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CORSAIR ONE i500 Performance Difference (RTX 4090 vs. 4080 SUPER)

With our new CORSAIR ONE i500, you may have noticed we offer two difference configurations: RTX 4090/64GB DDR5 RAM and RTX 4080 SUPER/32GB DDR5 RAM. If you're curious on the performance difference between the two - you've come to the right place. We've done all the testing to measure performance on both offerings to make sure they not only meet our standards, but the end-user's as well.

Gaming

Average FPS w/ Ultra Graphics Settings	RTX 4090 / 64GB DDR5 RAM	RTX 4080 SUPER / 32GB DDR5 RAM	Difference
F1 2021 (1080P)	228 fps	226 fps	1%
F1 2021 (1440P)	228 fps	223 fps	2%
F1 2021 (4K)	199 fps	154 fps	23%
Call of Duty (1080P)	247 fps	214 fps	13%
Call of Duty (1440P)	249 fps	162 fps	35%
Call of Duty (4K)	212 fps	104 fps	51%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (1080P)	325 fps	320 fps	2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (1440P)	314 fps	295 fps	6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (4K)	261 fps	212 fps	19%
Cyberpunk 2077 (1080P)	372 fps	319 fps	14%
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440P)	263 fps	226 fps	14%
Cyberpunk 2077 (4K)	141 fps	117 fps	17%
Rainbow Six Siege (1080P)	683 fps	646 fps	5%
Rainbow Six Siege (1440P)	609 fps	565 fps	7%
Rainbow Six Siege (4K)	412 fps	343 fps	17%

Benchmarks

Scores	RTX 4090 / 64GB DDR5 RAM	RTX 4080 SUPER / 32GB DDR5 RAM	Difference
Cinebench R23 Single Thread	2300	2,244	2%
Cinebench R23 Multi-Thread	36,663	37,028	-1%
Cinebench R24 Single Thread	137	134	2%
Cinebench R24 Multi-Thread	2,065	2,076	-1%
PCMark 10 Overall	14,844	14,806	0%
PCMark 10 Essentials	12,287	12,664	3%
PCMark 10 Productivity	13,009	12,838	-1%
PCMark 10 Digital Content	19,959	19,950	0%
PCMark 10 Gaming	41,133	40,043	3%
Geekbench 5 1T	2,199	2,196	0%
Geekbench 5 nT	25,227	24,922	1%
Geekbench 6 1T	3,164	3,135	1%
Geekbench 6 nT	21,893	21,586	1%
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra Overall	23,885	18,284	23%
3DMark Time Spy Extreme Overall	17,697	14,214	20%
3DMark Port Royal	25,196	18,508	27%

As we can see, the RTX 4090 / 64GB memory configuration especially shines with 4K gaming, and even 1440P for some titles. If you plan on using the CORSAIR ONE i500 for productivity, the performance difference will also vary depending on the application being utilized - but we've highlighted some examples here. Regardless, both configurations are highly suitable for both gaming and productivity as they boast the latest high-performance hardware.