NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR6
The Blackwell architecture and 16GB of GDDR6 memory deliver 56.3 FP32 TFLOPS and 1801 TOPS of AI compute, enabling smooth 4K gaming with DLSS 4. Its 150W TDP and PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provide efficient, high-bandwidth connectivity for multi-display 8K setups. This card is best for gamers prioritizing high-fidelity ray tracing and AI-upscaled performance at 4K resolution.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong rt (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong raster (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong compute (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (19th percentile)
- Below average social proof (33rd percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 960 |
Compute
| 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 | 750 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2617 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 86.6 | 95.8 | 75.9 | 94.6 | 90.6 | 53.4 | 6.7 | 97.4 | 19.1 | 33.4 |
| 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 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 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 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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