ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO 16GB GDDR7
The GeForce RTX 5080 (Blackwell) chip delivers 1801 AI TOPS and 56.3 FP16 TFLOPS, with 16GB GDDR7 at 960 GB/s, making it a strong performer for AI workloads and high-end gaming. Its 2.5-slot design and triple Axial-Tech fans keep it SFF-Ready while the MaxContact heat spreader lowers temperatures by up to 2°C, and the OC mode boosts the clock to 2685 MHz. Best for gamers and creators building compact systems who want 1440p gaming and ray tracing without sacrificing case compatibility.
GPU GeForce RTX 5080
VRAM 16GB GDDR7
Boost Clock 2655 MHz
TDP 360 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
99 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong rt (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong raster (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 960 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | 336 |
| RT Cores | 84 |
| Base Clock | 2685 |
| Boost Clock | 2655 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 35666 |
| GPU Compute | 19162 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | 256-bit |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2655 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 360 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 89.6 | 71.7 | 57.8 | 94 | 95.5 | 17.6 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 71.7 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.1 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 88 | 96.2 | 80.2 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 85.8 | 52.6 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 44.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall99.3
- AI/LLM80.4
- Budget80.5
- Gaming 4k98.1
- Ray Tracing98.3
- Workstation85.6
- Gaming 1080p98.1
- Gaming 1440p98.6
- Content Creation95.3
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