Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT Pure 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire
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
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT Pure 16GB GDDR6
92 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
This card delivers excellent price-to-performance ratio with strong 1440p and 4K capabilities. Users praise its cool and quiet operation, abundant 16GB VRAM, and solid build. While ray tracing lags behind Nvidia, the overall raster performance and value make it a top recommendation.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Cool and quiet operation
- Abundant 16GB VRAM
- Strong 1440p and 4K raster performance
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Ray tracing performance behind Nvidia
- Zero RPM mode needs adjustment
- Sapphire logo only lights red
Price to performance 5
Cooling and noise 5
Vram capacity 3
Raster performance 5
Ray tracing 2
Build and design 2
Scores
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Workstation
Budget
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT Pure | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 60 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875 | 74.6500015258789★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 37.31999969482422 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 270★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 700★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 2 x 8 pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 1.40 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
- 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
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT Pure 16GB GDDR6
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong ai (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong compute (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT Pure 16GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.
