Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 20 Sep 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
16384 Mb GDDR6X
Released 20 Sep 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
We have no data to declare a winner at this time.
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD104 (AD104-400-A1) | AD103 (AD103-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die Size | 295 mm² | 379 mm² |
| Transistors | 35,800 million | 45,900 million |
| Shaders | 7680 | 9728 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | 304 |
| Raytracing Cores | 60 | 76 |
| Compute Units | 60 | 76 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | 2205 MHz |
| ROPs | 80 | 112 |
| TMUs | 240 | 304 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1312 MHz
21 Gbps effective | 1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
|---|
| TDP | 285 watts | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | 20 Sep 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB208.80 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB280.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB626.40 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB761.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB503.80 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB735.70 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB40090.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB48740.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better