The RTX 5080 is only 10% better than the 4080 Super at best - Is This $1K GPU a HUGE Disappointment?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Review: Is it REALLY Worth $1000? Hey everyone, welcome back to the channel! Today, we're diving deep into Nvidia's latest offering, the GeForce RTX 5080. This GPU is making waves with its $1000 price tag, sitting comfortably below the behemoth RTX 5090, but is it actually any good? Is it a worthy upgrade? Or is Nvidia playing some sneaky games with its 50 series lineup? Let's find out! RTX 5080: Dissecting the Specs First things first, let's break down what this card brings to the table. The RTX 5080 is essentially a "half-priced" 5090, featuring half the CUDA cores, half the memory bus, half the VRAM, and almost half the memory bandwidth. Now, while this might seem like a raw deal, it's a classic Nvidia tactic. This massive gap between the 5080 and 5090 is a strategic move to entice gamers with deeper pockets to splurge on the 5090. But there's more to this story. This deliberate segmentation also leaves Nvidia with ample room to introduce even pricier GeForce 50 "Super" cards down the line, likely addressing the VRAM limitations we're seeing across the Blackwell lineup. Compared to its predecessor, the RTX 4080 Super, the 5080 offers a somewhat underwhelming upgrade. We're looking at a mere 5% increase in CUDA cores and a 3% bump in clock speeds. The most significant improvement lies in the GDDR7 memory. Even with the same 256-bit memory bus, the 30 Gbps memory speed delivers a 30% boost in bandwidth. Sounds familiar? It's giving RTX 4080 Ti Super vibes, and honestly, that's probably a more fitting name. Since the 4080 Super wasn't particularly bottlenecked by memory, this upgrade translates to modest performance gains. But hey, we don't rely on specs alone. Let's fire up the benchmarks and see what this card can really do! [-- See the video --] --- 00:00 intro 01:25 RTX 4090 vs RTX 5090 Thermals 02:53 Gaming Benchmarks . Marvel Rivals - Gaming Benchmarks . STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Gaming Benchmarks . God of War Ragnarök - Gaming Benchmarks . Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - Gaming Benchmarks . Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Gaming Benchmarks . Star Wars Outlaws - Gaming Benchmarks 05:53 Performance Summary 07:08 Power Consumption 07:24 Ray Tracing Performance 07:55 Ray Tracing . Ray Tracing Performance - Alan Wake II . Ray Tracing Performance - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty . Ray Tracing Performance - Dying Light 2 Stay Human 09:03 Ray Tracing Performance Summary 09:37 What We Learned - The RTX 5080 is only 10% better than the 4080 Super at best 10:49 GeForce 30 Series Owners Take Note 11:27 Closing Thoughts 12:33 Overall Rating -- Song: Extra Terra & Max Brhon - Cyberblade Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/Cyberblade Watch: http://ncs.lnk.to/CyberbladeAT/youtube --- RTX 5080 Performance Summary: Is it a Bust? Let's sum up the performance picture. At 1080p, the RTX 5080 basically matches the 4080 Super. It seems the Blackwell architecture struggles a bit at lower resolutions. At 1440p, we're looking at an average 4% improvement over the 4080 Super and 5% over the 7900 XTX. Slightly better than the 4080 to 4080 Super jump. #RTX5080 #Nvidia #Gaming #PCGaming #HardwareReview #DLSS4 #FrameGeneration #review #rtx50review #rtx5080review #benchmark #gamingbenchmark #raytracing #GeForceRTX50series #RTX5080DLSS4