ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC 24GB GDDR6X
ZOTAC
75 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
ASUS
100 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC 24GB GDDR6X
72 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
The Zotac RTX 3090 Trinity receives a mix of rave reviews and serious complaints. Many users praise its solid 4K gaming performance, quiet operation, and good temperatures, especially when undervolted. However, there are alarming reports of the card failing within months, with Zotac's support being described as unresponsive and unhelpful; one user had to pay a restocking fee to return it to Amazon rather than deal with the company. Memory temperatures are a concern for some, reaching 110°C stock, but can be improved with fan curve adjustments.
Pros
- Excellent 4K gaming performance
- Quiet fan operation under load
- Good temperatures after undervolting
- Solid performance for the price
- Plug-and-play installation
Cons
- High price premium over MSRP
- Defective card out of the box
- Card failure within months of use
- Poor customer support from Zotac
- High memory temperatures (up to 110°C stock)
Gaming performance 8
Quiet operation 5
Card durability 2
Customer support 2
Memory temperature 2
Value for money 5
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3090 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 82 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 35.58000183105469 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 35.58000183105469 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 350 | 150★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 318 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.24 kg | 1.41 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong vram (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong ai (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
Pricing
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC 24GB GDDR6X
No current pricing available
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt
Scores 100 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.
