ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
What Buyers Say
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
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
The GT 210 1GB GPU is a mixed bag. Many users praise it as a cheap, effective replacement or troubleshooting tool for older systems, especially with VGA support. However, several verified buyers report severe issues: a bent, opened card, and complete instability under Windows 11, with the screen going blank after a few minutes. The instructions are widely criticized as poor.
Pros
- Cheap and affordable
- Good for troubleshooting
- Works with older systems
- VGA, HDMI, DVI ports
- Plug and play for basic use
Cons
- Unstable on Windows 11
- Poor installation instructions
- Received damaged or opened card
- Screen goes blank after minutes
- Not suitable for modern gaming
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME | T angxi GeForce 210 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce 210 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Tesla 2.0 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 40 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | DDR2 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | — | 16★ |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 84★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 31★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 200★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | — |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 306★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.34 kg | 0.18 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 10 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
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)
T angxi GeForce 210 1GB DDR2
- Strong affordability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average compute (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average ai (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average rt (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 40 specs.