The Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics card, which will most likely be based on the Nvidia Blackwell architecture, may offer superior ray tracing capabilities and overall performance over the current generation RTX 4090, currently the best graphics card on the consumer market.
New rumors have surfaced about the possible RTX 5080 graphics card, with Twitter/X tech leaker AGF stating that “GB203 is close to AD102 in raster and faster in RT.” GB203 is the GPU chip that will likely power the RTX 5080, which means that according to the report from PCGamesNThe 5080 will be “even faster at processing realistic ray-traced lighting in games” than the 4090, although it will have about the same speed in terms of standard rasterization.
The leaker revealed more information about whether the 5080’s overall performance would be better than the 4090. They stated that this “depends on AMD’s competitiveness” and that it is “too early to comment on that.” ” It was also said that the top three Blackwell gaming cards would feature GDDR7 RAM, including the RTX 5080, meaning you could expect some fast memory from those cards.
Currently, the RTX 4090 retails for $1,799 on Newegg, but if these rumors are to be believed, the RTX 5080 would have improved while being more affordable, as the ’80’ designation is always cheaper than the ’90’ designation .
The RTX 5080 could be a real performance juggernaut
Judging by all the rumors and leaks so far, we could be looking at some seriously incredible high-end graphics cards. The RTX 5080 is rumored to have a 384-bit bus, while the RTX 5090 will have a whopping 512-bit bus. The bus width of the card is important because it directly affects the resolution that can be efficiently displayed in games.
For example, a card with a 384 bus can handle a resolution of 4K, while a card with a 512 bus should easily handle a resolution of up to 8K. As you can see, this is a huge boost from the current generation which uses 192-bit and 256-bit which can handle 1440p textures and the bare minimum for 4K respectively.
Not to mention its ray tracing potential, a powerful graphics technology that renders shadows in real time by simulating how light behaves in a scene.
We could see stunning performance for these cards, cards that would complement the growing market for the best 4K monitors and TVs. As for 8K, that could be a harder sell since not many people own 8K monitors and TVs right now, but it could be a good push in that direction if hardcore fans can see the appeal of that kind of setup.