ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE 16GB GDDR7 White

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE 16GB GDDR7 White

ZOTAC
98 Overall Score
vs
YESTON

YESTON

YESTON
30 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE 16GB GDDR7 White

95 out of 100 medium confidence 24 reviews

The Zotac Amp Extreme Infinity RTX 5080 is overwhelmingly praised for its excellent cooling performance, quiet operation, and striking appearance. Users consistently highlight it as one of the best-looking 5080 cards on the market, with effective cooling that keeps temperatures below 70°C even under heavy load. Many note the generous overclocking headroom, smooth performance at both 1440p and 4K, and the useful anti-sag bracket. A few minor concerns include the prominent LED cable placement near the front, but overall sentiment is exceptionally positive.

Pros
  • Excellent cooling performance
  • Quiet operation even under load
  • Striking design and RGB lighting
  • Strong overclocking potential
  • Smooth 1440p and 4K gaming
Cons
  • LED cable placement noticeable at front
  • Large size may require full tower case
  • Some users mention coil whine possibility
👍 Cooling performance 18
👍 Noise level 12
👍 Aesthetics 15
👍 Overclocking potential 7
👍 Gaming performance 16
👍 Build quality 8

YESTON

82 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews

This low-profile RTX 3050 is widely praised for its tiny size, single-slot design, and lack of external power connectors, making it perfect for older SFF desktops like Optiplexes. Users highlight solid performance for light gaming, encoding, and AI tasks, with quiet operation. However, several note it runs hot, and the price is considered a bit high for the performance tier.

Pros
  • Tiny single-slot low-profile design
  • No external power connectors required
  • Works in old SFF desktops like Optiplex
  • Quiet operation
  • Solid performance for light gaming and AI
Cons
  • Runs hot under load
  • Price is high for the performance level
  • Limited to low-profile single slot only
👍 Form factor 6
👍 Power consumption 4
👍 Performance 6
👍 Compatibility 5
👍 Noise 2
👎 Heat 2

Scores

Ray Tracing
ZOTAC
96
YESTON
23
Gaming 1440p
ZOTAC
96
YESTON
27
Gaming 1080p
ZOTAC
96
YESTON
35
Gaming 4k
ZOTAC
95
YESTON
18
Content Creation
ZOTAC
93
YESTON
21
Budget
ZOTAC
83
YESTON
70
Workstation
ZOTAC
80
YESTON
22
Ai Llm
ZOTAC
78
YESTON
11

Specifications

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSEYESTON
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080GeForce RTX 3050
BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureBlackwellAmpere
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★8
Memory
VRAM16 GB★6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
96
Bandwidth
960
192
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
2,304
Tensor Cores
336
64
RT Cores84★16
Base Clock
2,500
1,042
Boost Clock
2,730
1,470
FP16 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★4.813000202178955
FP32 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★4.813000202178955
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,666
9,498
GPU Compute
19,602
6,442
Power & Cooling
TDP36070★
Recommended PSU850400★
Power Connectors1 x 16-PinNone
CoolerTriple Fan★Single Fan
Fans3★1
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x8
DisplayPort3★1
HDMI11
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 4320—
Physical
Length369160★
Slot Width3.51★
Form FactorATXLow Profile
Weight3.22 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4—
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB✓★—

Pros & Cons

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE 16GB GDDR7 White

  • Strong user sentiment (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile

YESTON

  • Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong affordability (78th percentile)
  • Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average vram (23rd percentile)
  • Below average raster (25th percentile)

Pricing

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE 16GB GDDR7 White

YESTON

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE

Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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