Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
NIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB GDDR6

NIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB GDDR6

NIMO
17 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

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Scores

Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
98
NIMO
17
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
98
NIMO
17
Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
98
NIMO
18
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
98
NIMO
13
Content Creation
Gigabyte
95
NIMO
21
Workstation
Gigabyte
83
NIMO
20
Budget
Gigabyte
83
NIMO
63
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
80
NIMO
15

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS MasterNIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080Radeon RX 7600M XT
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwell—
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM16 GB★8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
No data
Bandwidth
960
No data
ECC✗—
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
No data
Tensor Cores
336
No data
RT Cores84★—
Base Clock
2,805
No data
Boost Clock
2,805
No data
FP16 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★—
FP32 TFLOPS56.279998779296875★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,666
10,999
GPU Compute
19,602
5,319
Power & Cooling
TDP360★—
Recommended PSU850★—
Power Connectors1 x 16-Pin—
CoolerTriple Fan★—
Fans3★—
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0USB4 80Gbps & OCuLink PCIe 4.0x4
DisplayPort3★—
HDMI11
USB-C—1★
Max Displays4★2
Max Resolution7680 x 43208K@60Hz
Physical
Length360★—
Slot Width3.5★—
Form FactorFull Height—
Weight3.25 kg1.10 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

NIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB GDDR6

  • Strong affordability (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average social proof (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average efficiency (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile

Pricing

NIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB GDDR6 is $929 cheaper (14.3x less).

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black0.098score per dollar
vs
NIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB GDDR60.244score per dollar

NIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB GDDR6 offers 2.5x better value for money

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master 16GB GDDR7 Black

NIMO Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master

Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 26 of 40 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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