ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7

ASUS
100 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Budget
ASUS
100
Sapphire
79
Gaming 4k
ASUS
100
Sapphire
89
Ray Tracing
ASUS
100
Sapphire
90
Gaming 1080p
ASUS
100
Sapphire
81
Gaming 1440p
ASUS
100
Sapphire
84
Content Creation
ASUS
100
Sapphire
90
Workstation
ASUS
88
Sapphire
82
Ai Llm
ASUS
84
Sapphire
86

Specifications

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArtSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM16 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
384
Bandwidth
960
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor Cores
336
192
RT Cores8496★
Base Clock
2,700
2,510
Boost Clock
2,730
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
56.279998779296875
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS56.27999877929687561.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,759
28,965
GPU Compute
19,602
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP150★339
Recommended PSU850800★
Power Connectors1x 16-Pin PCI Connector3 x 8-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort22
HDMI12★
USB-C11
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length304★320
Slot Width2.5★4
Form FactorFull HeightATX
Weight1.41 kg1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✓✓
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX1212 Ultimate
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 is $1,452 cheaper (2.2x less).

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR70.037score per dollar
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR60.075score per dollar

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 offers 2.0x better value for money

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt

Scores 100 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 40 specs.

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt Better at:

BudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai Llm

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