Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition Review: 4K performance and efficiency champ that deserves sub-US$1,000 pricing
| Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE i9-13900K | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 i9-13900K | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti R7 5800X3D | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT R9 5900X | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT R9 5950X | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT R9 5950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 i9-13900K | 4x NVIDIA RTX A6000 TR Pro 3975WX | NVIDIA RTX A6000 TR Pro 3975WX | Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Average NVIDIA Titan RTX | Average NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU | Average NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) | Average of class Desktop | |
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| SPECviewperf 12 | 17% | -36% | -9% | -5% | -17% | -26% | 133% | 148% | -33% | -51% | -29% | 94% | 48% | 45% | -48% | |
| 1900×1060 Solidworks (sw-03) | 127 | 119 -6% | 85.7 -33% | 157 24% | 167 31% | 150 18% | 106 -17% | 208 64% | 225 77% | 93.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(71.4 – 108, n=8) -26% | 68.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(66 – 71.1, n=2) -46% | 100 -21% | 162.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(114.8 – 207, n=27) 28% | 168.2 32% | 156.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(120 – 230, n=3) 23% | 83.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(37.3 – 167, n=17, last 2 years) -34% |
| 1900×1060 Siemens NX (snx-02) | 23.4 | 28.8 23% | 15.6 -33% | 49.4 111% | 47.7 104% | 45.07 93% | 17.1 -27% | 333 1323% | 351 1400% | 15.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(13 – 17.1, n=8) -32% | 13.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(12.9 – 13.3, n=2) -44% | 16.5 -29% | 261 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(228 – 289, n=27) 1015% | 167.3 615% | 184 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(145 – 258, n=3) 686% | 21.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(3.44 – 68.6, n=17, last 2 years) -9% |
| 1900×1060 Showcase (showcase-01) | 304 | 410 35% | 265 -13% | 308 1% | 241 -21% | 223 -27% | 263 -13% | 237 -22% | 255 -16% | 254 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(236 – 269, n=8) -16% | 190 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(180 – 199.9, n=2) -37% | 252 -17% | 193.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(185.7 – 203, n=27) -36% | 110.3 -64% | 104.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(93 – 126.4, n=3) -66% | 141.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(13.3 – 410, n=17, last 2 years) -54% |
| 1900×1060 Medical (medical-01) | 227 | 288 27% | 87.1 -62% | 58.3 -74% | 88.4 -61% | 77.3 -66% | 90 -60% | 156 -31% | 159 -30% | 75.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(42.9 – 90, n=8) -67% | 43.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(36.9 – 50.8, n=2) -81% | 89.4 -61% | 92.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(83.9 – 108, n=27) -59% | 69.8 -69% | 109.3 -52% | 69.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(11.1 – 288, n=17, last 2 years) -70% |
| 1900×1060 Maya (maya-04) | 310 | 324 5% | 197 -36% | 90.7 -71% | 151 -51% | 118 -62% | 306 -1% | 147 -53% | 144 -54% | 260 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(170 – 322, n=8) -16% | 165.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(146 – 184.6, n=2) -47% | 283 -9% | 180 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(110.9 – 260, n=27) -42% | 113.8 -63% | 121.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(90.2 – 179, n=3) -61% | 148.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(26.6 – 324, n=17, last 2 years) -52% |
| 1900×1060 Energy (energy-01) | 57.5 | 82.6 44% | 27.6 -52% | 23 -60% | 30.8 -46% | 28.39 -51% | 26 -55% | 39.3 -32% | 39.8 -31% | 24.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(20.4 – 26, n=8) -58% | 17.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(16.4 – 18.5, n=2) -70% | 24.9 -57% | 28.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(27.8 – 30.1, n=27) -50% | 16.9 -71% | 26 -55% | 18.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(0.43 – 82.6, n=17, last 2 years) -68% |
| 1900×1060 Creo (creo-01) | 118 | 122 3% | 76.4 -35% | 115 -3% | 127 8% | 119 1% | 101 -14% | 127 8% | 136 15% | 87.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(69.4 – 101, n=8) -26% | 69.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(65.6 – 74.2, n=2) -41% | 94.3 -20% | 150.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(106.3 – 197, n=27) 27% | 151.3 28% | 144.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(127 – 172.1, n=3) 22% | 64.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(8.37 – 127, n=17, last 2 years) -45% |
| 1900×1060 Catia (catia-04) | 229 | 274 20% | 150 -34% | 199 -13% | 292 28% | 238 4% | 177 -23% | 208 -9% | 229 0% | 156.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(127 – 177, n=8) -32% | 121.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(116 – 126.1, n=2) -47% | 167 -27% | 231 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(146.7 – 332, n=27) 1% | 177.3 -23% | 159 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(125 – 220, n=3) -31% | 116.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(32.7 – 292, n=17, last 2 years) -49% |
