NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
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| NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | November 2022 | April 2025 |
| Performance | ||
| Chip maker | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Shader cores | 9,728 | 4,608 |
| Boost clock | 2,510 MHz | 2,570 MHz (better) |
| Architecture | AD103; 76 Streaming Multiprocessors. Specifications describe NVIDIA's reference card; the photo shows PNY's original RTX 4080 VERTO Triple Fan, whose cooler and dimensions differ. | NVIDIA reference GPU specifications; photo illustrates an ASUS DUAL partner cooler. The image does not establish its memory capacity or factory overclock. |
| Manufacturing process | TSMC 4N; 45.9 billion transistors; 378.6 mm² die | – |
| Ray tracing | 76 third-generation RT Cores; 113 RT TFLOPS | Fourth-generation RT Cores; 72 RT TFLOPS |
| AI cores | 304 fourth-generation Tensor Cores; 780 AI TOPS | Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 759 AI TOPS |
| 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 | 2.21 GHz on the current NVIDIA specification page; PNY's stock-clock VERTO lists 2,205 MHz base, while NVIDIA's Ada architecture whitepaper gives 2,505 MHz boost (current page rounds boost to 2.51 GHz) | 2.41 GHz |
| Cache | 65,536 KB L2 | – |
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 16 GB GDDR6X | 16 GB GDDR7 or 8 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit (better) | 128-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s (better) | 448 GB/s |
| Memory detail | 22.4 Gbps GDDR6X | 16 GB or 8 GB of GDDR7; both versions have the same GPU specifications; stock PNY cards specify 28 Gbps and 448 GB/s on both capacities |
| Connections and power | ||
| Board power | 320 W | 180 W (better) |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| 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 | 4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC and HDR | 4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC |
| Power connector | 3 × PCIe 8-pin cables through the included adapter, or 1 × 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (Founders Edition) | 1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box) |
| Recommended power supply | 750 W; NVIDIA recommends another 36 mm of clearance for the power cable | 600 W |
| Slot width | 3-slot (Founders Edition) | – |
| Size (reference card) | 304 × 137 mm, 3-slot; NVIDIA's system-clearance guide specifies 61 mm thickness (Founders Edition) | – |
| Video encode and decode | 2 × eighth-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode | 1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode |
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