ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual 8GB GDDR6
The ASUS RTX 3060 12GB is widely praised as a great budget card for 1080p gaming and AI tasks, offering solid performance and quiet operation. Users upgrading from older GPUs like the GTX 1060 or R9 280 report a huge leap in quality. However, one buyer complained about false warranty advertising, claiming the seller promised a 3-year warranty but only offered 3 months. Overall, the card delivers excellent value for its price.
Pros
- Great value for money
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Quiet operation
- Solid build quality
- 12GB VRAM for AI tasks
Cons
- False warranty advertising by seller
- Fans only spin under heavy load
- Noisy under full load
- Not suitable for ultra-wide monitors >32"
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 4060 Ti Dual | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 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 | 160★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 650★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 227★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 0.66 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual 8GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong efficiency (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average ai (33rd percentile)
- Below average vram (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 16 of 38 specs.