MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation 8GB GDDR5
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation 8GB GDDR5
This graphics card is praised for its excellent performance, compact size, and quiet operation. It is considered a great value for gaming and mining, with low power consumption and effective cooling. Users note it performs similarly to a larger GTX 1070 while being smaller and quieter.
Pros
- Excellent performance
- Compact size
- Quiet operation
- Good value for money
- Low power consumption
Cons
- Bundled software unnecessary
- Slightly larger than expected for short model
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
The ASUS Prime RTX 5080 delivers impressive gaming performance with excellent cooling and very quiet operation, earning high marks from most users. While many reviewers praise its compact size, solid build, and 0dB fan mode, a recurring concern is the high price — especially above MSRP — and the limited 16GB VRAM. Overall, it's seen as a worthy upgrade from 30-series cards for mainstream gamers, but not a value leader at its current street price.
Pros
- Excellent gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Compact SFF-friendly design
- Effective cooling
- Solid build quality
Cons
- High price above MSRP
- Limited 16GB VRAM
- Plastic build components
- No anti-sag bracket included
- Mediocre overclocking headroom
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1070 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 16 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 6.4629998207092285 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | — | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | — | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 306★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | 0.50 kg★ | 1.34 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4.0 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation 8GB GDDR5
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong affordability (75th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average connectivity (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average compute (16th percentile)16th %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Short Foundation 8GB GDDR5
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 39 specs.
