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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review: performance worthy of the name?

Game benchmarks: F1 24, Forza Horizon 5, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.

Our second group of non-RT benchmarks incorporates two driving games - F1 24 and Forza Horizon 5 - and the more cinematic Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, one of three game graphics of the year candidates for 2024. All demand a top graphics card to see them at their best, though F1 24 and Forza Horizon 5 players might also require high frame-rates to make the racing easier and more responsive.

If you're on a desktop-class browser, you can hover over the bar charts to see various metrics - including the best and worst five percent, one percent and 0.1 percent frame-rates. You can also click to see percentages, so you can get a better sense of how much faster or slower each graphics card is in a certain game.

F1 24

F1 24, Max Settings, All RT Features Off

Frame Rate (FPS)45040035030025020015010050
Frame Time (ms)0.010.020.030.040.0
Overall frame-rate (FPS)
Resolution:
20406080100120140160180200220240
RTX 5090 2160p
RTX 5080 2160p
RTX 4090 2160p
RTX 4080 Super 2160p
RTX 4080 2160p
RTX 3090 Ti 2160p
RTX 3090 2160p
RTX 3080 Ti 2160p
RTX 3080 2160p
RTX 2080 Ti 2160p
RTX 2080 2160p
RX 7900 XTX 2160p
RX 7900 XT 2160p
RX 6900 XT 2160p
RX 6800 XT 2160p
RX 6800 2160p
RX 6700 2160p
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5, Extreme Settings, 8x MSAA

Frame Rate (FPS)1601401201008060
Frame Time (ms)6.08.010.012.014.0
Overall frame-rate (FPS)
Resolution:
20406080100120140160180200220
RTX 5090 2160p
RTX 5080 2160p
RTX 4090 2160p
RTX 4080 Super 2160p
RTX 4080 2160p
RTX 3090 Ti 2160p
RTX 3090 2160p
RTX 3080 Ti 2160p
RTX 3080 2160p
RTX 2080 Ti 2160p
RTX 2080 2160p
RX 7900 XTX 2160p
RX 7900 XT 2160p
RX 6900 XT 2160p
RX 6800 XT 2160p
RX 6800 2160p
RX 6700 2160p
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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, High Settings

Frame Rate (FPS)806040200
Frame Time (ms)0.0100.0200.0300.0400.0500.0
Overall frame-rate (FPS)
Resolution:
020406080100120
RTX 5090 2160p
RTX 5080 2160p
RTX 4090 2160p
RTX 4080 Super 2160p
RTX 4080 2160p
RTX 3090 Ti 2160p
RTX 3090 2160p
RTX 3080 Ti 2160p
RTX 3080 2160p
RTX 2080 Ti 2160p
RTX 2080 2160p
RX 7900 XTX 2160p
RX 7900 XT 2160p
RX 6900 XT 2160p
RX 6800 XT 2160p
RX 6800 2160p
RX 6700 2160p
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Analysis