XFX RX-96TMERCBA
XFX
68 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
ASUS
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
XFX RX-96TMERCBA
No customer feedback yet
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
82 out of 100 high confidence 35 reviews
The ASUS Prime RTX 5080 delivers impressive gaming performance with excellent cooling and very quiet operation, earning high marks from most users. While many reviewers praise its compact size, solid build, and 0dB fan mode, a recurring concern is the high price — especially above MSRP — and the limited 16GB VRAM. Overall, it's seen as a worthy upgrade from 30-series cards for mainstream gamers, but not a value leader at its current street price.
Pros
- Excellent gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Compact SFF-friendly design
- Effective cooling
- Solid build quality
Cons
- High price above MSRP
- Limited 16GB VRAM
- Plastic build components
- No anti-sag bracket included
- Mediocre overclocking headroom
Gaming performance 18
Cooling 15
Noise level 14
Value for money 10
Build quality 9
Price 8
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| XFX RX-96TMERCBA | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 32 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 51.279998779296875 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 25.639999389648438 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 182★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 306★ |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.77 kg | 1.34 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | DLSS 4.0 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
XFX RX-96TMERCBA
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ai (77th percentile)
- Strong connectivity (77th percentile)
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Below average social proof (34th percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
Pricing
XFX RX-96TMERCBA0.124score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR70.071score per dollar
XFX RX-96TMERCBA offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME
Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.