| 1900×1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05) | 477 | 473 -1% | 371 -22% | 484 1% | 318 -33% | 167 -65% | 369 -23% | 245 -49% | 336 -30% | 359 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(320 – 389, n=8) -25% | 276 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(276 – 276, n=2) -42% | 363 -24% | 282 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(243 – 315, n=27) -41% | 193.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(172 – 236, n=3) -59% | 213 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(37.4 – 477, n=17, last 2 years) -55% | |
| SPECviewperf 13 | 17% | -30% | 5% | -2% | -10% | -26% | 139% | 153% | -33% | -44% | -29% | 87% | 30% | 29% | -51% | |
| Solidworks (sw-04) | 183 | 190 4% | 118 -36% | 210 15% | 214 17% | 193 5% | 154 -16% | 191 4% | 192 5% | 130.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(82.9 – 155, n=8) -28% | 94.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(92.4 – 96.5, n=2) -48% | 146 -20% | 165.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(112.8 – 218, n=27) -9% | 151.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(144.9 – 157.7, n=2) -17% | 144.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(118.6 – 204, n=4) -21% | 108.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(49.7 – 214, n=18, last 2 years) -41% |
| Siemens NX (snx-03) | 42.1 | 51.4 22% | 28 -33% | 89.7 113% | 85.8 104% | 81.4 93% | 30.7 -27% | 604 1335% | 638 1415% | 27.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(15.6 – 30.7, n=8) -36% | 23.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(23.2 – 24.3, n=2) -44% | 29.6 -30% | 472 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(411 – 516, n=27) 1021% | 298 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(276 – 319, n=2) 608% | 307 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(226 – 465, n=4) 629% | 36.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(6.19 – 122, n=18, last 2 years) -13% |
| Showcase (showcase-02) | 305 | 412 35% | 265 -13% | 312 2% | 241 -21% | 232 -24% | 262 -14% | 239 -22% | 255 -16% | 239 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(114 – 268, n=8) -22% | 204 -33% | 254 -17% | 192.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(184.3 – 199, n=27) -37% | 117.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(103.8 – 131.9, n=2) -61% | 104.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(92.4 – 127.1, n=4) -66% | 135.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(13.5 – 412, n=18, last 2 years) -56% |
| Medical (medical-02) | 148 | 182 23% | 113 -24% | 157 6% | 148 0% | 130 -12% | 107 -28% | 180 22% | 184 24% | 99.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(49.3 – 109, n=8) -33% | 95.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(91.8 – 99, n=2) -36% | 106 -28% | 90.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(86.8 – 93.7, n=27) -39% | 114.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(109.4 – 119.1, n=2) -23% | 116.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(98.8 – 133.4, n=2) -22% | 68.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(13.1 – 182, n=18, last 2 years) -53% |
| Maya (maya-05) | 726 | 838 15% | 493 -32% | 372 -49% | 395 -46% | 348 -52% | 580 -20% | 405 -44% | 415 -43% | 501 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(253 – 580, n=8) -31% | 400 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(360 – 440, n=2) -45% | 567 -22% | 418 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(292 – 505, n=27) -42% | 235 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(220 – 250, n=2) -68% | 235 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(182.8 – 341, n=4) -68% | 291 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(35.1 – 838, n=18, last 2 years) -60% |
| Energy (energy-02) | 91.7 | 119 30% | 48.4 -47% | 60.3 -34% | 60.6 -34% | 58.4 -36% | 45.1 -51% | 128 40% | 132 44% | 42.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(26.6 – 45.2, n=8) -54% | 37 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(36.1 – 37.9, n=2) -60% | 35.8 -61% | 52.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(51.8 – 53.9, n=27) -42% | 63.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(53.2 – 74.3, n=2) -30% | 51.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(46.1 – 57.3, n=2) -44% | 29.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(0.62 – 119, n=18, last 2 years) -68% |
| Creo (creo-02) | 544 | 580 7% | 353 -35% | 323 -41% | 292 -46% | 276 -49% | 397 -27% | 292 -46% | 366 -33% | 351 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(176 – 400, n=8) -35% | 288 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(281 – 295, n=2) -47% | 389 -28% | 340 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(266 – 389, n=27) -37% | 233 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(214 – 252, n=2) -57% | 231 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(185.4 – 320, n=4) -58% | 210 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(34.2 – 580, n=18, last 2 years) -61% |
