GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 2080 for Gaming

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The GeForce RTX 5080 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2080, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's $1475.00 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080

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

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2080

Up to 99% cheaper – $9.99 vs $1484.99
A much better value for money for gaming
Consumes up to 40% less energy – 215 vs 360 Watts

GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce RTX 2080 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

Average FPS

214

100%

Min 1% FPS

139

100%

Price, $

$1484.99

Value, $/FPS

$6.93/FPS

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)

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

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

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

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 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2805MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080AORUS M-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

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

GeForce RTX 2080

Sep 20th, 2018

Average FPS

114

53%

Min 1% FPS

47%

Price, $

$9.99

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.08/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 vs GeForce RTX 2080 in My Games

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

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

GeForce RTX 2080

Sep 20th, 2018

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Synthetic Benchmarks

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

GeForce RTX 5080

Jan 30th, 2025

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

33109

100%

GeForce RTX 2080

Sep 20th, 2018

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

11078

33%

Performance Specifications

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

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%

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%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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