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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

by NVIDIA

The sensible high-end Blackwell card for 4K gaming with full DLSS 4 support.

Pros

  • Excellent 4K and high-refresh 1440p gaming performance
  • Full DLSS 4 feature set including Multi Frame Generation
  • Much more efficient and affordable than the 5090

Cons

  • 16GB VRAM is merely adequate for a flagship-tier card in 2026
  • Street prices have climbed roughly 25% above MSRP (often ~$1,250)
  • Only a modest uplift over the previous-gen 4080 Super in raster

✓ Where it shines / best for

  • 4K high-refresh enthusiast gaming
  • Professional content creation and 3D rendering
  • AI/ML creators wanting strong compute below flagship price

✕ Not the best fit for

  • Budget or mid-range builds
  • Workloads needing more than 16GB VRAM (consider 5090)
  • Compact low-power systems

Features

  • ✓ Blackwell architecture with 10,752 CUDA cores
  • ✓ 16GB GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus
  • ✓ DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation
  • ✓ 5th-gen Tensor cores and 4th-gen RT cores
  • ✓ 360W TGP, 16-pin (12V-2x6) power, PCIe 5.0
  • ✓ 9th-gen NVENC dual encoders with AV1
  • ✓ High-end 4K gaming and demanding creator workloads

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
MSRP (Founders Edition)$999one-time16GB model; launch MSRP Jan 30, 2025.

Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.

Specifications

power360W TDP
memory16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, ~960 GB/s
connector16-pin 12V-2x6
interfacePCIe 5.0
cuda_cores10,752
architectureBlackwell (TSMC 4NP)
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