ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS 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 AORUS 16GB GDDR7
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
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 TUF Gaming | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 360★ |
| Slot Width | — | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.34 kg★ | 2.00 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 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
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 39 specs.