NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER — illustration of the card's form factor
VRAM
16 GB
FP32 TFLOPS
52 TFLOPS
CUDA Cores
10,240
TDP
320 W

Compute Performance

FP3252 TFLOPS

Architecture

MicroarchitectureAda Lovelace
CUDA Cores10240
Tensor Cores4th Generation
RT Cores3rd Generation
Base Clock2.29 GHz
Boost Clock2.55 GHz

Memory & VRAM

Memory TypeGDDR6X
Total Capacity16 GB
Bus Width256-bit
Memory PoolingNot Supported

Connectivity & Scaling

PCIe InterfaceGen 4

Power & Efficiency

TDP320 W
Idle Power15
PSU Required750
Connectors3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
Thermal LimitsMaximum GPU Temperature: 90°C; Clearance and airflow guidance for the card

Physical Design

Form FactorPCIe
Slot Width3-Slot
Dimensions304 mm x 61 mm x 137 mm

Software Ecosystem

Driver Stabilityworld-class NVIDIA Studio drivers engineered to provide maximum stability

System Compatibility

Required PCIePCI Express Gen 4
MotherboardThree unused expansion slots.
OS CompatWin 11 x64

Benchmarks & Throughput

Scaling Efficiency

No (NVIDIA NVLink™ (SLI-Ready): No)

Multi-GPU Scalability

Scaling Characteristics

ParallelismNVIDIA NVLink (SLI-Ready): No

Workload Readiness

Market Authority

Key Strengths

Limitations

Expert Insight

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER represents a strategic leap in AI compute. When comparing cloud providers, consider not just the hourly rate, but also the interconnect bandwidth (InfiniBand/NVLink) and regional availability which can significantly impact total cost of ownership for large-scale training.

Glossary Terms

FP32 TFLOPS
VRAM
TDP
Cores
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