GeForce RTX 5080 vs Riva TNT2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Riva TNT2 and GeForce RTX 5080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Riva TNT2
1999
16 MB SDR
0.01

RTX 5080 outperforms Riva TNT2 by a whopping 809600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15324
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.66
Power efficiencyno data17.93
ArchitectureFahrenheit (1998−2000)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNV5GB203
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 1999 (25 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
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 coresno data10752
Core clock speed125 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors15 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology250 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data360 Watt
Texture fill rate0.25879.3
Floating-point processing powerno data56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs2112
TMUs2336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSDRGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount16 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed150 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.4 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 VGA1x 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.

DirectX6.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL1.24.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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.

Riva TNT2 0.01
RTX 5080 80.97
+809600%

  • Passmark

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.

Riva TNT2 3
RTX 5080 36203
+1206667%

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-0−1209
1440p-0−1161
4K-0−1110

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.78
1440pno data6.20
4Kno data9.08

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Atomic Heart 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 600−650
+0%
600−650
+0%
Atomic Heart 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Valorant 600−650
+0%
600−650
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 282
+0%
282
+0%
Valorant 600−650
+0%
600−650
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 173
+0%
173
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 236
+0%
236
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Atomic Heart 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 236
+0%
236
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 80.97
Recency 12 October 1999 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 250 nm 5 nm

RTX 5080 has a 809600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 25 years, a 102300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Riva TNT2 in performance tests.

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