ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
What Buyers Say
ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB GDDR6
The ASRock RX 6700 XT is widely praised for its excellent 1080p and 1440p gaming performance, quiet operation, and good thermals. Many users highlight its great value, especially after price drops, and its compatibility with Linux. However, a few negative reviews mention early failures and poor customer service, which slightly dampen the overall sentiment.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p and 1440p gaming performance
- Quiet operation under load
- Good thermal management
- Great value for money
- Linux compatibility with open-source drivers
Cons
- Early failures reported by some users
- Poor customer service and RMA process
- Freezing and artifacting issues
- No included power adapters
- Ugly design according to some
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
The GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 5080 is highly praised for its all-white aesthetic, fitting perfectly into white-themed builds with only the radiator fins being black. Users confirm it includes a 3x 8pin to 16 pin adapter and a versatile VGA support bracket, and it is compatible with small form factor cases. Overall, sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- All-white aesthetic
- Compatible with small form factor cases
- Includes 3x 8-pin to 16-pin adapter
- Includes versatile VGA support bracket
- White backplate and body
Cons
- Radiator fins are black (not white)
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6700 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 7 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 40 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 26.43000030517578 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 13.210000038146973 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 230★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 650★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 269★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB GDDR6
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
- 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
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.
