Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super 16 GB under review: Increased performance for the same money – promises, promises …

Three Nvidia Super graphics cards were released in January 2024. In addition to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, we can now officially report in detail on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super. For this review, we are using the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black Edition, this matches to the clock rates of Nvidia’s Founders Edition.

Visually, the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black Edition is similar to the non-super version. Zotac presently sells the Trinity Black Edition, as well as the Trinity OC White Edition and the AMP Extreme AIRO. Compared to our test sample’s plain black, both of the alternatives are slightly overclocked ex works and have a significantly more visual appearance. Nevertheless, the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 Super Trinity Black Edition offers some visual highlights such as discreet RGB lighting and the somewhat special cooler design. The craftsmanship is generally of a satisfactory standard. Although, a lot of plastic is used, primarily installed on the front. A sturdy metal cover is installed on the back, giving the graphics card good stability and preventing it from bending. This cover is also used for heat dissipation. 

The AD103 is still used for the installed GPU chip, which is now equipped with 10,240 computing units in full expansion. The VRAM comprises 16 GB, meaning that nothing has changed compared to the non-super counterpart. However, due to slightly higher clock rates, the memory bandwidth can be slightly increased. The 320-watt graphics card is powered by a 12V HPWR. Zotac includes a suitable adapter from 3×6 +2 pin PCIe to 12VHPWR. 

There are still no significant changes to the external connections: 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Since the 7000 series, AMD has maintained its lead in terms of hardware sophistication by incorporating DisplayPort version 2.1.