PNY RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 workstation
PNY
65 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte
94 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 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
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Budget
Specifications
| PNY RTX A6000 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | RTX A6000 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 48 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84 | 84 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 850★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | — | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express x16 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 267★ | 340 |
| Slot Width | — | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | 4.54 kg | 1.95 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 workstation
- Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong vram (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong compute (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong rt (73rd percentile)
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average efficiency (31st 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
PNY RTX A6000 48GB GDDR6 workstation
No current pricing available
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC 16GB GDDR7 Black
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming OC
Scores 94 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 38 specs.
