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Two rigs, one table. Higher numbers win in cobalt; TDP and price flip.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
AI Tops
3,352
1,801
Bandwidth GB S
1,792
960
Base Clock GHZ
2.01
2.3
Boost Clock GHZ
2.41
2.62
Cuda Cores
21,760
10,752
Displayport Count
3
3
Hdmi Count
1
1
Length MM
304
304
Memory BUS Bits
512
256
MSRP (USD)
1,999
999
Pcie GEN
5
5
RT Core Tflops
318
171
RT Cores GEN
4
4
Slot Width
2
2
Street Price Premium PCT US
145
55
Street Price USD US Typical
4,900
1,550
TDP (W)
575
360
Tensor Cores GEN
5
5
VRAM (GB)
32
16
Width MM
137
137
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders EditionNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
AI Tops3,3521,801
Bandwidth GB S1,792960
Base Clock GHZ2.012.3
Boost Clock GHZ2.412.62
Cuda Cores21,76010,752
Displayport Count33
Hdmi Count11
Length MM304304
Memory BUS Bits512256
MSRP (USD)↓ better1,999999
Pcie GEN55
RT Core Tflops318171
RT Cores GEN44
Slot Width22
Street Price Premium PCT US14555
Street Price USD US Typical4,9001,550
TDP (W)↓ better575360
Tensor Cores GEN55
VRAM (GB)3216
Width MM137137
Displayport Version2.1b2.1b
Hdmi Version2.1b2.1b
Memory Speed Gbps—30
Nvdec Count2—
Nvdec GEN6—
Nvenc Count3—
Nvenc GEN9—
Required PSU Watts1,000—
Status Checked2026-09-242026-09-24
Street Price Date2026-09-012026-09-01
Vram TypeGDDR7GDDR7