GeForce RTX 5080 vs 9500M GS

Place in the ranking	1306	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.02
Power efficiency	1.22	18.23
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	G84	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2008 (17 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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	32	10752
Core clock speed	475 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.600	879.3
Floating-point processing power	0.0608 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	128
TMUs	16	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 1.0 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	GDDR3	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.4 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	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.8
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.4
CUDA	1.1	10.1

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.

9500M GS 0.35

RTX 5080 94.26
+26831%

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.

9500M GS 134

RTX 5080 36570
+27191%

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	0−1	193
1440p	0−1	154
4K	-0−1	102

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	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −26567%	1600−1650 +26567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −2143%	157 +2143%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −26567%	1600−1650 +26567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2046%	270−280 +2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1918%	222 +1918%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −2529%	180−190 +2529%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −26567%	1600−1650 +26567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −4733%	140−150 +4733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −26567%	800−850 +26567%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −26150%	1050−1100 +26150%
Valorant	5−6 −10540%	500−550 +10540%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1147%	180−190 +1147%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −26567%	4000−4050 +26567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −26567%	4000−4050 +26567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −24900%	500−550 +24900%
Dota 2	14−16 −26567%	4000−4050 +26567%
Valorant	1−2 −31600%	300−350 +31600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	650−700 +0%	650−700 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	650−700 +0%	650−700 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
Valorant	650−700 +0%	650−700 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 31600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 18 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 26 tests (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	94.26
Recency	1 February 2008	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	360 Watt

9500M GS has 1700% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 26831.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9500M GS 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.