GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 MASTER 16G Video Card Review

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By Rick Patterson
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Test Setup

We are using an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for testing, and for 2025, we have upgraded our testing PC with completely updated components from top to bottom. We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings on the latest release BIOS. We have enabled PCI-Express Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS. We have enabled EXPO I in the BIOS for the memory. We are using a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro with the latest Windows Updates, including the 24H2 update. We have the latest drivers installed, including the latest chipset drivers.  We are using the “Balanced” power profile in Windows Settings,and Core Isolation/Memory Integrity (VBS) is Enabled.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

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SUMMARY

This review is evaluating the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 MASTER 16G Video Card video card. This card represents the flagship card in the GIGABYTE lineup for the RTX 5080 category. The build quality and attention to detail is obvious. The cooling functions superbly. There is just enough RGB and an added LCD screen makles a nice touch. The overclocking ability of this card is very good. Overall game performance is lackluster and does take away from an otherwise excellent video card. Pricing is a bit lofty for the performance and is a consideration as well.
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OVERALL SCORE

Discussion (5 replies)

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Niner51
Niner51

I have one of these in my secondary PC and it's been a great card. It's an early model that I worried about the thermal gel "drool" issue, but so far so good.

Grimlakin
Grimlakin 👍 1

Thus makes.me curious what the 5080 super will do with 24 gig of vram.

Niner51
Niner51

"Grimlakin, post: 97972, member: 215" wrote:

Thus makes.me curious what the 5080 super will do with 24 gig of vram.


I agree, but I personally think the Vram "issue" is a tad overblown. It basically comes down to what resolution and settings you use as most of us know. My 5080 is paired with a 1440P monitor so it does very well there..

Grimlakin
Grimlakin 👍 1

Bit i run a 4k and 2k screen and game on the 4k. If 24 gig of vram can loosen things up in 4k gaming that will be for me.

Niner51
Niner51

"Grimlakin, post: 97985, member: 215" wrote:

Bit i run a 4k and 2k screen and game on the 4k. If 24 gig of vram can loosen things up in 4k gaming that will be for me.


I also run a 5090 at 4K so I understand where you're coming from there.

Rick Patterson
Rick is an avid gamer that enjoys the latest and greatest video cards in his rigs. For the past few years, he's shared that expertise with The FPS Review's audience as a GPU reviewer.

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