Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

Gigabyte
99 Overall Score
vs
NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 workstation

NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 workstation

NVIDIA
46 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

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

NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 workstation

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Scores

Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
98
NVIDIA
37
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
98
NVIDIA
34
Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
98
NVIDIA
39
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
98
NVIDIA
37
Content Creation
Gigabyte
95
NVIDIA
37
Budget
Gigabyte
82
NVIDIA
27
Workstation
Gigabyte
81
NVIDIA
49
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
80
NVIDIA
63

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS MasterNVIDIA RTX A6000
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080RTX A6000
BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureBlackwell—
Classconsumerworkstation
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM16 GB48 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
384
Bandwidth
960
No data
ECC✗—
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
336
Tensor Cores
336
336
RT Cores8484
Base Clock
2,805
1,410
Boost Clock
2,805
No data
FP16 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★—
FP32 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,666
22,695
GPU Compute
19,602
13,805
Power & Cooling
TDP360300★
Recommended PSU850★—
Power Connectors1 x 16-Pin—
CoolerTriple Fan★Single Fan
Fans3★1
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCI Express x16 4.0
DisplayPort3★—
HDMI1★—
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length360★—
Slot Width3.5★—
Form FactorFull Height—
Weight3.25 kg0.50 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4—
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX1212.0
RGB✓★—

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

  • 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

NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 workstation

  • Strong vram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (66th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average social proof (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average compute (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master

Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 39 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation