Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6 White
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6 White
This ASUS Dual RTX 4060 is widely praised for its excellent thermal performance, with reports of idle temps in the low 30s°C and max temps in the low 50s°C even in small ITX cases. Users highlight it as a great value card for 1080p gaming, running cool and quiet while offering solid overclocking potential. Some caution that it is not suited for 1440p or 4K gaming and that the 8GB VRAM is a limitation, but overall it is considered a fantastic mid-range option.
Pros
- Excellent thermal performance
- Great value for 1080p gaming
- Quiet operation
- Good overclocking and undervolting potential
- Compact size fits ITX cases
Cons
- Not suitable for 1440p or 4K gaming
- Limited 8GB VRAM
- Price can be high at £300 or above
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master | ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace |
| 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★ | 24 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 15.109999656677246 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 15.109999656677246 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 115★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360★ | 369 |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.9000000953674316★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 3.25 kg | 0.64 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6 White
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Strong connectivity (70th percentile)
- Below average ai (33rd percentile)
- Below average vram (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
