The GeForce RTX 5080 has 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM with 960 GB/s of bandwidth (NVIDIA: GeForce RTX 5080 specs; NVIDIA Newsroom (Jan 2025): RTX 5090/5080/5070 Ti/5070 pricing; Wikipedia: GeForce RTX 50 series (memory bandwidth table)).
| GPU | VRAM | Memory bandwidth | Launch MSRP (US) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5080 | 16 GB | 960 GB/s | $999 | NVIDIA: GeForce RTX 5080 specs; NVIDIA Newsroom (Jan 2025): RTX 5090/5080/5070 Ti/5070 pricing; Wikipedia: GeForce RTX 50 series (memory bandwidth table) |
VRAM and bus width from NVIDIA spec pages; bandwidth from Wikipedia series tables (not listed on NVIDIA pages); MSRPs from NVIDIA press releases. Current street prices: TBD.
Local AI models that fit (Q4, 8k context, estimated)
Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen3 4B, Qwen3 8B, Qwen3 14B, gpt-oss-20b (MoE), Gemma 3 4B, Gemma 3 12B, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B.
Gaming
Per-game VRAM needs vary; check each game's published requirements. Measured in-game VRAM use: TBD.
Related: what is VRAM.
