MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB GDDR6
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 is praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, handling modern games at high settings and even 4K in some titles. Users highlight easy installation, quiet operation, and low power consumption. However, one verified buyer noted the card is LHR (Lite Hash Rate) and unsuitable for mining, though gaming performance is acceptable.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Handles modern games at high settings
- Quiet operation
- Low power consumption
- Easy installation
Cons
- LHR card not suitable for mining
- Different device number than original 3060
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3060 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 38 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 16.200000762939453 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 16.200000762939453 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 200★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 276★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2.700000047683716 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 2 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X 12GB GDDR6 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 38 specs.
