GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

CORE STATE AD103
VRAM 16 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2505 MHz
TDP 320 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ada Lovelace
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

GeForce RTX 5060

CORE STATE GB206
VRAM 8 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2497 MHz
TDP 145 W
BUS WIDTH 128 bit
ARCHITECTURE Blackwell 2.0
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
6,567
3,628
geekbench_opencl
214,739
112,787
geekbench_vulkan
263,779
113,321
passmark_directx_10
204
127
passmark_directx_11
314
200
passmark_directx_12
132
77
passmark_directx_9
370
225
passmark_g2d
1,239
1,154
passmark_g3d
34,457
20,891
passmark_gpu_compute
20,671
10,899

Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

Visual performance benchmarks between NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card and NVIDIA RTX 5060 GPU reveal a decisive winner. NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card offers significantly superior frame rates in contemporary gaming benchmarks. The video memory edge and technical improvements lead into clearly smoother rendering results. Benchmark results validates this observation. Enthusiasts demanding top-tier visuals will consider this.

The VRAM benefit of NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card gets particularly important at elevated resolutions. Ultra HD rendering demands considerable video memory, and NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card offers additional capability. The converts into smoother performance in heavy games. Upcoming titles can progressively demand additional VRAM. This advantage widens over the years.

For hardware ray tracing, NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card moves even more beyond of NVIDIA RTX 5060 GPU. The RT hardware handle intensive shadow calculations significantly more effectively. Gamers looking for cutting-edge visuals might certainly pick NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card. This real-time ray tracing advantage is substantial. Next-gen titles continually utilize real-time ray tracing features.

NVIDIA RTX 5060 GPU is not dismissed fully, though its performance shortfall versus NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card is challenging to ignore. In value-focused consumers, NVIDIA RTX 5060 GPU could yet make an option provided the lesser cost adjusts for the reduced performance. However, for peak rendering power, NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card stands as the obvious champion. This assessment is clear. Performance hunters should move toward NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
RTX 4080
RTX 5060
Core Specs
Shading Units
9,728
3,840 -60.5%
Shaders
9,728
3,840 -60.5%
TMUs
304
120 -60.5%
ROPs
112
48 -57.1%
SM Count
76
30 -60.5%
Clocks
Base Clock
2205 MHz
2280 MHz
Boost Clock
2505 MHz
2497 MHz
Memory Clock
1400 MHz 22.4 Gbps effective
1750 MHz 28 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
16 GB
8 GB
VRAM (MB)
16,384
8,192 -50.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR7
Memory Bus
256 bit
128 bit
Bandwidth
716.8 GB/s
448.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
64 MB
32 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
280.6 GPixel/s
119.9 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
761.5 GTexel/s
299.6 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
48.74 TFLOPS
19.18 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
761.5 GFLOPS (1:64)
299.6 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
48.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
19.18 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
76
30 -60.5%
Tensor Cores
304
120 -60.5%
Power
TDP
320 W
145 W
TDP (W)
320
145 -54.7%
Suggested PSU
700 W
300 W
Power Connectors
1x 16-pin
1x 8-pin
Architecture
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Blackwell 2.0
GPU Name
AD103
GB206
Generation
GeForce 40
GeForce 50
Process Size
5 nm
5 nm
Transistors
45,900 million
21,900 million
Die Size
379 mm²
181 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
121.1M / mm²
121.0M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.9
12.0
Shader Model
6.8
6.9
Physical
Slot Width
Triple-slot
Dual-slot
Length
310 mm 12.2 inches
241 mm 9.5 inches
Height
140 mm 5.5 inches
111 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x HDMI 2.1b3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 5.0 x8
Other
Launch Price
1,199 USD
299 USD
Production
End-of-life
Active
Predecessor
GeForce 30
GeForce 40
Successor
GeForce 50
GeForce 60
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