NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Built for 1440p at high refresh rates, or 4K with upscaling on. It outscores 99% of the 179 cards in our index and meets the recommended graphics card of 232 of 232 released games that name one.
- Index
- 70/100
- Rank
- #3
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Power
- 360 W
- Launch price
- $999
How much of the PC library it covers
Against the 232 released games whose publisher names a graphics card we can place.
- 232 at the recommended spec 100%
- 0 at the minimum only 0%
- 0 below the minimum 0%
The most demanding game it meets the recommended card for is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
Upcoming releases on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Unreleased games whose publishers have already posted a graphics card requirement.
Recommended spec 19
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- Pony Island 2: Panda Circus Apr 27, 2027
- HUMANKIND™ 2 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
- SPINE - This is Gun Fu 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
- Star Trek: Shadow Frontier Coming soon
- The Talos Principle 3 Coming soon
Minimum spec 0
None
Below minimum 0
None
In the heaviest games we track
Modelled at the High preset with upscaling off, next to a processor fast enough not to limit it. Estimates, not recorded runs — how the model works.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 108 | 67 | 39 |
Spec card
- Maker
- NVIDIA
- Released
- 2025
- Video memory
- 16 GB
- Rated power
- 360 W
- PSU to plan for
- 900 W
- Tier
- S
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- Upscaling
- DLSS · FSR
The cards either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to put them side by side.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: quick answers
Will the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 run 2027 games?
Of the 19 upcoming games whose publishers have named a graphics card, it meets the recommended card for 19, only the minimum for 0, and falls short of 0.
Is 16 GB of VRAM enough?
Yes for 1440p, and for 4K in most games.
What power supply do I need for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080?
It is rated at 360 W. With the rest of a typical gaming PC and headroom for power spikes, a good 900 W unit is a safe choice; the PSU calculator works it out for your exact parts.
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?
No. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 scores 100/100 against 70/100 in our index.