Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
QTHREE Radeon HD 6570 1GB GDDR3
QTHREE
14 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS 16GB GDDR7
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
QTHREE Radeon HD 6570 1GB GDDR3
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Workstation
Budget
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS | QTHREE Radeon HD 6570 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon HD 6570 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | — |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 84★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 60★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 2.0 X16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 2K |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 2.00 kg | 0.13 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 11 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS 16GB GDDR7
- 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 (15th percentile)15th %ile
QTHREE Radeon HD 6570 1GB GDDR3
- Strong affordability (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average vram (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average ai (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average rt (7th percentile)7th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 41 specs.