PNY GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Black

The PNY RTX 5080 Slim OC delivers 98th percentile ray tracing performance in a 300mm dual-slot package that fits small form factor builds. Owners love the quiet dual-fan cooling and compact size, though the 3 HDMI and 1 DisplayPort layout is a weird choice. At USD 1,400 it's a fantastic deal, but some vendors are charging up to USD 2,770, so shop carefully.

Let's talk numbers. The 35,666 PassMark score puts this card in the 94th percentile for rasterization, which means it outruns the overwhelming majority of GPUs on the market right now. Only the absolute top-end cards beat it. Ray tracing is even more impressive at the 98th percentile, so if you're into path-traced lighting or heavy RT effects, this card is near the top of the charts.

The 16GB of GDDR7 memory runs at 960 GB/s across a 256-bit interface, which is a solid step up from the previous generation. Compute sits at 56.28 TFLOPS for both FP16 and FP32, landing in the 93rd percentile. That's a strong showing for anyone doing AI inference or GPU-accelerated rendering on the side. The 2,730MHz boost clock is a factory OC, and owners report there's even more headroom if you want to tinker. The dual 120mm fans keep things surprisingly cool for a card this compact, though thermal performance overall sits at the 44th percentile, which is about average for the class.

Against the Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD, the PNY trades blows on raw performance but gives up thermal headroom and build heft. The AORUS is a bigger, beefier card with more cooling mass, while the PNY wins on compactness and noise. The MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC is a step down in raw raster and RT performance, but it's typically cheaper and easier to find at MSRP. The ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P is another 5080 variant that competes directly, and it tends to have a more conventional port layout. If you need DisplayPort for multiple monitors, the PNY's 3 HDMI and 1 DP setup might push you toward the ZOTAC or Gigabyte instead. The ASUS TUF RTX 5090 is in a different league entirely on performance and price, so it's not really a fair fight.

Here's where things get interesting. US listings for this card range from USD 1,400 all the way up to USD 2,770, a spread of USD 1,370 across just four listings. That's an enormous gap, and it means the value proposition depends entirely on where you buy. At the low end, you're getting 98th percentile ray tracing performance for a price that undercuts most premium 5080 variants. At the high end, you're paying flagship money for a card with average thermals and a 3.7-star customer rating. Shop around. The CAD listing at 1,959 and the GBP listing at 1,500 suggest the USD 1,400 price point is the one to hunt for.

The PNY RTX 5080 Slim OC posts a PassMark G3D score of 35,666, which lands it in the 94th percentile for raster performance in our database. That's flagship-tier frame pushing from a card that's only 300mm long and takes up just two slots. If you've been eyeing a 5080 but your case looks like it was designed for a console, this is the card that finally fits the bill.

Ray tracing is where this thing really shines. Our scoring puts it at 86.4 out of 100 for RT workloads, good for the 98th percentile among all GPUs we track. The 16GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus delivers 960 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and the 10,752 CUDA cores boost up to 2,730MHz. It's a lot of silicon in a very tidy package.

If you run a multi-monitor setup with DisplayPort monitors, this card's 3 HDMI and 1 DisplayPort layout is going to annoy you. You'd need adapters or a different card entirely. Workstation users should also look elsewhere: the 69.8 out of 100 workstation score is the weakest area for this card, and the 58th percentile efficiency means you're pulling 360W for compute that other cards do more efficiently. And if you're paying anywhere near the USD 2,770 end of the price range, stop. That's RTX 5090 territory for a card with average thermals and a 3.7-star customer rating.

The PNY RTX 5080 Slim OC is a genuinely impressive piece of engineering. You're getting 98th percentile ray tracing and 94th percentile raster performance in a card that fits in cases most 5080s can't even dream of. Owners consistently praise the quiet operation and compact size, and the lack of RGB is a feature, not a bug, for a lot of builders. The port layout is a head-scratcher, and thermals are just okay, but if you're building a small form factor rig and want top-tier gaming performance, this card is hard to beat. Just don't overpay. At USD 1,400 it's a steal. At USD 2,770 it's a mistake.