Nvidia's GPU Classes Through the Years: What to Expect from the RTX 5080

A few days ago, we were reading the latest Nvidia RTX 50 series GPU rumors, and something didn't sound quite right to us. It wasn't the information itself – we've got no idea whether it's true or not – it was the supposed configuration that Nvidia is going with for the "RTX 5080."

The rumored specifications for that model, relative to the leaked specs for the RTX 5090, just didn't stack up based on what we've usually come to expect from an "80-class" GPU. And if Nvidia does indeed cut down the RTX 5080 to such a huge degree as these rumors are suggesting, it will be the weakest 80-class card relative to the flagship model in Nvidia's history.

What does an Nvidia GPU in a given class typically look like throughout history?

And this got us thinking: what does an Nvidia GPU in a ...