ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
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ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
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Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, often outperforming the RTX 4070 Ti and 5070 Ti at a lower cost. Users highlight its quiet operation, cool temperatures, and solid build quality, with many noting the effective cooling solution and included support bracket. While some mention minor issues like initial HDMI driver requirements and the need for AMD Adrenaline software for FSR4, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, especially for 1440p and 4K gaming.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation under load
- Cool temperatures (idle ~30°C, load ~60-70°C)
- Solid build quality with included support bracket
- Great 1440p and 4K gaming performance
Cons
- Initial HDMI driver required
- FSR4 requires AMD Adrenaline software
- Large 3-slot size may not fit small cases
- Availability and pricing above MSRP
- CPU bottleneck potential at 1080p
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt | Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 64 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.41 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.