MSI GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6
This GPU is praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, quiet operation, and ability to handle daily gaming and streaming. Most users are very satisfied, noting it works perfectly for their needs, though one reviewer mentioned a noisy fan bearing and another noted it's not the fastest card but affordable. Overall, it's a solid choice for budget-conscious gamers.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation even at high load
- Handles daily gaming and streaming
- Great for first builds
- Fast performance
Cons
- Noisy fan bearing on some units
- Not the fastest card available
- Non-rotatable label on cooler
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
| MSI GeForce RTX 4060 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 4060 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 24 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.109999656677246 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.109999656677246 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 115★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 8-pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 247★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.59 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3.0 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Below average affordability (22nd percentile)
- Below average ai (33rd percentile)
- Below average vram (33rd 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
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 38 specs.
