Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte
99 Overall Score
vs
PNY Quadro T1000 8GB GDDR6 workstation Black
PNY
40 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
85 out of 100 high confidence 58 reviews
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 AORUS Master ICE is widely praised for its stunning white aesthetics, exceptional 4K gaming performance, and quiet, cool operation. Users highlight the massive heatsink, strong overclocking headroom, and lack of coil whine as major strengths. However, some experienced driver instability early on, and a few noted the card's enormous size requires careful case compatibility checks. Overall, it's considered a top-tier 5080 model that delivers excellent value for high-end gaming and AI workloads.
Pros
- Stunning white aesthetics
- Exceptional 4K gaming performance
- Quiet and cool operation
- Massive heatsink for excellent cooling
- Strong overclocking headroom
Cons
- Driver instability issues early on
- Very large size requires case compatibility check
- High price point
- Some quality control concerns
- Limited performance uplift over 4080 Super
Aesthetics 12
Cooling performance 18
Noise level 14
Gaming performance 20
Overclocking headroom 6
Driver stability 4
PNY Quadro T1000 8GB GDDR6 workstation Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master | PNY Quadro T1000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Quadro T1000 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Turing |
| Class | consumer | workstation |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 84★ | 54 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 55.29999923706055 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 27.649999618530273 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 50★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 500★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | Bus Powered |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 4★ |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 156★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 3.25 kg | 0.35 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
- 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
PNY Quadro T1000 8GB GDDR6 workstation Black
- Strong efficiency (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong affordability (69th percentile)
- Below average raster (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average feature (27th percentile)
- Below average thermal (27th percentile)
- Below average rt (28th percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black0.052score per dollar
vs
PNY Quadro T1000 8GB GDDR6 workstation Black0.117score per dollar
PNY Quadro T1000 8GB GDDR6 workstation Black offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.
