NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7
NVIDIA
83 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Ice 32GB GDDR7 White
Gigabyte
92 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Ice 32GB GDDR7 White
92 out of 100 high confidence 39 reviews
The Gigabyte RTX 5090 Waterforce Xtreme is overwhelmingly praised for its exceptional performance, quiet operation, and effective cooling. Users highlight its ability to handle high-resolution gaming and VR with ease, while noting minimal coil whine and attractive aesthetics. A few concerns include missing ROPs on one unit and a design flaw regarding size, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Exceptional gaming performance
- Quiet operation
- Effective cooling
- Minimal coil whine
- Attractive design and RGB
Cons
- Missing ROPs on one unit
- Design flaw regarding size
- RGB can be dim
- Runs hot under heavy load
- High price
Performance 18
Noise level 12
Cooling 10
Coil whine 6
Aesthetics 8
Build quality 5
Scores
Ai Llm
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Workstation
Budget
Specifications
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 32 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 1 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360★ | 600 |
| Recommended PSU | 850★ | 1,000 |
| Power Connectors | 3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 450 W or greater PCI | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.700000047683716 |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.68 kg★ | 3.86 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average thermal (33rd percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Ice 32GB GDDR7 White
- Strong compute (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong vram (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average efficiency (22nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
Pricing
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR70.046score per dollar
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Ice 32GB GDDR7 White0.023score per dollar
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Ice
Scores 92 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 39 specs.
