PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 32GB GDDR7 workstation
PNY
84 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 32GB GDDR7 workstation
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
68 out of 100 medium confidence 15 reviews
Most reviewers are delighted with the RTX 5080's low temperatures and quiet fans, praising its overclocking headroom and DLSS performance. However, several verified buyers express frustration over the high price, a defective thermal pad issue in one case, and poor vendor return policies. The card is widely noted to be very large, so case compatibility should be checked beforehand. Price-sensitive buyers recommend waiting for a sale.
Pros
- Low temperatures under load
- Silent fans even at full speed
- Great overclocking headroom
- Excellent DLSS performance
- Fast delivery
Cons
- High price
- Defective thermal pad after 3 months
- Poor vendor return policy
- Very large size (2kg, 35cm, 3 slots)
- Gigabyte software disliked
Price value 7
Thermal performance 7
Noise level 4
Size compatibility 5
Dlss performance 3
Build quality 3
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Content Creation
Workstation
Budget
Specifications
| PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 82 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 200★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Blower | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 267★ | 340 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.27 kg | 1.95 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 32GB GDDR7 workstation
- Strong efficiency (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong vram (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average thermal (34th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 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 (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (17th percentile)17th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC
Scores 94 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.
