On the design front, the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G VANGUARD SOC video card has a striking, dark design but with SUPRIM premium feel. It features MSI’s Hyper FROZR cooling solution using an Advanced Vapor Chamber for cooling both the GPU and VRAM. There is also a special LAUNCH EDITION model, which comes with a special package inside with a limited-edition Lucky figurine in the box, and card. There are 9 different themed figurines of Lucky, and it is all random as to what you’ll get, with there even being 1 secret hidden edition you may come across.
In terms of GPU Clock frequency differences between the MSI RTX 5080 SUPRIM SOC and MSI RTX 5080 VANGUARD SOC, the SUPRIM has a game boost clock of 2745MHz and an Extreme Performance mode in MSI Center of 2760MHz. By contrast, the MSI RTX 5080 VANGUARD SOC model has a game boost clock of 2730MHz and an Extreme Performance option in MSI Center of 2745MHz. Those are the technical, out-of-box differences for GPU clock frequency that exist between them. The new VANGUARD series only has SOC models available if you want to spend less or have a lower overclock look downward toward the SHADOW, VENTUS, or GAMING series.