GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs RTX 2080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile and GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080 Mobile
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
38.31

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms RTX 2080 Mobile by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.1853.38
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTU104BGB203
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 January 2019 (6 years ago)2025 (recently)

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 cores294410496
Core clock speed1380 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1515 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate292.6496.9
Floating-point processing power9.362 TFLOPS31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs64128
TMUs184328
Tensor Cores368328
Ray Tracing Cores4682

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16

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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s811.5 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA7.510.1
DLSS++

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 HD142
−83.1%
260−270
+83.1%
1440p93
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
4K65
−84.6%
120−130
+84.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−76.5%
150−160
+76.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 95
−78.9%
170−180
+78.9%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−81.3%
350−400
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−78.2%
180−190
+78.2%
Metro Exodus 102
−76.5%
180−190
+76.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
−80.3%
220−230
+80.3%
Valorant 237
−68.8%
400−450
+68.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 149
−81.2%
270−280
+81.2%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Dota 2 111
−80.2%
200−210
+80.2%
Far Cry 5 75
−73.3%
130−140
+73.3%
Fortnite 170−180
−74.4%
300−310
+74.4%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−81.3%
350−400
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−78.2%
180−190
+78.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
−78.2%
180−190
+78.2%
Metro Exodus 87
−83.9%
160−170
+83.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 249
−80.7%
450−500
+80.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 71
−83.1%
130−140
+83.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
−84.4%
260−270
+84.4%
Valorant 135
−85.2%
250−260
+85.2%
World of Tanks 270−280
−79.2%
500−550
+79.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
−77.2%
140−150
+77.2%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%
Dota 2 125
−84%
230−240
+84%
Far Cry 5 95−100
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−81.3%
350−400
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−78.2%
180−190
+78.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 135
−85.2%
250−260
+85.2%
Valorant 205
−70.7%
350−400
+70.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 70−75
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 44
−81.8%
80−85
+81.8%
World of Tanks 250−260
−79.3%
450−500
+79.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 83
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Far Cry 5 120−130
−79.7%
230−240
+79.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−82.6%
210−220
+82.6%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Metro Exodus 89
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%
Valorant 142
−83.1%
260−270
+83.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Dota 2 75−80
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%
Metro Exodus 35
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144
−80.6%
260−270
+80.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52
−82.7%
95−100
+82.7%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Dota 2 119
−84.9%
220−230
+84.9%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−69.5%
100−105
+69.5%
Fortnite 63
−74.6%
110−120
+74.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−84.6%
120−130
+84.6%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Valorant 75
−73.3%
130−140
+73.3%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 83% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 83% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 85% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.31 71.23
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 5090 Mobile has a 85.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 57.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile in performance tests.

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