ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
ASUS
97 Overall Score
vs
AMD RX6900XT OCF 16G
AMD
75 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
82 out of 100 high confidence 35 reviews
The ASUS Prime RTX 5080 delivers impressive gaming performance with excellent cooling and very quiet operation, earning high marks from most users. While many reviewers praise its compact size, solid build, and 0dB fan mode, a recurring concern is the high price — especially above MSRP — and the limited 16GB VRAM. Overall, it's seen as a worthy upgrade from 30-series cards for mainstream gamers, but not a value leader at its current street price.
Pros
- Excellent gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Compact SFF-friendly design
- Effective cooling
- Solid build quality
Cons
- High price above MSRP
- Limited 16GB VRAM
- Plastic build components
- No anti-sag bracket included
- Mediocre overclocking headroom
Gaming performance 18
Cooling 15
Noise level 14
Value for money 10
Build quality 9
Price 8
AMD RX6900XT OCF 16G
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME | AMD RX6900XT OCF 16G | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 7 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 84★ | 80 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 46.08000183105469 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 23.040000915527344 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 300★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850★ | 1,000 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 306★ | 332 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.34 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
AMD RX6900XT OCF 16G
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong rt (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong compute (77th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME
Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.
