Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
The GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 5080 is highly praised for its all-white aesthetic, fitting perfectly into white-themed builds with only the radiator fins being black. Users confirm it includes a 3x 8pin to 16 pin adapter and a versatile VGA support bracket, and it is compatible with small form factor cases. Overall, sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- All-white aesthetic
- Compatible with small form factor cases
- Includes 3x 8-pin to 16-pin adapter
- Includes versatile VGA support bracket
- White backplate and body
Cons
- Radiator fins are black (not white)
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
The XFX RX 7900 XT is overwhelmingly praised for its excellent 1440p and 4K gaming performance, often beating the RTX 4080 in rasterized titles. Users highlight its superior cooling, quiet operation, and substantial overclocking headroom, with many noting it runs cool even under heavy load. While some mention it's a poor value compared to the XTX and note occasional coil whine or driver concerns, the overall sentiment is highly positive, with most calling it a powerful and reliable upgrade.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p and 4K performance
- Superior cooling and thermals
- Quiet operation
- Great overclocking headroom
- Good value for 4K gaming
Cons
- Poor value compared to XTX
- Occasional coil whine
- Large physical size
- Driver issues reported by some
- Radeon Software lacks ShadowPlay counterpart
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 20 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 2.6110000610351562 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 2.6110000610351562 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 257★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 800★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 276★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 1.90 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
- 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 (16th percentile)16th %ile
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong ai (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong rt (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (31st percentile)
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 40 specs.