Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

Gigabyte
97 Overall Score
vs
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING 12GB GDDR7

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING 12GB GDDR7

ZOTAC
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

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)
👍 Aesthetic design 1
👍 Compatibility sff 1
👍 Included accessories 3
👎 Color consistency 1

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING 12GB GDDR7

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
98
ZOTAC
77
Content Creation
Gigabyte
98
ZOTAC
73
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
97
ZOTAC
71
Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
95
ZOTAC
76
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
92
ZOTAC
76
Budget
Gigabyte
90
ZOTAC
74
Workstation
Gigabyte
85
ZOTAC
66
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
82
ZOTAC
57

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AEROZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080GeForce RTX 5070
BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureBlackwellBlackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM16 GB★12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR7
Memory Bus
256
192
Bandwidth
960
672
ECC—✗
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
6,144
Tensor Cores
336
192
RT Cores84★48
Base Clock
2,730
2,325
Boost Clock
2,730
2,542
FP16 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★30.8700008392334
FP32 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★30.8700008392334
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,759
28,703
GPU Compute
19,602
14,378
Power & Cooling
TDP360250★
Recommended PSU850650★
Power Connectors1 x 16-Pin1 x 16-pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCIe 5.0 x16
DisplayPort33
HDMI11
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length304★305
Slot Width2.52★
Form FactorSFFFull Height
Weight1.29 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4DLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready✓✓
DirectX1212
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

  • Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile

ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 GAMING 12GB GDDR7

  • Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong compute (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong raster (81st percentile)81st %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO

Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation