MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Shadow 16GB GDDR7
Built on the 5nm Blackwell architecture, this card delivers 56.3 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 16GB of GDDR7 memory with 960 GB/s bandwidth, making it a strong performer for high-refresh 1440p and ray-traced gaming. Its triple-fan cooler manages a 150W TDP within a compact 303mm length, fitting into smaller cases without sacrificing thermal headroom. This GPU is best for gamers seeking a power-efficient, no-frills RTX 5080 for 1440p and 1080p ray tracing rather than heavy workstation tasks.
GPU GeForce RTX 5080
VRAM 16GB GDDR7
Boost Clock 2617 MHz
TDP 150 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
73 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong compute (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong raster (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong rt (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 960 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | 336 |
| RT Cores | 84 |
| Base Clock | 2295 |
| Boost Clock | 2617 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 35759 |
| GPU Compute | 19602 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 16-pin x 1 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express Gen 5 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
Physical
| Length | 303 |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Shadow | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2617 | 2730 | 2730 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 150 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Shadow | 86.6 | 91.3 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 35.3 | 72.8 | 97.4 | 52.8 | 4.6 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
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