ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
ASUS
100 Overall Score
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA
53 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
No customer feedback yet
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X
72 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews
The RTX 3080 Founders Edition delivers strong 4K and 1440p gaming performance, with many users praising its value at MSRP. However, several verified buyers report thermal issues, particularly with VRAM temperatures and inadequate thermal pads, which can lead to throttling. Some received used or mined cards, and a few experienced high temperatures under load, though most found the card works well after proper setup and airflow management.
Pros
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Good value at MSRP
- Solid 1440p high refresh rate
- No reliance on frame generation
- Compact size for small cases
Cons
- Thermal issues with VRAM
- Inadequate thermal pads
- Risk of receiving used/mined cards
- High temperatures under load
- Warranty void if opened for pad replacement
Gaming performance 7
Thermal issues 5
Value for money 4
Used or mined cards 3
Build quality 3
Compatibility and setup 3
Scores
Budget
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 10 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 30.639999389648438 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 30.639999389648438 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150★ | 165 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | — |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.41 kg★ | 1.60 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | — |
| 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X
- Strong efficiency (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong compute (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (76th percentile)
- Strong raster (67th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR70.037score per dollar
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X0.078score per dollar
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X offers 2.1x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt
Scores 100 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 26 of 39 specs.
