XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6
The GPU delivers strong performance in games, especially at 1440p, with many users reporting high frame rates and quiet operation. However, there are notable complaints about coil whine developing after months, graphical artifacts, and one unit being faulty out of the box, which tempers overall satisfaction.
Pros
- Quiet operation
- Runs cool
- Great 1440p performance
- High frame rates
- Handles demanding games
Cons
- Coil whine after months
- Graphical artifacts
- Faulty unit out of box
- No power to GPU
- Crashes and screen tearing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
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)
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 80 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 91.95999908447266★ | 56.279998779296875 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 45.97999954223633 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 245★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 700★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 335 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | SFF |
| Weight | 1.70 kg | 1.29 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD Radeon Super Resolution | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong rt (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (10th percentile)10th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6 offers 2.6x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.
