NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

GeForce RTX 5080 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 30 Jan 2025. The videocard is based on Blackwell 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GB203.

Core clock speed - 2295 MHz. Boost clock speed - 2617 MHz. Texture fill rate - 879.3 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 10752. Manufacturing process technology - 5 nm. Transistors count - 45600 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 360 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR7. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 1875 MHz, 30 Gbps effective. Memory bandwidth - 960.0 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1401
1401
PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38287
36147
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
346719
263511
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
21090
8637
Name Value
PassMark - G2D Mark 1401
PassMark - G3D Mark 36147
Geekbench - OpenCL 263511
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8637

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Blackwell 2.0
Code name GB203
Launch date 30 Jan 2025
Place in performance rating 6

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2617 MHz
Core clock speed 2295 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Pipelines 10752
Pixel fill rate 293.1 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 879.3 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 360 Watt
Transistor count 45600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Height 40 mm, 1.6 inches
Interface PCIe 5.0 x16
Length 304 mm, 12 inches
Recommended system power (PSU) 750 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 16-pin
Width 137 mm, 5.4 inches

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6
Shader Model 6.8
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 960.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz, 30 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR7