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RTX 5080
Representative tracked offer: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC 16GB
16GB VRAMPerf: 1689360W
Relative Value77balanced preset
RTX 5080 vs RTX 4080 Super — value comparison
NVIDIA
RTX 4080 Super
Representative tracked offer: GIGABYTE RTX 4080 SUPER WINDFORCE V2
16GB VRAMPerf: 1473320W
Relative Value60balanced preset
RTX 5080 shows higher Relative Value under balanced weights at the current dataset offers: 77 vs 60. The result crosses over if RTX 4080 Super reaches about $1060 or below.
Price data · US · USD · New · A 2026-08-21 · B 2026-08-21Coverage · 46 tracked new-offer records across both modelsBenchmark confidence · no estimate flags on these two recordsAffiliate links · We may earn a commission from these links. Scores are calculated separately using our methodology.
Checking today's prices… This shared scoring frame includes an offer with a 24-hour freshness window, so price-derived results finish loading in your browser a moment from now. Capability, performance and verified specifications are already final.
02 · Decision matrix
One decision, three separate questions
Capability ignores price. Relative Value adds the current dataset offers and your priorities. Keeping them separate prevents a cheap product from being mistaken for the faster product.
The decision, split by questioncapability · value · price are separate answers
Capability by task
| Scenario | RTX 5080 | RTX 4080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Gaming | S#3 | S#5 |
| 1440p Gaming | S#3 | S#5 |
| 4K / VR | S#3✓ | A#5 |
| Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) | A#3 | A#4 |
| AI / Local LLM | A#3 | A#4 |
| 3D Rendering | S#3✓ | A#5 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | D#53 | D#48 |
RTX 5080 grades higher in 2 of 7 graded scenarios (5 tied) and is never graded lower. These are the same S–F grades as the tier list — capability only, price excluded. The value rows below add prices from the 2026-08-21 offer frame. How tiers are assigned →
Relative Value by priority
Balancedhigher relative value lit
77 ✓
60
1080p Budgethigher relative value lit
60 ✓
43
1440p Sweet Spothigher relative value lit
81 ✓
59
4K Ultra / VRhigher relative value lit
79 ✓
59
Ray Tracing (1440p)higher relative value lit
86 ✓
63
AI / LLMhigher relative value lit
47 ✓
39
Both products are normalized within the same in-stock market frame per preset. A check marks the higher Relative Value; a difference of 3 points or less is shown as practically even.
Crossover price is loading. The switch-over point and Strong Value threshold appear as soon as today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
03 · Price crossover
The price changes the answer
Current offers, crossover points and Strong Value thresholds answer different questions. Thresholds are calculations, not price forecasts.
A · RTX 5080
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-21
- Check current price on Amazon
- Beats RTX 4080 Super atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $1849
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $1230
B · RTX 4080 Super
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-21
- $1522
- Beats RTX 5080 atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $1060
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $1012
04 · Capability
Capability indexes, side by side
Price is intentionally excluded here so the more capable product and the better-value product cannot be confused.
Raster performance
1689
1473
1473
Ray tracing
1824
1613
1613
AI (FP16 tensor)
1931
1796
1796
A · RTX 5080B · RTX 4080 SuperGPU indexes share one 1000-point scale (RTX 4070 = 1000).RTX 5080 shows higher Value under every weighting we test — a stable result in the 2026-08-21 offer frame.
05 · Platform & ownership
Fit, compatibility and ownership context
Only verified structured fields are shown. Physical fit, connectors, cooling and typical warranty belong to the representative tracked partner card named in each column; other board variants can differ.
