Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7
ASUS
99 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84 | 84 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875 | 56.279998779296875 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875 | 56.279998779296875 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 150★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 4★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | 358 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3.799999952316284 |
| Form Factor | SFF | ATX |
| Weight | 1.29 kg★ | 3.99 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7
- Strong thermal (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR70.053score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR70.037score per dollar
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7 offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Tie
Both products are closely matched - Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO wins 5 specs while ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral wins 3.
