RTX 5080 fails to maintain up with GTX 980 Ti in PhysX benchmark comparability following lower help

Nvidia just lately confirmed that it has dropped PhysX 32-bit help in its newest RTX 50 sequence GPUs, that means that enjoying older PhysX video games (with the related settings enabled) with excessive body charges is now a problem for these on the newest {hardware}. Since then, players have compiled lists of each recreation affected by this and gathered efficiency information from numerous boards to get a clearer image of the state of affairs.

We have now one more efficiency comparability between the brand-new RTX 50 sequence GPU and a decade-old GPU. The graphics playing cards in query are Nvidia’s RTX 5080 and the previous flagship GTX 980 Ti, put to the take a look at in a PhysX efficiency showdown within the wastelands of Borderland 2, and the outcomes might need you dusting off our previous 980 Ti (effectively, most likely not).

Specs

• GPU: GB203
• CUDA Cores: 10752
• VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
• Reminiscence Bus width: 256 bit
• Base Clock pace: 2295 MHz
• Enhance Clock pace: 2617 MHz

15 FPS in Borderlands 2, a recreation that’s 13 years older than the RTX 5080

Throughout the efficiency showdown, the RTX 5080 was paired with Nvidia’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D, an vital element since 50 sequence playing cards can’t use GPU-based PhysX and now depend on CPU-based PhysX. As anticipated, the outcomes weren’t nice. The RTX 5080 struggled to remain above 60 FPS initially, however in additional intense physics-based moments, like chucking grenades round your environment, FPS dropped to fifteen, inflicting heavy lag and stuttering. So, if you happen to’re going to play this recreation in your new 50 sequence card – make sure you flip the ‘PhysX Results’ setting firmly to off.

The GTX 980 Ti, which was launched again in 2015 and turns 10 years previous quickly, offered a a lot smoother expertise with PhysX Results settings enabled. Nevertheless, the take a look at had some points. The most important was the dearth of body fee show for the 980 Ti, so efficiency needed to be judged visually, and it did look higher than the RTX 5080. Customers additionally identified inconsistencies, like six grenades being thrown in the course of the RTX 5080 take a look at however solely three for the 980 Ti. Due to this, the benchmark isn’t excellent, particularly since we additionally don’t know the specifics on the PhysX settings used, but it surely’s clear the 5080 struggles.

Whereas this can be a enjoyable comparability, the RTX 5080 will clearly outperform the GTX 980 Ti in each single different approach. Nvidia-specific PhysX settings are now not being carried out by builders, however they continue to be an choice in some older video games comparable to Borderlands 2, the Batman Arkham sequence, and Mirror’s Edge. When you’re enjoying these video games on a 50 sequence card, you possibly can merely choose to keep away from PhysX settings altogether, but it surely does sting to overlook out on some fancier visuals.