NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ada Lovelace Turing
• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
• CUDA Cores
  16384 4352
• GPU Chip
  AD102-300 / AD102-301 (Ada Lovelace) TU102
• Render Output Units
  192 88
• RT Cores
  128 -
• Shader
  16384 4352
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  128 -
• Texture Units
  512 272
• Execution Units
  - 68

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  1008 GB/s 616 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  384 bit 352 bit
• Memory Clock
  1313 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  21 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  24 GB 11 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 1750 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  2230 MHz 1350 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2520 MHz 1635 MHz + 6%
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum GPU Temperature
  90 °C -
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  90 °C -
• System Power Supply
  850 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  450 W 260 W+ 4 %
• TDP (up)
  450 W-25 % 320 W
• Total Graphics Power
  450 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 110 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  39 dB 44 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  HDMI -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - 1 × USB-C
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  137 mm 116 mm
• Length
  304 mm 267 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  61 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  1,599 $ (Reference) 1,599 $
• Manufacturer specification scope
  NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ. NVIDIA GPU-level facts only for the exact GPU and VRAM configuration; Founders Edition board clocks, power and connectors are not refreshed from the shared reference/FE column.
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  4 nm 12 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2018