RTX 4080

Written analysis

RTX 4080 at a glance

The RTX 4080 is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and is manufactured using the 5 nm process at TSMC. It ships with 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus , about 716 GB/s. Shader count is 9728 across 76 CU/SM. The board interface is PCIe 4.0 x16.

Reference board power is a high 320 W with 1x 16-pin. Check the retail card’s PSU recommendation and leave adequate airflow around the cooler.

VRAM capacity is strong at 16 GB. Comfortable for 1440p ultra and many 4K settings; the heaviest 4K + RT presets can still push past it later in a generation.

Best fit: Mainstream 1080p high-refresh or 1440p systems with balanced CPU and display choices.

Gaming performance

RTX 4080 is a mid-range gaming GPU, at 66.83% of the dataset’s best 1440p raster performance. Match it with a 1080p high-refresh or 1440p medium-high monitor.

1440p value is 39.6 performance per dollar. Nearby GPUs in the table are often better buys.