12)	96.4 fps -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (93 - 98.6, n=3)	95.1 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	86 fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	84 fps -37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (83.9 - 87.9, n=2)	85.9 fps -36%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	79.6 fps -41%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (59 - 71.1, n=24)	66.9 fps -50%
2560x1440 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	282 fps +14%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	248 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	184 fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	184 fps -26%
Average of class Desktop (61 - 282, n=20, last 2 years)	172.8 fps -30%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	167.4 fps -32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (137 - 172.3, n=12)	165.6 fps -33%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (157 - 173.3, n=3)	164.8 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	163 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	155 fps -37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (147 - 152, n=2)	149.5 fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	148 fps -40%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (98 - 128, n=23)	117.8 fps -52%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	306 fps +1%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	303 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	244 fps -19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	230 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	227 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (178 - 238, n=3)	209 fps -31%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (145 - 240, n=14)	204 fps -33%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	202 fps -33%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)	199 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	194 fps -36%
Average of class Desktop (10.5 - 306, n=23, last 2 years)	193.7 fps -36%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (177 - 185, n=2)	181 fps -40%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX (106 - 178.8, n=24)	149.5 fps -51%

Mafia Definitive Edition
3840x2160 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.2 (42.5^min, 66.5^P0.1, 122.8^P1 - 370^max) fps +39%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	115.6 (34.7^min, 70.3^P0.1, 99.3^P1 - 305^max) fps
Average of class Desktop (72.3 - 160.2, n=10, last 2 years)	100.7 fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	99.2 (29.7^min, 56^P0.1, 77.1^P1 - 331^max) fps -14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (84.5 - 89.1, n=2)	86.8 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ()	86.6 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	80.4 (44.2^min, 56.8^P0.1, 70.5^P1 - 154.4^max) fps -30%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (78.1 - 78.2, n=2)	78.2 fps -32%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	67 (32.3^min, 41.7^P0.1, 44.7^P1 - 211^max) fps -42%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX ()	63.4 fps -45%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	62.6 (28^min, 37.6^P0.1, 49.2^P1 - 87.3^max) fps -46%
2560x1440 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	238 (71.6^min, 84.3^P0.1, 162.7^P1 - 422^max) fps +11%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	214 (100.6^min, 149.1^P0.1, 172.3^P1 - 322^max) fps
Average of class Desktop (141.1 - 238, n=10, last 2 years)	181.4 fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	173.9 (73.1^min, 101.4^P0.1, 134.6^P1 - 324^max) fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	156.2 (30^min, 87.3^P0.1, 114^P1 - 260^max) fps -27%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (142.3 - 149, n=2)	145.7 fps -32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ()	142 fps -34%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (127 - 137, n=2)	132 fps -38%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	120 (17.6^min, 61.2^P0.1, 83.1^P1 - 238^max) fps -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	112 (23.5^min, 64^P0.1, 80.8^P1 - 169^max) fps -48%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX ()	109 fps -49%
1920x1080 High Preset
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	260 (58.1^min, 133.7^P0.1, 187.5^P1 - 469^max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	255 (80.7^min, 89.2^P0.1, 169.4^P1 - 479^max) fps -2%
Average of class Desktop (207 - 260, n=10, last 2 years)	233 fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	231 (84.7^min, 116.2^P0.1, 160.4^P1 - 402^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT	175.5 (38.6^min, 86.6^P0.1, 117.6^P1 - 349^max) fps -32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ()	163 fps -37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (157 - 158.8, n=2)	157.9 fps -39%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (144 - 169, n=2)	156.5 fps -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT	138 (32.8^min, 68.1^P0.1, 90.2^P1 - 334^max) fps -47%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX ()	123.7 fps -52%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT	121 (23.7^min, 68^P0.1, 83.3^P1 - 223^max) fps -53%

We should note here that the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 make sense only if you game at maxed out settings at QHD or UHD resolutions. At 1080p Ultra and lower settings, we found that the differences between these cards diminish even with a flagship gaming CPU such as the Core i9-13900K.

You may also encounter situations where the RTX 4080 might offer a few additional frames over the RTX 4090 as you keep dialing down the settings. As game engines get older and cards become disproportionately more powerful, such anomalies aren't uncommon.

We will look into these and other aspects such as ray tracing performance, power consumption, stress tests, and fan noise levels in the full reviews for these cards coming up shortly, so stay tuned.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition will be available for US$1,199 from tomorrow alongside other add-in board (AiB) partner cards.

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