PNY RTX A4500 20GB GDDR6 workstation Black
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
What Buyers Say
PNY RTX A4500 20GB GDDR6 workstation Black
Users appreciate the A4500 as a powerful workstation GPU, especially for machine learning and content editing, and note its great value during holiday sales. However, some mention the bulk packaging instead of a retail box, which caused initial concern, though the warranty was confirmed. The card's NVLink support is highlighted as a plus for certain workflows.
Pros
- Powerful workstation GPU
- Great value during sales
- Good for machine learning
- NVLink support
- Good for content editing
Cons
- Bulk packaging instead of retail box
- Initial concern about authenticity
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
The GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 5080 is highly praised for its all-white aesthetic, fitting perfectly into white-themed builds with only the radiator fins being black. Users confirm it includes a 3x 8pin to 16 pin adapter and a versatile VGA support bracket, and it is compatible with small form factor cases. Overall, sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- All-white aesthetic
- Compatible with small form factor cases
- Includes 3x 8-pin to 16-pin adapter
- Includes versatile VGA support bracket
- White backplate and body
Cons
- Radiator fins are black (not white)
Scores
Specifications
| PNY RTX A4500 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | RTX A4500 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 20 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 56 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 23.649999618530273 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.649999618530273 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 200★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 650★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-Pin PCI Connector | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Blower | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 267★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.34 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12.07 | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY RTX A4500 20GB GDDR6 workstation Black
- Strong ai (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong vram (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average thermal (21st percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.