Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
98 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX SPEEDSTER MERC310 24GB GDDR6
XFX
83 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
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX SPEEDSTER MERC310 24GB 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 | XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX SPEEDSTER MERC310 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360 | 327★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304★ | 344 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 2.9000000953674316 |
| Form Factor | SFF | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.29 kg★ | 2.60 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | FSR |
| 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
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX SPEEDSTER MERC310 24GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong vram (91st percentile)91st %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR70.053score per dollar
vs
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX SPEEDSTER MERC310 24GB GDDR60.081score per dollar
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX SPEEDSTER MERC310 24GB GDDR6 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO
Scores 98 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 39 specs.
