GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 2080 Super Mobile

Place in the ranking	114	13
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	13.85
Power efficiency	18.10	12.09
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3072	14592
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	299.5	1,149
Floating-point processing power	9.585 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	192	456
Tensor Cores	384	456
Ray Tracing Cores	48	114

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-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	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	1,008 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x 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.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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	136 −83.8%	250−260 +83.8%
1440p	94 −80.9%	170−180 +80.9%
4K	67 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.40
1440p	no data	9.41
4K	no data	13.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −78.6%	150−160 +78.6%
Elden Ring	130−140 −88.4%	260−270 +88.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	104 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −78.6%	150−160 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	265 −88.7%	500−550 +88.7%
Metro Exodus	116 −81%	210−220 +81%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 −81.8%	220−230 +81.8%
Valorant	216 −85.2%	400−450 +85.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −81%	190−200 +81%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −78.6%	150−160 +78.6%
Dota 2	142 −83.1%	260−270 +83.1%
Elden Ring	130−140 −88.4%	260−270 +88.4%
Far Cry 5	96 −87.5%	180−190 +87.5%
Fortnite	170−180 −74.4%	300−310 +74.4%
Forza Horizon 4	217 −84.3%	400−450 +84.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	136 −83.8%	250−260 +83.8%
Metro Exodus	92 −84.8%	170−180 +84.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −74.1%	350−400 +74.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −85.7%	260−270 +85.7%
Valorant	127 −89%	240−250 +89%
World of Tanks	270−280 −79.2%	500−550 +79.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 −87.5%	150−160 +87.5%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −78.6%	150−160 +78.6%
Dota 2	141 −84.4%	260−270 +84.4%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −85.6%	180−190 +85.6%
Forza Horizon 4	183 −63.9%	300−310 +63.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −74.1%	350−400 +74.1%
Valorant	205 −70.7%	350−400 +70.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90 −88.9%	170−180 +88.9%
Elden Ring	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	90 −88.9%	170−180 +88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −71.4%	300−310 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 −86%	80−85 +86%
World of Tanks	250−260 −80%	450−500 +80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 −79.5%	140−150 +79.5%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −89%	240−250 +89%
Forza Horizon 4	137 −82.5%	250−260 +82.5%
Metro Exodus	90 −88.9%	170−180 +88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −88.4%	130−140 +88.4%
Valorant	162 −85.2%	300−310 +85.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −82.9%	75−80 +82.9%
Dota 2	97 −85.6%	180−190 +85.6%
Elden Ring	35−40 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 −85.6%	180−190 +85.6%
Metro Exodus	35 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −87.5%	240−250 +87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 −85.6%	180−190 +85.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	48 −87.5%	90−95 +87.5%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −82.9%	75−80 +82.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Dota 2	141 −84.4%	260−270 +84.4%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Fortnite	55−60 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	78 −79.5%	140−150 +79.5%
Valorant	89 −79.8%	160−170 +79.8%

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

RTX 4090 D is 84% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 81% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 79% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.44	74.62
Recency	2 April 2020	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	425 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Mobile has 183.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 89.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 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 Super Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.