Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3

GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3

GOWENIC
15 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

85 out of 100 high confidence 58 reviews

The Gigabyte RTX 5080 AORUS Master ICE is widely praised for its stunning white aesthetics, exceptional 4K gaming performance, and quiet, cool operation. Users highlight the massive heatsink, strong overclocking headroom, and lack of coil whine as major strengths. However, some experienced driver instability early on, and a few noted the card's enormous size requires careful case compatibility checks. Overall, it's considered a top-tier 5080 model that delivers excellent value for high-end gaming and AI workloads.

Pros
  • Stunning white aesthetics
  • Exceptional 4K gaming performance
  • Quiet and cool operation
  • Massive heatsink for excellent cooling
  • Strong overclocking headroom
Cons
  • Driver instability issues early on
  • Very large size requires case compatibility check
  • High price point
  • Some quality control concerns
  • Limited performance uplift over 4080 Super
👍 Aesthetics 12
👍 Cooling performance 18
👍 Noise level 14
👍 Gaming performance 20
👍 Overclocking headroom 6
👎 Driver stability 4

GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3

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Scores

Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
98
GOWENIC
12
Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
98
GOWENIC
9
Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
98
GOWENIC
7
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
98
GOWENIC
6
Content Creation
Gigabyte
95
GOWENIC
14
Workstation
Gigabyte
83
GOWENIC
14
Budget
Gigabyte
83
GOWENIC
64
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
80
GOWENIC
6

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS MasterGOWENIC GeForce GT 610
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080GeForce GT 610
BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureBlackwell—
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM16 GB★1 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7★DDR3
Memory Bus
256
64
Bandwidth
960
No data
ECC✗—
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
No data
Tensor Cores
336
No data
RT Cores84★—
Base Clock
2,805
810
Boost Clock
2,805
No data
FP16 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★—
FP32 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,666
338
GPU Compute
19,602
169
Power & Cooling
TDP36029★
Recommended PSU850★—
Power Connectors1 x 16-Pin—
CoolerTriple Fan★Single Fan
Fans3★1
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCI Express X16 2.0
DisplayPort3★—
HDMI11
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 4320—
Physical
Length360★—
Slot Width3.5★—
Form FactorFull Height—
Weight3.25 kg0.22 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓★—
UpscalingDLSS 4—
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX12—
RGB✓★—

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3

  • Strong affordability (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Below average vram (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average ai (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average rt (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average raster (7th percentile)7th %ile

Pricing

GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3 is $938 cheaper (16.5x less).

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black0.098score per dollar
vs
GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR30.251score per dollar

GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3 offers 2.6x better value for money

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

GOWENIC GeForce GT 610 1GB DDR3

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master

Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 39 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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