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GALAX GeForce RTX 5080 HOF Gaming 16 GB GPU Review: The Crowned King

Hassan Mujtaba

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series - GeForce RTX 5080

Updated with the new Blackwell GPU architecture, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPUs utilize next-gen hardware technologies such as 5th Gen Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessor units, and 4th Gen ray tracing cores. The new architecture also supports FP4 algorithms for even faster AI processing capabilities that can be leveraged by technologies such as DLSS 4.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Graphics Card

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card will be based on the PG144/147-SKU45 PCB and will incorporate the GB203-400-A1 GPU die. This card will utilize the full GB203 GPU die with 84 SMs and 10,752 cores, but that's a 51% reduction compared to the RTX 5090. For comparison, the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 had a -40 percent difference in the number of cores, so the overall performance will vary by a huge margin.

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Other than that, the RTX 5080 is also going to feature half the VRAM configuration with a 16 GB capacity running across a 256-bit bus interface while utilizing GDDR7 modules. The graphics card will feature the fastest GDDR7 memory on the market, offering up to 30 Gbps speeds for 960 GB/s  of total bandwidth. The graphics card will feature a 360W TBP. This will be a 12.5% increase in the power wall versus the 320W of the RTX 4080 SUPER, but once again, the real-world figures should be very different.

In terms of performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is expected to end up 2x faster than the RTX 4080 SUPER while leveraging the advanced DLSS 4 capabilities for $999 US, a price which is better than the original RTX 4080 ($1199 US).

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 will be available on the 30th of January, while the RTX 5070 Ti & the RTX 5070 will launch in February. All cards will be available in custom variants and the very popular Founders Edition models.

NVIDIA RTX 50 Founders Edition Models:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPU Specs (Official):

Graphics Card NameNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
GPU NameBlackwell GB202-300Blackwell GB203-400Blackwell GB203-300-A1Blackwell GB205-300-A1Blackwell GB206-300Blackwell GB206-250Blackwell GB207-300
GPU SMs170 (192 Full)84 (84 Full)70 (84 Full)50 (50 Full)36 (36 Full)3020 (20 Full)
GPU Cores217601075289606144460838402560
Clock Speeds2.41 GHz2.62 GHz2.45 GHz2.51 GHz2.57 GHz2.49 GHz2.57 GHz
Memory Capacity32 GB GDDR716 GB GDDR716 GB GDDR712 GB GDDR716 GB / 8 GB GDDR78 GB GDDR78 GB GDDR6
Memory Bus512-bit256-bit256-bit192-bit128-bit128-bit128-bit
Memory Speed28 Gbps30 Gbps28 Gbps28 Gbps28 Gbps28 Gbps20 Gbps
Bandwidth1792 GB/s960 GB/s896 GB/s672 GB/s448 GB/s448 GB/s320 GB/s
Power Interface1 12V-2x6 (16-Pin)1 12V-2x6 (16-Pin)1 12V-2x6 (16-Pin)1 12VHPWR (16-Pin)1 12VHPWR (16-Pin)8-Pin8-Pin
Launch30th January, 202530th January, 202520th February, 20255th March, 202516th April, 202519th May, 2025July 2025
TBP575W360W300W250W180W145W130W
Price$1999 US$999 US$749 US$549 US$429/$379$299$249

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