ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Steel Legend 8GB GDDR6 Silver
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7 Black
What Buyers Say
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Steel Legend 8GB GDDR6 Silver
The ASRock Steel Legend RX 7600 is generally well-regarded for its triple-fan cooling and aesthetic appeal, especially for white-themed builds. Users appreciate the RGB lighting and design, though some note it lacks the latest encoder and is not the OC edition. Memory clock speeds are reported around 2238MHz, slightly below the factory spec.
Pros
- Triple-fan cooling
- Aesthetic design
- RGB lighting
- Suitable for white builds
Cons
- Lacks latest encoder
- Not OC edition
- Memory clock below spec
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7 Black
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
| ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Steel Legend | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7600 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 6 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 32 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.5 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 21.75 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 165★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 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 | 303★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2.25★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 0.83 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Steel Legend 8GB GDDR6 Silver
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Strong connectivity (70th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong social proof (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 (12th percentile)12th %ile
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.