GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 2080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 4090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
48.74

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 2080 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.2917.27
Power efficiency15.5414.79
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU104AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 58% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores294414592
Core clock speed1515 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate314.61,149
Floating-point processing power10.07 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs184456
Tensor Cores368456
Ray Tracing Cores46114

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s1,008 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

RTX 2080 48.74
RTX 4090 D 91.70
+88.1%

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.

RTX 2080 18780
RTX 4090 D 35333
+88.1%

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 HD143
−81.8%
260−270
+81.8%
1440p103
−84.5%
190−200
+84.5%
4K69
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.896.15
1440p6.798.42
4K10.1313.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
−81%
190−200
+81%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Battlefield 5 194
−80.4%
350−400
+80.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
−81.8%
240−250
+81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%
Far Cry 5 127
−81.1%
230−240
+81.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
−81.8%
300−310
+81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 262
−71.8%
450−500
+71.8%
Hitman 3 135
−85.2%
250−260
+85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
−71.1%
450−500
+71.1%
Metro Exodus 144
−87.5%
270−280
+87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
−83.5%
200−210
+83.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
−86%
400−450
+86%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
−77.9%
450−500
+77.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
−83%
280−290
+83%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Battlefield 5 182
−64.8%
300−310
+64.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
−88%
220−230
+88%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%
Far Cry 5 102
−86.3%
190−200
+86.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
−82.5%
230−240
+82.5%
Forza Horizon 4 243
−85.2%
450−500
+85.2%
Hitman 3 131
−83.2%
240−250
+83.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
−77.2%
450−500
+77.2%
Metro Exodus 144
−87.5%
270−280
+87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
−88%
220−230
+88%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
−87.2%
350−400
+87.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
−88.1%
190−200
+88.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
−85.2%
450−500
+85.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
−77.8%
160−170
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%
Far Cry 5 81
−85.2%
150−160
+85.2%
Forza Horizon 4 132
−81.8%
240−250
+81.8%
Hitman 3 115
−82.6%
210−220
+82.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
−77.5%
300−310
+77.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
−87.2%
350−400
+87.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
−79.2%
190−200
+79.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
−77.2%
140−150
+77.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
−81.8%
180−190
+81.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
−87%
230−240
+87%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
−81.8%
160−170
+81.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−86%
80−85
+86%
Far Cry 5 70
−85.7%
130−140
+85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 212
−65.1%
350−400
+65.1%
Hitman 3 80
−87.5%
150−160
+87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
−86%
240−250
+86%
Metro Exodus 89
−79.8%
160−170
+79.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−85.5%
230−240
+85.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−81.8%
140−150
+81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
−67.4%
400−450
+67.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
−78.9%
170−180
+78.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
−80%
90−95
+80%
Hitman 3 48
−87.5%
90−95
+87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
−88%
220−230
+88%
Metro Exodus 82
−82.9%
150−160
+82.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
−84.2%
140−150
+84.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
−82.9%
75−80
+82.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Far Cry 5 39
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Forza Horizon 4 81
−85.2%
150−160
+85.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−85.7%
130−140
+85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
−86.4%
110−120
+86.4%

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

  • RTX 4090 D is 82% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 84% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 74% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.74 91.70
Recency 20 September 2018 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 425 Watt

RTX 2080 has 97.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 88.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 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 in performance tests.


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