ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X
The ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3090 is praised for its advanced cooling system with a triple axial-tech fan design and 2.9-slot heatsink, which provides ample thermal headroom for extended gaming. It supports SLI for multi-GPU setups, requires an 850W power supply with three 8-pin connectors, and includes 2nd-gen RT cores for efficient ray tracing. The quick answers confirm strong performance features but offer no negative user experiences.
Pros
- Advanced triple fan cooling system
- 2.9-slot heatsink for thermal headroom
- SLI support for multi-GPU setups
- 2nd gen RT cores for ray tracing
- 850W PSU recommendation with 3x 8-pin connectors
Cons
- No negative user experiences reported
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
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)
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | |
|---|---|---|
| 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★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 319 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 2.9000000953674316 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | — | 1.95 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong vram (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong ai (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong rt (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average social proof (30th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (32nd percentile)
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
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X
No current pricing available
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 38 specs.
