MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
The MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 3X is widely praised for its strong performance, quiet operation, and cool temperatures at 1440p gaming. Users note it is large and thick, requiring careful case measurement, and lacks any RGB lighting. While most got good value near MSRP, some paid well above retail, and a few experienced minor issues like a finicky HDMI port or missing adapters.
Pros
- Strong 1440p gaming performance
- Very quiet under load
- Runs cool (60-64°C)
- Good value near MSRP
Cons
- Lacks RGB lighting
- Large and thick design
- No bundled power adapters
- Finicky HDMI port on some units
- Overpriced when not near MSRP
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 40 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 140★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 850★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 305 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 2.0999999046325684★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | 1.53 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 38 specs.
