Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire
78 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
The GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 5080 is highly praised for its all-white aesthetic, fitting perfectly into white-themed builds with only the radiator fins being black. Users confirm it includes a 3x 8pin to 16 pin adapter and a versatile VGA support bracket, and it is compatible with small form factor cases. Overall, sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- All-white aesthetic
- Compatible with small form factor cases
- Includes 3x 8-pin to 16-pin adapter
- Includes versatile VGA support bracket
- White backplate and body
Cons
- Radiator fins are black (not white)
Aesthetic design 1
Compatibility sff 1
Included accessories 3
Color consistency 1
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO | Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84★ | 64 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 304★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 12V-2x6-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | 331 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3.200000047683716 |
| Form Factor | SFF | ATX |
| Weight | 1.29 kg★ | 2.60 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong rt (84th percentile)84th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR70.053score per dollar
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR60.098score per dollar
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.