A · RTX 5080
- Representative offer variantGigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC 16GB
- Host interfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- Suggested PSU750 W
- Power connectors1x 16-pin
- Card length304 mm
- Expansion slots2-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort
- Warranty (typical new)36 mo
B · RTX 4080 Super
- Representative offer variantGIGABYTE RTX 4080 SUPER WINDFORCE V2
- Host interfacePCIe 4.0 x16
- Suggested PSU700 W
- Power connectors1x 16-pin
- Card length330 mm
- Expansion slots3-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort
- Warranty (typical new)36 mo
3-year electricity model
Over 3 years at 4h/day and $0.15/kWh, RTX 5080 (360 W) adds about $118 in modeled electricity and RTX 4080 Super (320 W) about $105. The modeled difference is roughly $13. This uses rated power as a common comparison input, not a promise of wall-power consumption.
06 · Specifications
Key specifications
Reference-GPU fields and representative-offer fields are labelled separately. Directional checkmarks appear only where more or less has a clear meaning; they are not an overall verdict.
| Specification | RTX 5080 | RTX 4080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ada Lovelace |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6X |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Host interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Boost clock | 2,617 MHz | 2,550 MHz |
| Board power (lower is better) | 360 W | 320 W✓ |
| Suggested PSU (representative offer) | 750 W | 700 W |
| Power connectors (representative offer) | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Card length (representative offer) | 304 mm✓ | 330 mm |
| Warranty (representative offer) | 36 mo | 36 mo |
| Current dataset offer · New | Check current price on Amazonsnapshot 2026-08-21 | $1522snapshot 2026-08-21 |
Show additional verified specifications
| Specification | RTX 5080 | RTX 4080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Process node | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Base clock | 2,295 MHz | 2,295 MHz |
| Memory data rate | 30 Gbps | 23 Gbps |
| Expansion slots (representative offer) | 2-slot✓ | 3-slot |
| Cooling fans (representative offer) | 3 | 3 |
| Display outputs (representative offer) | 1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort | 1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort |
| Cooling type (representative offer) | air | air |
“Not tracked” means the source data does not contain a verified value; no default or guessed specification is substituted.
07 · Customize
Try other models and your own priorities
Presets are starting points. Swap either side, then open Advanced weights only if you want to tune the formula directly.
08 · Alternative
A third option worth checking
The same scenario and market frame checks whether another currently priced model offers a cleaner trade-off.
Worth considering instead
RX 7900 XTX — same S-tier capability for 1080p Gaming, about $250 cheaper · Value 53.
Neither of the two above is the only answer — this one clears the same bar for less. ⇄ Compare all three
A price-aware third suggestion appears once today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
09 · Decision guide
Choose based on the trade-off you actually want
These are evidence-linked conditions, not universal buying verdicts. Feature ecosystems, software support and platform preferences remain your call.
Choose A · RTX 5080 if…
- You prioritize 4K / VR, 3D Rendering — it earns the higher capability tier in those tracked scenarios.
- Your priorities resemble Balanced, 1080p Budget, 1440p Sweet Spot — it has higher Relative Value under those presets at the snapshot offers.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $1230 under balanced weights.
Choose B · RTX 4080 Super if…
- Lower rated power matters: 320 W versus 360 W for RTX 5080.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $1012 under balanced weights.
10 · Methodology & FAQ
Read the methodology →How to read this comparison
The formula is a linear weighted sum inside the current comparison frame. Capability, price and user priorities stay visible as separate inputs so the result can be challenged and changed.
- Which is better value right now: RTX 5080 or RTX 4080 Super?
- Under the balanced preset and the 2026-08-21 offer frame, RTX 5080 has higher Relative Value under this configuration (77 vs 60). Value is price-dependent and moves with your weighting; capability is a separate question, answered by the tier table.
- Which one is more capable, ignoring price?
- RTX 5080 grades higher in 2 of 7 graded scenarios (5 tied) and is never graded lower.
- At what price does the RTX 4080 Super become the better value?
- Holding the RTX 5080 offer dated in the 2026-08-21 frame fixed, the calculation flips in favour of the RTX 4080 Super at roughly $1060 or below (balanced preset). Not a price forecast.
- Where can I compare current offers for both?
- Dated offer snapshots for both models are listed on their product pages (linked above); the interactive calculator recalculates both with your own weights and budget.
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