| Catia (catia-05) | 333 | 406 22% | 230 -31% | 450 35% | 468 41% | 412 24% | 252 -24% | 359 8% | 371 11% | 223 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(111 – 257, n=8) -33% | 190.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(190 – 190.4, n=2) -43% | 241 -28% | 367 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(222 – 534, n=27) 10% | 262 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(243 – 281, n=2) -21% | 239 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(183.8 – 339, n=4) -28% | 168.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(46.4 – 468, n=17, last 2 years) -49% |
| 3ds Max (3dsmax-06) | 478 | 474 -1% | 373 -22% | 483 1% | 317 -34% | 284 -41% | 369 -23% | 247 -48% | 338 -29% | 338 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(180 – 387, n=8) -29% | 266 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(238 – 294, n=2) -44% | 364 -24% | 281 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(243 – 321, n=27) -41% | 196 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(183.8 – 208, n=2) -59% | 187.5 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(168.7 – 232, n=4) -61% | 205 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(37.8 – 478, n=18, last 2 years) -57% |
| SPECviewperf 2020 v1 | 27% | -24% | 2% | -11% | -7% | -2% | 102% | 163% | -18% | -31% | -6% | 110% | 23% | -43% | ||
| 3840×2160 Solidworks (solidworks-05) | 226 | 305 35% | 197 -13% | 125 -45% | 112 -50% | 108 -52% | 192 -15% | 141 -38% | 169 -25% | 176 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(93.1 – 194, n=7) -22% | 158 -30% | 184 -19% | 172.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(153 – 336, n=11) -24% | 82.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(72.8 – 92.5, n=3) -63% | 119.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(10.8 – 305, n=14, last 2 years) -47% | |
| 3840×2160 Siemens NX (snx-04) | 34.1 | 44 29% | 23.7 -30% | 88.6 160% | 85 149% | 81.7 140% | 25.6 -25% | 367 976% | 481 1311% | 23 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(13.2 – 25.6, n=7) -33% | 19.8 -42% | 24.7 -28% | 371 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(337 – 454, n=11) 988% | 152.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(133.4 – 172.2, n=3) 347% | 30.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(6.21 – 85, n=15, last 2 years) -11% | |
| 3840×2160 Medical (medical-03) | 28.3 | 39.3 39% | 22.2 -22% | 34.4 22% | 30.4 7% | 27.84 -2% | 20.3 -28% | 32.1 13% | 37.9 34% | 18.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(9.95 – 21.2, n=7) -33% | 18.5 -35% | 19.8 -30% | 18.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(16.3 – 41.1, n=11) -33% | 22.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(21.4 – 23.6, n=3) -19% | 14.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(3.12 – 39.3, n=15, last 2 years) -47% | |
| 3840×2160 Maya (maya-06) | 426 | 508 19% | 353 -17% | 296 -31% | 266 -38% | 224 -47% | 356 -16% | 262 -38% | 329 -23% | 328 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(181 – 359, n=7) -23% | 293 -31% | 351 -18% | 277 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(247 – 445, n=11) -35% | 127.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(119.2 – 134.5, n=3) -70% | 214 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(16.5 – 508, n=15, last 2 years) -50% | |
| 3840×2160 Energy (energy-03) | 45.6 | 65.3 43% | 31.6 -31% | 47.6 4% | 32.6 -29% | 60.8 33% | 101 121% | 46.1 1% | 63 38% | 65.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(22.3 – 101, n=7) 43% | 51.7 13% | 96.4 111% | 50.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(38.6 – 93.9, n=11) 11% | 87.1 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(39.3 – 138.7, n=3) 91% | 26.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(0.61 – 96.4, n=15, last 2 years) -42% | |
| 3840×2160 Creo (creo-03) | 136 | 142 4% | 84.5 -38% | 73.1 -46% | 65.4 -52% | 65 -52% | 118 -13% | 75.6 -44% | 111 -18% | 104.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(68.1 – 118, n=7) -23% | 77.6 -43% | 108 -21% | 126.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(109 – 163, n=11) -7% | 93.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(88.6 – 101.6, n=3) -31% | 68.2 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(13.9 – 142, n=15, last 2 years) -50% | |
| 3840×2160 CATIA (catia-06) | 76.5 | 95.6 25% | 58.6 -23% | 53 -31% | 44.6 -42% | 42.4 -45% | 60.4 -21% | 67.5 -12% | 82.4 8% | 55.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(32.3 – 60.4, n=7) -28% | 50 -35% | 58.4 -24% | 83.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(73.8 – 122, n=11) 9% | 58.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(53 – 64.2, n=3) -24% | 38.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(7.03 – 95.6, n=15, last 2 years) -49% | |
| 3840×2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07) | 172 | 213 24% | 145 -16% | 144 -16% | 121 -30% | 114 -34% | 143 -17% | 95.7 -44% | 137 -20% | 130.7 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(70.2 – 143, n=7) -24% | 100 -42% | 139 -19% | 119.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(108 – 169, n=11) -30% | 83.9 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(77 – 87.8, n=3) -51% | 86.3 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(9.02 – 213, n=15, last 2 years) -50% | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 20% / | -30% / | -1% / | -6% / | -11% / | -18% / | 125% / | 155% / | -28% / | -42% / | -21% / | 97% / | 34% / | 37% / | -47% / |
