GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 4080

Place in performance ranking	3	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.32	9.28
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	AD103-300-A1	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$1,599
Current price	$1451 (1.2x MSRP)	$2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4080 has 87% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	9728	14592
Core clock speed	2205 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2505 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	45,900 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	761.5	1,149

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	310 mm	304 mm
Width	3-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	22400 MHz	21 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	716.8 GB/s	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 4080 89.63

RTX 4090 D 97.44
+8.7%

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 4080 by 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 4080 34615

RTX 4090 D 37631
+8.7%

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 4080 by 9% in Passmark.

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	243 −7%	260−270 +7%
1440p	174 −3.4%	180−190 +3.4%
4K	112 −7.1%	120−130 +7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

210−220

−10%

231
+10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 −11.5%	140−150 +11.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	240−250 −9.2%	262 +9.2%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −10.9%	240−250 +10.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −9.1%	120−130 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	210−220 −10%	231 +10%
Far Cry 5	100−105 −18%	110−120 +18%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −11.7%	200−210 +11.7%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 −10%	270−280 +10%
Hitman 3	110−120 −11.8%	120−130 +11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 −19.5%	478 +19.5%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −16.9%	150−160 +16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −12.7%	120−130 +12.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	450−500 −17.1%	527 +17.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 −12.4%	191 +12.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 −11.5%	140−150 +11.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	190−200 −14.2%	217 +14.2%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −10.9%	240−250 +10.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −9.1%	120−130 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	190−200 −10.5%	210 +10.5%
Far Cry 5	100−105 −18%	110−120 +18%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 −11.7%	200−210 +11.7%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 −10%	270−280 +10%
Hitman 3	110−120 −11.8%	120−130 +11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 −25.7%	350−400 +25.7%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −10.7%	83 +10.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −12.7%	120−130 +12.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	450−500 −13.8%	512 +13.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	500−550 −9%	545 +9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −16.2%	150−160 +16.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 −11.5%	140−150 +11.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	170−180 −11.2%	189 +11.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −9.1%	120−130 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	170−180 −11.8%	190 +11.8%
Far Cry 5	100−105 −18%	110−120 +18%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 −10%	270−280 +10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 −13.1%	396 +13.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 −20%	480 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	230−240 −12.6%	259 +12.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −9.3%	164 +9.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−12.7%

120−130
+12.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	150−160 −10.7%	160−170 +10.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −10.8%	140−150 +10.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 −10%	110−120 +10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 −9.3%	153 +9.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −12%	110−120 +12%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 −17.3%	129 +17.3%
Far Cry 5	180−190 −11.7%	201 +11.7%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −10%	240−250 +10%
Hitman 3	120−130 −9.2%	130−140 +9.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 −10.7%	332 +10.7%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −14.6%	149 +14.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 −11.4%	390 +11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 −12.4%	191 +12.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −9.2%	142 +9.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−17.3%

120−130
+17.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −10%	85−90 +10%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −15%	65−70 +15%
Hitman 3	75−80 −10.7%	80−85 +10.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −10.7%	150−160 +10.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −10.8%	133 +10.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 −10%	187 +10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −9.3%	80−85 +9.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 −11.1%	100 +11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −15.6%	50−55 +15.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −14.5%	63 +14.5%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −10.6%	190−200 +10.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −11.7%	201 +11.7%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −18.2%	130 +18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −8.8%	87 +8.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

−11%

110−120
+11%

This is how RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 7% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 3% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 7% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	89.63	97.44
Recency	20 September 2022	28 December 2023
Cost	$1199	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	425 Watt