PNY RTX A4500 20GB GDDR6 workstation
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
PNY RTX A4500 20GB GDDR6 workstation
Users appreciate the A4500 as a powerful workstation GPU, especially for machine learning and content editing, and note its great value during holiday sales. However, some mention the bulk packaging instead of a retail box, which caused initial concern, though the warranty was confirmed. The card's NVLink support is highlighted as a plus for certain workflows.
Pros
- Powerful workstation GPU
- Great value during sales
- Good for machine learning
- NVLink support
- Good for content editing
Cons
- Bulk packaging instead of retail box
- Initial concern about authenticity
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
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
| PNY RTX A4500 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | RTX A4500 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 20 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 56 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 23.649999618530273 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.649999618530273 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 200★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 650★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-Pin PCI Connector | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Blower | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 267★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | SFF |
| Weight | 1.34 kg | 1.29 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12.07 | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY RTX A4500 20GB GDDR6 workstation
- Strong ai (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong vram (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Below average thermal (21st percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
PNY RTX A4500 20GB GDDR6 workstation
No current pricing available
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.
