GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce RTX 2080 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $1941.52 cheaper!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2080

Up to 100% cheaper – $6.50 vs $1948.02
A much better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 40% less energy – 215 vs 360 Watts

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 8 GB

GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 2080

Sep 20th, 2018

Average FPS

114

53%

Min 1% FPS

47%

Price, $

$6.5

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.05/FPS

100%

EVGA PowerLink, Support All NVIDIA Founders Edition & All EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti/2080/2070*/2060*/Super*/GTX 1660 Ti*/1660*/1650/1080 Ti/1080/1070 Ti/1070/1060 0600-Pl-2816-Lr

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDRR6 256-bit VR Ready Graphics Card (RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO)

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Average FPS

214

100%

Min 1% FPS

139

100%

Price, $

$1948.02

Value, $/FPS

$9.1/FPS

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080GAMING OC-16GD

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Video Card 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 / TUF-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING

MSI VGA GEFORCE RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X OC Plus RTX5080 16GB GDRR7 256 B DX12 PCIE 5.0 X16 (3XDP 1XHDMI)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC SFF 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 Master ICE 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2805MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N5080AORUSM ICE-16GD

Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 5080 Master 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2805MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Vanguard SOC Launch Edition Graphics Card VD8973

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX ™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe® 5.0, HDMI®/DP 2.1, 3.6-Slot, Military-Grade Components, Protective PCB Coating, axial-tech Fans, Vapor Chamber)

GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 2080

Sep 20th, 2018

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 2080

Sep 20th, 2018

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

11078

33%

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

33109

100%

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 2080

Sep 20th, 2018

Memory

8 GB

50%

Memory Bandwidth

448 GB/s

47%

Pixel Fillrate

109.4 GPixel/s

33%

Texture Fillrate

314.6 GTexel/s

36%

FP32

10.07 TFLOPS

18%

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Memory

16 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

960 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

335 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

879.3 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

56.28 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 2080	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce RTX 5080
General
Sep 20th, 2018	Release Date	Jan 30th, 2025
$699.00	MSRP	$999.00
GeForce 20	Generation	GeForce 50
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
215 W	Power Consumption	360 W
Memory
8 GB	Memory Size	16 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR7
256-bit	Memory Bus	256-bit
448 GB/s	Bandwidth	960 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
109.4 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	335 GPixel/s
314.6 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	879.3 GTexel/s
10.07 TFLOPS	FP32	56.28 TFLOPS