It’s slower than RTX 4090

Nvidia RTX 5080 Slower Than RTX 4090 in Leaked Performance Results: Report
Although the lower suggested retail price for the RTX 5080 might help, this may not be enough to persuade RTX-40-series owners to upgrade.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 beats RTX 4080 Super by 15% in new benchmark leak
A leaked 3DMark benchmark suggests that the Nvidia RTX 5080 is 15% faster than the RTX 4080 Super, but 11% slower than the RTX 4090.
Leaked RTX 5080 benchmark: it’s slower than the RTX 4090
The leaked benchmarks also suggest that the RTX 5080 might fall short of surpassing the RTX 4090 in performance. Traditionally, 80-class GPUs have outperformed 90-class GPUs from the previous generation, but that trend seems to be changing, with the RTX 5080 reportedly trailing the RTX 4090.
All the news about Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs are just around the corner, with the first releases — the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 — dropping on January 30th. The RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 will follow that with their own releases in February, but some are already getting a sneak peek at the GPUs’ software benefits through DLSS 4.
RTX 5080 outperforms RTX 4080 by 10% in Blender benchmark — only 8% higher than RTX 4080 Super
Leaked Blender benchmark results show the RTX 5080 only delivering an 8% uplift in performance over the RTX 4080 Super.
Nvidia RTX 5080 spotted on Geekbench and Blender: slower than the RTX 4090?
In the Vulkan test, it scored 261,836 points. This is about 22% better than the RTX 4080. Not bad, right? But in OpenCL it scores 256,138 points, just a 6.7% improvement.
Review: Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 is the first GPU that can beat the RTX 4090
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 starts at $1,999 before you factor in upsells from the company's partners or price increases driven by scalpers and/or genuine demand. It costs more than my entire gaming PC.

Nvidia, RTX 5090 and Camping Out

Where to buy RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 — these are the retailers you should check
It's not confirmed if brick and mortar store Currys will have RTX 5090 stock, but as one of the UK's largest physical tech ...
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PC gamers are already camping out waiting to grab their new GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards
There are PC gamers already camping outside of Micro Center waiting to pick up NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 ...
Who needs an RTX 5080 when you can get an RTX 4080 gaming laptop for half-price?
Best Buy's current blow-out sale, for example, is offering an Acer Nitro V with an RTX 4060 for just $749.99 (was $1,099) ...
What power supply do you need for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080?
Nvidia’s flagship RTX 5090 comes with a maximum TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 575W, while the RTX 5080 is listed to draw up ...
Nvidia RTX 5090: 3 reasons to buy and 2 reasons to skip
It's probably obvious, but the number one reason most of us are thinking about spending $2,000 on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is because it's the most powerful consumer-grade GPU on the market right ...
New Nvidia RTX 5080 benchmark rumor has got me worried that the GPU won't be a major upgrade to the RTX 4080
Claimed Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics benchmarks suggest the GPU won’t quite match the RTX 4090 (unlike the RTX 4080 which easily ...
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MSI's new Afterburner Beta now has GeForce RTX 50 support, works with RTX 5090 and RTX 5080
MSI's new Afterburner Beta supports GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, integrates G-Assist, and experimental support for Ryzen 9000, ...