ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
Users are overwhelmingly satisfied with this refurbished RTX 3070, praising its excellent value for money at roughly half the price of a new card. It performs well in both gaming (1080p ultra at 65°C max) and photo editing tasks. A few noted minor cosmetic scuffs, missing thermal paste, or inadequate packaging/dust, but overall the card is considered fully functional and a great deal.
Pros
- Excellent value for half the price of new
- Great 1080p gaming performance (ultra settings, 65°C max)
- Good for photo editing (Lightroom, DxO, Topaz)
- Includes display port and HDMI port plugs
Cons
- Sometimes noticeable dust or wear
- Occasionally bent mounting plate / poor packaging
- May need fresh thermal paste
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 40 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 220★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 850★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 304★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | 0.34 kg★ | 0.56 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Strong affordability (67th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (34th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 38 specs.