Nvidia followed up the most powerful GPU it’s ever made, the RTX 5090, with this — the RTX 5080. It’s half the price, and it offers around 70% of the performance. That should be a good thing, but the RTX 5080 falls short when compared to Nvidia’s last-gen offerings that still rank among the best graphics cards.

Positioned as a 4K card at an MSRP of $999, the RTX 5080 Founders Edition aims to be a viable 4K upgrade for those who can't necessarily plunk down the $2K it costs for the more expensive 90-class card.

Introduction On January 23rd, 2025 we reviewed the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition video card, with availability on January 30th, for a retail MSRP of $1,999. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition performed well,