ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR6X
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR6X
The ASUS ROG Strix graphics card is overwhelmingly praised for its exceptional performance, quiet operation, and cool temperatures. Users highlight its beautiful design, robust build quality, and ability to handle demanding games at high settings. A few negative experiences include a card that broke within two weeks and coil whine, but these are isolated incidents. Overall, it's highly recommended for gamers seeking top-tier performance and aesthetics.
Pros
- Quiet operation
- Cool temperatures
- High performance
- Beautiful design
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Card broke within two weeks
- Coil whine reported
- Large and heavy
- Requires large case
- Adapter cable messy
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
This Zotac RTX 5090 is a powerhouse, delivering excellent 4K performance and running quietly. Users praise its build quality and aesthetics, especially the white edition that fits white-themed builds. While one reviewer mentioned coil whine, others note it can be luck of the draw and a quality PSU helps. Overall, it's a highly recommended card for high-end gaming.
Pros
- Excellent 4K performance
- Quiet operation
- Great build quality
- White edition aesthetics
- No coil whine (in some units)
Cons
- Potential coil whine
- Requires 1000W PSU
- Large and heavy card
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 4080 | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 32 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 58★ | 4 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 24.719999313354492★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 24.719999313354492★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 320★ | 575 |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | 1,000 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 358 | 330★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 2.50 kg★ | 2.90 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS 4.0 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR6X
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong raster (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong vram (78th percentile)
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong compute (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong vram (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong ai (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 39 specs.
