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.

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,

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.