MSI GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW 16GB GDDR7 Black
MSI
96 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray
Sapphire
90 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW 16GB GDDR7 Black
No customer feedback yet
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray
87 out of 100 high confidence 51 reviews
The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9070 XT is widely praised for its exceptional performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with many users noting it outperforms competitors and offers great value at MSRP. It runs cool and quiet, with excellent build quality and a clean design. However, some users report coil whine and a few have had serious warranty service issues, which tarnishes an otherwise stellar reputation.
Pros
- Exceptional 1440p/4K performance
- Runs cool and quiet
- Excellent build quality
- Clean design with hidden cables
- Great undervolting/overclocking potential
Cons
- Coil whine reported by some
- High price above MSRP
- Large and heavy, may not fit small cases
- Warranty service issues for some
- Support bracket considered ugly
Performance 25
Thermals 18
Noise level 15
Build quality 12
Value for money 10
Coil whine 6
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Budget
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW | Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 64 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 304★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 12V-2x6-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 303★ | 331 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3.200000047683716 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.06 kg★ | 2.63 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong compute (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong ai (90th percentile)90th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW 16GB GDDR7 Black0.002score per dollar
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray0.004score per dollar
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.
