The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose RTX 5080 if…
- • You want RTX 5080's edge on what it cost at launch and how fast it boosts
Choose RTX 5090 if…
- • You want RTX 5090's edge on how much video memory you get and how many shader cores it has
Round by round
- Round 1What it cost at launchRTX 5080 winsRTX 50905/10
$1,999
launch price announced by NVIDIA
- $1,999, against $999
Source: nvidianews.nvidia.com ↗
RTX 5080 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much video memory you getRTX 5090 wins
RTX 5090 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many shader cores it hasRTX 5090 winsRTX 50805/10
10,752 CUDA cores
Founders Edition spec
- 10,752 CUDA cores, against 21,760 CUDA cores
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 5090 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How much AI compute it hasRTX 5090 winsRTX 50805/10
1,801 AI TOPS
as quoted by NVIDIA
- 1,801 AI TOPS, against 3,352 AI TOPS
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 5090 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How fast it boostsRTX 5080 wins
RTX 5080 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6How much power it drawsRTX 5080 wins
RTX 5080 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 7How wide the memory bus isRTX 5090 wins
RTX 5090 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 8What power supply it needsRTX 5080 wins
RTX 5080 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
Side by side
- 16 GB GDDR7, against 24 GB GDDR6
- 256-bit, against 384-bit
- 850 W, against 800 W
- 360 W, against 320 W
- $1,999, against $999
- 575 W, against 355 W
- 1000 W, against 800 W
- $1,999, against $1,599