ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3070 AMP 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Scores
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3070 AMP | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 40 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 220★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 850★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 304★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | 0.34 kg★ | 0.56 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3070 AMP 8GB GDDR6
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Below average connectivity (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average social proof (25th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (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 (12th percentile)12th %ile
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 38 specs.