RTX 4090 vs RTX 4080 Super
The RTX 4090 is about 25% faster than the RTX 4080 Super across 102 games at 4K High in our estimates. The gap at 1440p and 4K compares what each card can draw on its own, so only the graphics card makes the difference. At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller.
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The short answer
By resolution across all 102 games: 1080p about the same, 1440p RTX 4090 +10%, 4K RTX 4090 +25%. At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller. In a typical game at 4K High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the RTX 4090 gets about 93 FPS and the RTX 4080 Super about 74 FPS.
The RTX 4090 has more video memory (24 GB vs 16 GB), which helps at higher resolutions. Power: 450 W vs 320 W, so the RTX 4080 Super does more per watt.
The gap is biggest at 4K, where the RTX 4090 leads by 25%. Both suit 4K High (60 FPS in a typical game), so choose on price, power and video memory.
1080p: about the same · 1440p: RTX 4090 +10% · 4K: RTX 4090 +25%
At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller.
| Spec | RTX 4090 | RTX 4080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 100 | 91 |
| VRAM | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Power | 450 W | 320 W |
| Perf per watt | 22.2 | 28.4 |
| Release | 2022 | 2024 |
Estimated FPS by game
Popular games at High settings. Tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (one of the fastest gaming processors), 32 GB RAM and each game's frame cap. The % above covers all 102 games. The dashed line marks 60 FPS.
RTX 4090 vs RTX 4080 Super: FPS in every game
Estimated FPS on High settings in all 102 games (RTX 4090 / RTX 4080 Super). Tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (one of the fastest gaming processors), 32 GB RAM and each game's frame cap. See FPS for your own PC.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valorant | 500+ / 500+ | 500+ / 500+ | 500+ / 500+ |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 420 / 420 | 420 / 387 | 232 / 187 |
| Fortnite | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 220 / 177 |
| Minecraft | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 |
| Apex Legends | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 | 157 / 126 |
| GTA V | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 | 125 / 100 |
| EA Sports FC 25 | 219 / 199 | 145 / 132 | 79 / 63 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 200 / 200 | 194 / 177 | 106 / 85 |
| Elden Ring | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 59 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 140 / 140 | 140 / 140 | 120 / 96 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 130 / 130 | 107 / 97 | 58 / 47 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140 / 135 | 98 / 89 | 53 / 43 |
| Alan Wake 2 | 98 / 89 | 65 / 59 | 35 / 28 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 130 / 130 | 103 / 94 | 56 / 45 |
| Dota 2 | 320 / 320 | 320 / 320 | 270 / 217 |
| League of Legends | 450 / 450 | 450 / 450 | 450 / 450 |
| Rocket League | 390 / 355 | 257 / 234 | 140 / 113 |
| Overwatch 2 | 300 / 300 | 281 / 256 | 153 / 123 |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 181 / 165 | 120 / 109 | 65 / 52 |
| Marvel Rivals | 153 / 139 | 101 / 92 | 55 / 44 |
| The Finals | 159 / 144 | 105 / 95 | 57 / 46 |
| Delta Force | 190 / 190 | 173 / 157 | 94 / 76 |
| Battlefield 2042 | 150 / 150 | 118 / 107 | 64 / 52 |
| Battlefield 6 | 112 / 102 | 74 / 67 | 40 / 32 |
| Ready or Not | 170 / 170 | 170 / 170 | 121 / 97 |
| Hell Let Loose | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 | 106 / 85 |
| Team Fortress 2 | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 |
| Deep Rock Galactic | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 164 / 131 |
| Helldivers 2 | 120 / 120 | 120 / 110 | 66 / 53 |
| Destiny 2 | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 147 / 118 |
| Warframe | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 | 208 / 167 |
| War Thunder | 260 / 260 | 260 / 257 | 154 / 124 |
| Rust | 135 / 123 | 89 / 81 | 49 / 39 |
| ARK: Survival Ascended | 85 / 77 | 56 / 51 | 31 / 25 |
| Palworld | 111 / 101 | 73 / 66 | 40 / 32 |
| Valheim | 200 / 200 | 200 / 193 | 116 / 93 |
| Lethal Company | 260 / 239 | 174 / 158 | 95 / 76 |
| Phasmophobia | 183 / 167 | 121 / 110 | 66 / 53 |
| Dead by Daylight | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 |
| Sea of Thieves | 200 / 200 | 151 / 138 | 82 / 66 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 130 / 130 | 106 / 96 | 58 / 46 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 131 / 119 | 86 / 79 | 47 / 38 |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 59 |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| Dark Souls III | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| Lies of P | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 119 / 96 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 105 / 105 | 102 / 93 | 56 / 45 |
| Monster Hunter: World | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 | 138 / 111 |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 95 / 95 | 90 / 82 | 49 / 39 |
| Path of Exile 2 | 160 / 160 | 118 / 107 | 64 / 51 |
| Diablo IV | 190 / 190 | 190 / 180 | 108 / 87 |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 102 / 93 | 68 / 61 | 37 / 30 |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 113 / 103 | 74 / 68 | 41 / 33 |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 90 / 82 | 59 / 54 | 32 / 26 |
| Starfield | 95 / 86 | 63 / 57 | 34 / 27 |
| Fallout 4 | 190 / 190 | 190 / 190 | 190 / 179 |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 | 220 / 191 |
| God of War | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 119 / 95 |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 170 / 170 | 125 / 114 | 68 / 55 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 150 / 144 | 105 / 95 | 57 / 46 |
| Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | 140 / 140 | 140 / 140 | 109 / 87 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 150 / 150 | 150 / 150 | 150 / 142 |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 124 / 113 | 82 / 75 | 45 / 36 |
| Far Cry 6 | 140 / 140 | 140 / 134 | 81 / 65 |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 78 / 71 | 52 / 47 | 28 / 23 |
| Doom Eternal | 300 / 289 | 210 / 191 | 114 / 92 |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 82 / 75 | 54 / 49 | 30 / 24 |
| Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl | 90 / 82 | 60 / 54 | 32 / 26 |
| Resident Evil 4 | 200 / 200 | 147 / 134 | 80 / 64 |
| Resident Evil Village | 220 / 203 | 147 / 134 | 80 / 64 |
| Resident Evil 2 | 260 / 260 | 221 / 201 | 121 / 97 |
| Silent Hill 2 | 93 / 85 | 61 / 56 | 33 / 27 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 180 / 180 | 135 / 123 | 73 / 59 |
| F1 24 | 120 / 109 | 79 / 72 | 43 / 35 |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 121 / 97 |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | 80 / 80 | 80 / 79 | 47 / 38 |
| Cities: Skylines II | 70 / 70 | 64 / 58 | 35 / 28 |
| Cities: Skylines | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 130 / 130 | 130 / 119 | 71 / 57 |
| Total War: Warhammer III | 110 / 110 | 110 / 110 | 85 / 68 |
| Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 |
| Age of Empires IV | 150 / 150 | 150 / 150 | 150 / 147 |
| Satisfactory | 130 / 130 | 113 / 103 | 62 / 49 |
| Factorio | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| No Man's Sky | 160 / 160 | 160 / 157 | 94 / 75 |
| Subnautica | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 180 / 164 |
| The Sims 4 | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 |
| Stardew Valley | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| Terraria | 500 / 500 | 500 / 500 | 500 / 500 |
| Hollow Knight | 500 / 500 | 500 / 462 | 277 / 222 |
| Hades II | 254 / 231 | 168 / 153 | 92 / 73 |
| Risk of Rain 2 | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 240 / 217 |
| Among Us | 500+ / 500+ | 500+ / 500+ | 470 / 377 |
| It Takes Two | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 | 158 / 127 |
| Split Fiction | 120 / 110 | 80 / 72 | 43 / 35 |
| Genshin Impact | 240 / 240 | 240 / 230 | 138 / 110 |
| Honkai: Star Rail | 280 / 280 | 252 / 230 | 138 / 110 |
| Roblox | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 |
| World of Warcraft | 160 / 160 | 155 / 141 | 85 / 68 |
Estimated FPS. Numbers come from the FPSVibe model, not measured benchmarks. How we estimate
Specs side by side
| Spec | RTX 4090 | RTX 4080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 24 GB GDDR6X | 16 GB GDDR6X |
| Power (board) | 450 W | 320 W |
| Launch price (US) | $1599 | $999 |
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Performance index (est.) | 100 | 91 |
RTX 4090 vs RTX 4080 Super FAQs
Is the RTX 4090 better than the RTX 4080 Super?
The RTX 4090 is about 25% faster than the RTX 4080 Super across 102 games at 4K High in our estimates.
RTX 4090 or RTX 4080 Super for 1440p gaming?
The RTX 4090 is about 10% faster at 1440p across 102 games. In a typical game at 1440p High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the RTX 4090 gets about 147 FPS and the RTX 4080 Super about 139 FPS.
Which has more VRAM, the RTX 4090 or the RTX 4080 Super?
The RTX 4090: 24 GB vs 16 GB.
Can they run games at 4K?
In a typical game at 4K High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: RTX 4090 about 93 FPS, RTX 4080 Super about 74 FPS. 4K is realistic on the faster card.