Nvidia RTX 4080 Founders Edition Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the RTX 4080 Founders Edition3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla7. Cyberpunk 20778. Days Gone9. Dying Light 210. Far Cry 611. Forza Horizon 512. God of War13. Horizon Zero Dawn14. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered15. Red Dead Redemption 216. Resident Evil Village17. Total War: Warhammer III18. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)19. Cost Per Frame Analysis20. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207721. Ray Tracing: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered22. Ray Tracing: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition23. Ray Tracing: Resident Evil: Village24. Clock Speed25. GPU Temperatures26. Acoustics27. Noise-Normalised Temperatures28. Power Draw: 1080p29. Power Draw: 1440p30. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)31. Performance per Watt: 1080p32. Performance per Watt: 1440p33. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)34. Total System Power Draw35. Overclocking36. Closing Thoughts37. View All Pages

The MSRPs

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the UK MSRP launch prices for each GPU.

As for the cost per frame analysis, using the MSRP data the RTX 4080 is somewhat of a mixed bag. For one, it's 35% more expensive per frame than the RTX 3080 10GB, and only 11% cheaper per frame than the RTX 4090 at 1440p. It is better value than the likes of the 3090 and 3090 Ti, but both of those cards have been available under MSRP for a long time now.

At 4K though, its value relative to the RTX 4090 actually gets worse, as it is now barely 1% cheaper per frame. This is a sticking point for me as we all know the xx90 SKUs are not meant to be about value for money, but the 4080 ends up offering equivalent cost per frame to the 4090, and that doesn't add up for me.

Current retail pricing

Things don't look too good when judging cost per frame using current retail prices. The RTX 4080 is still 18% more expensive per frame than the RTX 3080 10GB, and only 8% cheaper per frame versus the RTX 3090 Ti. This is assuming you can actually get a 4080 at £1269 as well, so the value is only going to get worse if the cards arrive with higher pricing, which is certainly looking like it will be the case.

At 4K using current pricing, the 4080 offers just 6% better cost per frame than the RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 4090, so it's not exactly looking like a value champion.

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