Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black
Yeston GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6
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
Yeston GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6
This low-profile RTX 3050 is widely praised for its tiny size, single-slot design, and lack of external power connectors, making it perfect for older SFF desktops like Optiplexes. Users highlight solid performance for light gaming, encoding, and AI tasks, with quiet operation. However, several note it runs hot, and the price is considered a bit high for the performance tier.
Pros
- Tiny single-slot low-profile design
- No external power connectors required
- Works in old SFF desktops like Optiplex
- Quiet operation
- Solid performance for light gaming and AI
Cons
- Runs hot under load
- Price is high for the performance level
- Limited to low-profile single slot only
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master | Yeston GeForce RTX 3050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 70★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 400★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 160★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 3.25 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| 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
Yeston GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong affordability (78th percentile)
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Yeston GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 39 specs.
