NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Blackwell Blackwell
• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
• CUDA Cores
  21760 10752
• Shader
  21760 10752

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  1792 GB/s 960 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  512 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  32 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR7 GDDR7

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

• Base Clock
  2010 MHz 2300 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2410 MHz 2620 MHz

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• Maximum GPU Temperature
  90 °C 88 °C
• Required System Power
  1000 W 850 W
• TDP
  575 W 360 W

Connectivity and connections.

• PCIe Interface
  5.0 5.0

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090.

• Official source
  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5090/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5080/
• Specification source
  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30