PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB GDDR7 workstation
PNY
84 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte
99 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB GDDR7 workstation
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
85 out of 100 high confidence 58 reviews
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 AORUS Master ICE is widely praised for its stunning white aesthetics, exceptional 4K gaming performance, and quiet, cool operation. Users highlight the massive heatsink, strong overclocking headroom, and lack of coil whine as major strengths. However, some experienced driver instability early on, and a few noted the card's enormous size requires careful case compatibility checks. Overall, it's considered a top-tier 5080 model that delivers excellent value for high-end gaming and AI workloads.
Pros
- Stunning white aesthetics
- Exceptional 4K gaming performance
- Quiet and cool operation
- Massive heatsink for excellent cooling
- Strong overclocking headroom
Cons
- Driver instability issues early on
- Very large size requires case compatibility check
- High price point
- Some quality control concerns
- Limited performance uplift over 4080 Super
Aesthetics 12
Cooling performance 18
Noise level 14
Gaming performance 20
Overclocking headroom 6
Driver stability 4
Scores
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Ai Llm
Workstation
Budget
Specifications
| PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | 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 | 700★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 267★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.37 kg★ | 3.25 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 32GB GDDR7 workstation
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %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 AORUS Master 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 (16th percentile)16th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.
