Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6

MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6

MSI
79 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

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)
👍 Aesthetic design 1
👍 Compatibility sff 1
👍 Included accessories 3
👎 Color consistency 1

MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
98
MSI
84
Content Creation
Gigabyte
98
MSI
68
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
97
MSI
81
Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
95
MSI
79
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
92
MSI
75
Budget
Gigabyte
90
MSI
71
Workstation
Gigabyte
84
MSI
69
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
82
MSI
62

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OCMSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080Radeon RX 6950 XT
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 2
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★7
Memory
VRAM16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
256
Bandwidth
960
576
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
5,120
Tensor Cores
336
No data
RT Cores84★80
Base Clock
2,730
2,244
Boost Clock
2,730
2,454
FP16 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★47.310001373291016
FP32 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★23.649999618530273
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,666
28,082
GPU Compute
19,602
14,177
Power & Cooling
TDP360340★
Recommended PSU850700★
Power Connectors1 x 16-Pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCI Express 4.0
DisplayPort33
HDMI11
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length304★325
Slot Width2.52.200000047683716★
Form FactorFull Height—
Weight1.95 kg★2.00 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4FSR
AV1 Encode✓★✗
VR Ready✓✓
DirectX1212 Ultimate
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

  • Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile

MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6

  • Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong rt (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong raster (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong feature (79th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC

Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation