Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 AORUS Master ICE is widely praised for its stunning white aesthetics, exceptional 4K gaming performance, and quiet, cool operation. Users highlight the massive heatsink, strong overclocking headroom, and lack of coil whine as major strengths. However, some experienced driver instability early on, and a few noted the card's enormous size requires careful case compatibility checks. Overall, it's considered a top-tier 5080 model that delivers excellent value for high-end gaming and AI workloads.
Pros
- Stunning white aesthetics
- Exceptional 4K gaming performance
- Quiet and cool operation
- Massive heatsink for excellent cooling
- Strong overclocking headroom
Cons
- Driver instability issues early on
- Very large size requires case compatibility check
- High price point
- Some quality control concerns
- Limited performance uplift over 4080 Super
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
Most users find the GTX 1660 Super offers great value for its price, with solid 1080p and even 1440p gaming performance. Several mention it runs hot and the single fan can be noisy, but many note that undervolting or adjusting fan curves solves the issue. A few users report compatibility with older CPUs and praise the easy installation. Overall, it's seen as a reliable budget GPU, though thermal and noise management could be better.
Pros
- Great value for money
- Solid 1080p and 1440p gaming
- Easy installation
- Compatibility with older CPUs
- Good 4K video playback
Cons
- Runs hot (often 75-85°C stock)
- Single fan can be noisy
- Needs fan curve adjustment or undervolt
- Noisy under load
- LED stays on after shutdown without ErP
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master | ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 12 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 84★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 10.050000190734863 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 5.0269999504089355 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 120★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680x4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 174★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 3.25 kg | 0.77 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
- 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
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong affordability (72nd percentile)
- Strong efficiency (68th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average compute (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average ai (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 39 specs.