| Header Cell - Column 0 | RTX 5080 | RTX 5090 | RTX 5070 Ti | RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUDA cores | 10752 | 21760 | 8960 | 6144 |
| Boost clock (GHz) | 2.62 | 2.41 | 2.45 | 2.51 |
| Base clock (GHz) | 2.3 | 2.01 | 2.30 | 2.16 |
| Tensor core TOPS | 1801 | 3352 | 1406 | 988 |
| Ray tracing core TFLOPS | 171 | 318 | 133 | 94 |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR7 | 32 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR7 | 12 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit | 512-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Total Graphics Power (watts) | 360 | 575 | 300 | 250 |
| Required system power (PSU wattage) | 850 | 1000 | 750 | 650 |
| Power connector | 1x 450 W PCIe Gen 5 OR 3x PCIe 8-pin adapter | 1x 600 W PCIe Gen 5 OR 4x PCIe 8-pin adapter | 1x 300 W PCIe Gen 5 OR 2x PCIe 8-pin adapter | 1x 300 W PCIe Gen 5 OR 2x PCIe 8-pin adapter |
| Price | $999 | $1,999 | $749 | $549 |
| Release date | Jan 30, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
The second of Nvidia's RTX Nvidia CES 2025 keynote, alongside the RTX 5090, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070.
With the promise of twice the performance of the RTX 4080 and a price that matches the RTX 4080 Super, the second-string RTX Blackwell GPU looks pretty tasty.
In real , however, it's the might of DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation that is going to be held up as the feature which gives it that double RTX 4080 gaming performance, and only then in the games which it.
The RTX 5080 release date puts it alongside the RTX 5090 with both cards launching on the same day, January 30, 2025. Like the RTX 5090 I would expect we'll see AIB cards being released on January 31, with traditionally chonky shrouds.
This has been the most controversial thing about the rumoured specs; the GPU make up of the RTX 5080. The RTX 5080 specs look remarkably like those of the RTX 4080, and you've got to be hoping that Blackwell architecture is able to deliver something special—and not just DLSS 4—when it comes to gaming frame rates, because this doesn't look special. Especially the now-confimred specs of the 256-bit bus and just 16 GB VRAM.
The original RTX 4080 launched at a ludicrous $1,200. A price so ludicrous, in fact, that I had to just go look it up again to make sure I was ing it right. That changed with the RTX 4080 Super after significant backlash over the first card's pricing, and that came out at $999. Thankfully Nvidia hasn't gone overboard on the pricing of the RTX 5080 and has stuck with the $999 price point.
Latest about Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
One of tech's best leakers drops the GPU specs for the RTX 5080 Super, likely confirming that 24GB VRAM update
news These are looking like a great overclocking card, if the rumours are true.
Three lucky folks in India can win the dubious honour of buying an RTX 5080 GPU at Nvidia MSRP
news To be fair, that's still a discount, and it's a very nice looking GPU, but it is still a competition prize that means you still have to then buy a new graphics card.
Nvidia says it's sold twice as many RTX 50-series cards as RTX 40-series in the first 5 weeks. I'd bloody well hope so given there was essentially just the RTX 4090 for competition
news So, combined it sold more of four different GPUs than a single $1,600 card.
MSI pulls its MSRP RTX 50-series cards from its online store, not that we ever saw any of them in stock
news 'Look at me. I am the scalper now.'
Latest Nvidia Game Ready drivers fix various black screen issues that left gamers staring at their sad reflections
News Get yourself down to the driver store and pick up version 572.60 for a fix.
New leak claims AMD's RX 9070 XT GPU hits over 3.2 GHz and could be an overclocking beast
news Could overclocking be the saviour of this generation of GPUs?
The curious tale of the missing eight: Some Nvidia RTX 50-series cards are shipping with missing ROPs in the GPU, Nvidia says only 0.5% of all cards are affected
news Blackwell is rapidly becoming Lackwell, if you ask me.
Nvidia's Verified Priority Access draw system returns to offer the chance to pay full price for RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics cards
News May the odds be ever in your favour.
