compare/rtx-4080-super vs rtx-4080

RTX 4080 SUPERvsRTX 4080

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RTX 4080 SUPER still wins for value.RTX 4080 has +0 GB VRAM, -3% more bandwidth.

▸Side by side

Contender · winner

RTX 4080 SUPER

NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89

Street$1,099

vram: 16 GB
bandwidth: 736 GB/s
tdp: 320 W
released: 2024-01-31

Contender

RTX 4080

NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89

Street$1,099

vram: 16 GB
bandwidth: 716 GB/s
tdp: 320 W
released: 2022-11-16

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-4080-super	rtx-4080	delta
vram	16 GB	16 GB	+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth	736 GB/s	716 GB/s	-20 · -3%
tdp	320 W	320 W	+0 W
street price	$1,099	$1,099	+$0 · 0%
arch maturity	2024-01-31	2022-11-16	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 40800 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 2 2b157 → 152 t/s -3%

Gemma 3 4B83 → 80 t/s -4%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B83 → 80 t/s -4%

Gemma 2 9B74 → 72 t/s -3%

Qwen3 30B A3B 250760 → 58 t/s -3%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 4080 adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 4080 SUPERcan't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 4080 SUPER: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 4080 IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.