Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5080
Best for: 4K gamers seeking clearance-priced enthusiast performance from the previous generation.
Full details →Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5090
Best for: 4K enthusiasts who can find the RTX 4090 at a significant discount and don't need DLSS 4 or GDDR7.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super | NVIDIA RTX 4090 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Enthusiast | Enthusiast |
| Generation | RTX 4000 | RTX 4000 |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 320W | 450W |
| Upscaling | DLSS3 | DLSS3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $999 | $1599 |
| Released | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Cycle length | ~365 days | ~840 days |
| Cycle advice | Wait | Wait |
| Deals advice | Buy | Buy |
| Successor | RTX 5080 | RTX 5090 |
Superseded but strong value — clearance pricing makes this competitive for 4K gaming.
Ample VRAM for 4K gaming and content creation.
Over a year of optimizations ensures stability across all titles.
More VRAM than the RTX 5080 (16GB), making it relevant for AI workloads and 4K texture packs.
Street prices have dropped significantly below $1599 MSRP, offering 5090-adjacent performance for less.
Over 2 years of driver optimizations make this one of the most stable GPUs available.