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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB “Ada” Founders Edition Review – What The Price?

Hassan Mujtaba

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming Benchmarks (DirectX 12 + RTX/DLSS2)

Battlefield V

Battlefield V brings back the action of the World War 2 shooter genre. Using the latest Frostbite tech, the game does a good job of looking gorgeous in all ways possible. From the open-world environments to the intense and gun-blazing action, this multiplayer and single-player FPS title is one of the best-looking Battlefields to date.

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Battlefield V
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
290
375
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
230
302
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
170
238
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
168
224
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
157
215
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
159
220
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
148
217
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
142
208
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
124
185
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
106
159
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
95
149
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
93
145
Battlefield V Raytracing DLSS (Quality)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
330
365
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
256
305
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
195
239
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
110
137
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
102
127
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
99
124
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
82
106
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
77
104
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
56
90
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
53
85
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
45
72
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
44
68
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
41
70

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 is an action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. The story takes place in Night City, an open world set in the Cyberpunk universe. Players assume the first-person perspective of a customizable mercenary known as V, who can acquire skills in hacking and machinery with options for melee and ranged combat. The game uses CD Projekt Red's in-house Red Engine which is one of the most visually breathtaking and also one of the most graphics-intensive engines designed to date.

Cyberpunk 2077 (4K Native RT)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
82
148
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
62
106
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
47
87
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
43
82
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
37
82
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
35
73
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
30
62
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
30
61
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio
29
60
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
29
59
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
28
57
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
25
54

Death Stranding

Sam Porter Bridges has delivered one of PS4's most anticipated games to the PC community and opened a whole new world of possibilities. This was the first game to feature the Decima Engine on PC and unarguably did it the best. Death Stranding may not feature ray tracing effects, but it does showcase that DLSS can be used effectively even when RT isn't around. We tested this one just like we did in our launch coverage with DLSS enabled.

Death Stranding DLSS/FSR (Quality)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
204
300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
160
240
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
125
194
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
122
188
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
126
190
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
120
184
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
118
180
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
108
165
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
102
158
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
93
145
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
85
132
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
79
126

Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 carries on the open-world racing tradition of the Horizon series.  The latest DX12-powered entry is beautifully crafted, amazingly well executed, and a great showcase of DX12 games.  We use the benchmark run while having all of the settings set to non-dynamic with an uncapped framerate to gather these results.

Forza Horizon 5
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
191
255
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
156
216
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
125
183
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
115
174
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
112
154
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
108
152
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
107
149
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
100
144
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
95
145
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
86
132
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
81
124
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
78
118

Halo Infinite (DX12 Highest)

Next up, we have the latest entry in the Halo franchise, Halo: Infinite, which uses the brand new Slipspace engine (although there are rumors it will be ditched in the future for Unreal Engine) based on the DX12 API. The game rocks some incredible environments for Master Chief to visit on the Halo ring.

Halo Infinite
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
131
184
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
100
146
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
72
110
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
70
107
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
70
103
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
65
103
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
63
94
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
62
91
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
57
87
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
47
75
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
45
73
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
45
71

Hitman III (DX12 Highest Settings)

Hitman III is the highly acclaimed sequel to the 2016 Hitman & 2018 Hitman II, which was a redesign and reimaging of the game from the ground up. With a focus on stealth gameplay through various missions, the game once again lets you play as Agent 47. The game runs on the IO Interactive Glacier 2 engine which has been updated to deliver amazing visuals and environments on each level while making use of DirectX 12 API.

Hitman III
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
206
211
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
161
178
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
120
135
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
119
134
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio
112
133
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
108
133
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
105
132
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
95
125
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
84
122
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
72
118
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
68
114
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
70
110

Shadow of The Tomb Raider

The sequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of The Tomb Raider is visually enhanced with an updated Foundation Engine that delivers realistic facial animations and the most gorgeous environments ever seen in a Tomb Raider Game. The game is a technical marvel and really shows the power of its graphics engine in the latest title.

Shadow of The Tomb Raider
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
228
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
180
226
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
138
185
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
134
178
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
134
180
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
128
174
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
125
172
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
106
157
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
100
150
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
75
112
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
68
106
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
66
103
Shadow of The Tomb Raider Raytracing DLSS/FSR (Quality)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
162
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
110
146
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
74
105
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
72
101
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
96
131
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
92
128
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
90
124
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
70
104
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
65
100
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
62
98
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
56
84
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
53
78

Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus continues Artyom's journey through Russia's nuclear wasteland and its surroundings. This time, you are set over the Metro, going through various regions and different environments. The game is one of the premier titles to feature NVIDIA’s RTX technology and does well in showcasing the ray-tracing effects in all corners.

Metro Exodus Extreme Preset
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
162
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
125
182
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
96
154
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
86
148
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
109
150
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
96
133
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
95
131
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
81
115
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
76
110
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
60
85
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
52
81
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
55
79
Metro Exodus Raytracing DLSS (Quality)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
166
199
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
124
158
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
85
140
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
78
132
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
74
128
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
62
113
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
50
82
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
48
77
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
43
77
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
43
75
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
40
74
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
39
73

Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village is the latest in the horror franchise that was wonderfully rekindled with RE7 and onto the RE2 Remake. But now the RE Engine is back and better than ever with Ray Traced Reflections and Lighting that makes the world just come to life, unironically. The game was tested in the center of the village itself with all graphical settings maxed out and with raytracing enabled.

Resident Evil Village (Maxed)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
185
257
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
160
230
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
148
210
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
144
194
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
131
169
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
130
167
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
105
145
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
99
138
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
95
135
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
80
114
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
79
100
Resident Evil Village Raytracing FSR (Quality)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
188
220
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
161
188
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
106
124
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
96
115
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
90
111
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
86
108
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
80
100
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
72
90
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
70
88

Stray (That Cat Game)

Stray is a 2022 adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive. The story follows a stray cat who falls into a walled city populated by robots, machines, and mutant bacteria, and sets out to return to the surface with the help of a drone companion, B-12. The game uses Unreal Engine 4, but DX12 Ray tracing can be enabled by adding the "-dx12" extension to the game.

Stray (Maxed With DXR)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE
60
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 FE
48
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X
31
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
28
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X
27
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
24
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio
20
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio
20
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
18
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
17
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
17
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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