ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
PNY GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
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PNY GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6
The RTX 3060 receives mostly positive reviews for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, solid frame rates in demanding games, and quiet operation. However, several users reported dead-on-arrival units that required returns, indicating potential quality control issues. Overall, it is a great choice for moderate gaming and productivity tasks.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Solid frame rates in demanding games
- Quiet operation with fan often off
- Easy installation
- Good for moderate gaming
Cons
- Some units dead on arrival
- Returns required for defective cards
- Price drop shortly after purchase
- No significant performance uplift over older cards
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt | PNY GeForce RTX 5050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 20 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 13.170000076293945 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 13.170000076293945 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150 | 130★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | 1x 8-Pin PCI Connector |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 200★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.41 kg | 0.81 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
PNY GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong efficiency (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong feature (67th percentile)
- Below average ai (31st percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
PNY GeForce RTX 5050 8GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 40 specs.