MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim 16GB GDDR7 Black
MSI
95 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 AORUS 8GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte
65 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim 16GB GDDR7 Black
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 AORUS 8GB GDDR7 Black
72 out of 100 medium confidence 26 reviews
The RTX 5060 is generally praised as a great budget upgrade from older GTX cards, offering solid 1080p performance and good value at MSRP. However, several users report serious driver issues, crashes, and a black screen problem, which can make setup a nightmare. A few also mention the 8GB VRAM and PCIe x8 limitation as drawbacks, but for light gaming and everyday tasks, it's seen as a solid choice.
Pros
- Great value for budget builds
- Solid 1080p performance
- Compact size
- Easy installation
- Good upgrade from GTX series
Cons
- Driver issues and crashes
- Black screen on some systems
- 8GB VRAM may be limiting
- PCIe x8 interface
- Setup can be a nightmare
Value for money 8
Performance 1080p 7
Driver stability 5
Vram capacity 4
Build quality 3
Ease of installation 4
Scores
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Gaming 1080p
Workstation
Budget
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 AORUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 30 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 19.18000030517578 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 19.18000030517578 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 145★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 500★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1x 8-Pin PCI Connector |
| Cooler | AIO Liquid★ | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 4★ | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 280★ | 329 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.81 kg | 1.54 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong thermal (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 AORUS 8GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong efficiency (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim
Scores 95 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.