Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation
Intel
54 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
96 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
85 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Cooling performance 18
Noise level 14
Gaming performance 12
Size and form factor 10
Value for money 8
Coil whine 5
Scores
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Intel Arc Pro B50 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Arc Pro B50 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | Intel | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Xe2 | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 3★ | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | 16★ | — |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 16 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 3.8910000324249268 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 1.9459999799728394 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 70★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 280★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | No | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Blower | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 168★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.61 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | XeSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB GDDR6 workstation
- Strong connectivity (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong efficiency (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong ai (67th percentile)
- Below average thermal (21st percentile)
- Below average compute (29th percentile)
- Below average raster (31st percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 41 specs.