Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2080 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 2080 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 1461 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 2080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 2080 - 221 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 24 vs 8 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Up to 75% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $454.96 vs $1799.99
- Up to 69% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 4090 - $2.54 vs $8.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 215 vs 450 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
221
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.14/FPS
31%
Price, $
$1799.99
25%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 80 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
179
80%
Value, $/FPS
$2.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$454.96
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $454.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
24%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$1599 | MSRP | $699 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
1008 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
2235 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
2520 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |