Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
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)
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, often outperforming the RTX 4070 Ti and 5070 Ti at a lower cost. Users highlight its quiet operation, cool temperatures, and solid build quality, with many noting the effective cooling solution and included support bracket. While some mention minor issues like initial HDMI driver requirements and the need for AMD Adrenaline software for FSR4, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, especially for 1440p and 4K gaming.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation under load
- Cool temperatures (idle ~30°C, load ~60-70°C)
- Solid build quality with included support bracket
- Great 1440p and 4K gaming performance
Cons
- Initial HDMI driver required
- FSR4 requires AMD Adrenaline software
- Large 3-slot size may not fit small cases
- Availability and pricing above MSRP
- CPU bottleneck potential at 1080p
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 2 x 8-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★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 1.81 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
- 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
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile)89th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.
