GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce RTX 5070

Compare the GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 5070 on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.

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The short answer

The GeForce RTX 5070 is the better value, though the GeForce RTX 4080 is the faster card at 1440p.

  • GeForce RTX 4080 is about 21% faster at 1440p (gaming index 69 vs 57).
  • GeForce RTX 5070 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 79%.
  • GeForce RTX 5070 delivers about 48% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
  • GeForce RTX 4080 carries more VRAM (16GB vs 12GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • GeForce RTX 5070 draws less power (250W vs 320W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Gaming performance

Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.

1440p gaming
GeForce RTX 408069
GeForce RTX 507057

GeForce RTX 4080 is about 21% faster at 1440p.

Performance per dollar

1440p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.

GeForce RTX 4080

4.7

per $100 spent

GeForce RTX 5070

7.0

per $100 spent

Better value

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 4080
GeForce RTX 5070
Price (from)
$1,449.00
$809.99
1440p gaming index
69
57
VRAM
16GB GDDR6X
12GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
717 GB/s
672 GB/s
Boost clock
2505 MHz
2512 MHz
Shader cores
9,728
6,144
Ray tracing cores
76
48
Tensor / AI cores
304
192
TDP
320W
250W
Recommended PSU
750W
650W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation
Architecture
Ada Lovelace AD103
Blackwell GB205
Process node
TSMC 4N
TSMC 4N
MSRP
$1,199.00
$550.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 4080
GeForce RTX 5070
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
58,893
56,472
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
6,595
5,300
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
218,680
172,261
PassMark G3D (G3D Mark)
34,448
28,675
Render-Blender (samples/min)
8,733
6,164

Where to buy

GeForce RTX 5070from $809.99
From$809.99
24 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 4080from $1,449.00
From$1,449.00
7 versions in stock

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