NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER compared with GeForce RTX 5060

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060
Overview
Released
Released	January 2024	May 2025
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Blackwell
Shader cores
Shader cores	10,240	3,840
Boost clock
Boost clock	2,550 MHz (better)	2,500 MHz
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	Third-generation RT Cores; 121 RT TFLOPS	Fourth-generation RT Cores; 58 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	Fourth-generation Tensor Cores; 836 AI TOPS	Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 614 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	DLSS 3.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction and Frame Generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	2.29 GHz	2.28 GHz
Cache
Cache	64 MB L2	–
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	16 GB GDDR6X (better)	8 GB GDDR7
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit (better)	128-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	736 GB/s	–
Memory detail
Memory detail	GDDR6X at 23 Gbps	–
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	320 W	145 W (better)
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1a; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 3 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	750 W	550 W
Slot width
Slot width	3-slot (Founders Edition)	–
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	304 × 137 mm, 3-slot (Founders Edition)	–
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	2 × eighth-generation NVENC, 1 × fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode