MSI
MSI
97 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7
ASUS
99 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI
87 out of 100 high confidence 52 reviews
The MSI RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with users noting excellent cooling, quiet operation, and impressive DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation. Many appreciate the included GPU support stand and the card's compact size, though some mention fan noise at higher temps and a desire for a lower price. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the performance, with a few minor complaints about plastic build and cost.
Pros
- Excellent cooling
- Quiet operation
- Strong 1440p/4K performance
- DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation
- Included GPU support stand
Cons
- Fan noise at high temps
- Price higher than expected
- Cheap plastic build
- No free game bundle
- Limited availability
Performance 15
Cooling 12
Noise level 8
Value for money 7
Build quality 5
Dlss and frame gen 4
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
| MSI | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 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 | 70 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 43.939998626708984 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300 | 150★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | 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 | 303★ | 358 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3.799999952316284 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.45 kg★ | 3.99 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
MSI
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %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
MSI0.066score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR70.037score per dollar
MSI offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 38 specs.
