GeForce RTX 5080

[...] Use Nvidia App Vsync to make it never stutter at 80% gpu usage.

[...] I ran mine at 3100mhz with a slight undervolt and it never broke 62 degrees on the core.

Over a thousand pounds? [...] My only thing that is slightly worrying is the 16GB Vram, though. Cyberpunk fully maxed out is the only thing that gets to that limit, only just surpasses the 16gb though at 4K so hopefully the card will still last a very long time maxing games out. BTW the Astral 5090 is £4,700 at this time

I got a RTX5080 as primary and a RTX3050 (8gb) as secondary. [...] I'm guessing that is what accounts for most of the slowdown when i use that. [...]

[...] Just in case someone should be interested in how a consumer PC setup like this performs, still using only 1x RTX 5080 + 64GB system RAM and Intel Ultra 270K-Plus; I tested Qwen3.6:35b-a3b now (using ollama and default settings) and I'm getting around 86 t/s. [...]

I just recently got into experimenting with local LLMs when I had anyway (for non-LLM reasons) built myself a new desktop system with Intel Ultra 270K-Plus and RTX 5080. [...] Does anyone's have experience adding a 2nd Nvidia GPU of the same generation but different (slower) model in the same system? Will it give a major boost with larger models, or will the slower card just be a bottleneck? I have an unused RTX 5060 Ti 16GB that I'm considering to install alongside the RTX 5080, but it would necessitate removing some other hardware, so I haven't bothered yet.

I bought a pretty powerful desktop computer for gaming in late 2025. It came with an RTX 5080, which I started using to run some local LLMs and run some experiments (most recently, I was trying to get agents to get better at playing Zork I). [...]

[...] A meager rtx 5080 with 16gb can give pretty good results now. [...]

[...] The discount disappeared and the non-discount price went up went up by 6% the very next day! I bought it not so much for 4k gaming but for game development and AI workflows. [...] I am still going to have to build a multi-GPU rig for local AI, but I knew that before I bought this card. I bought it to boost game development and 3D rendering productivity and to experiment with speech synthesis, music generation, AI 3D modelling, and AI code generation before deciding which GPUs to use in an AI server. It seems like two of these puppies should be able to do the job for now with the option to build out to four as time goes by and I can afford the expense involved.

[...] OLED off course. [...] Although I am playing on 4K screen I have no issues with playing at lower resolutions if games lack DLSS which some do. Not all older games get an update.

Managed to get a Used 5080 for only $100 over MSRP. Feels like a steal in today's market. Figure the chances of me buying an Nvidia card with over 16GB of VRAM in the next 2 years aren't high anyway. This should last me a good while and 16GB should be enough at least for full Pathtracing at 1440p if it eventually comes to that.

[...] 5080 overclock can on par and beat 4090 an ultimate card in previous gen that cost around 4k to 5k while 5080 only cost 1k in msrp and highest retail price i saw r around 50% more and don’t bring 9070xt to competition with 5080 bc 5080 beat 9070xt average 30% at 4k and that in amd favor games or console port games that based on amd platform. [...] 5080 worth every pennies with the performance it bring

I have the same card, that aorus master ice is the best 5080. Idle temps 30º or less, when gaming does not reach 50º. I have it since was released and i did not had any issues related to the gpu.

Frustrated at how stingy they have been with making 24GB cards BEFORE ram was an issue. Now they have valid excuses, but they have been stingy before it was an issue. My biggest issue is I am paying $1400 for a card that I am already maxing out in Vram in everything I play, because I use VR. And no going 24gb AMD isnt the solution. Also jumping from a $1400 card to a $4000 card to get 24gb is ridiculous. I am still rocking my 3080ti because it sucks to pay $1400 to go up 4gb only in Vram.

[...] and I immediately understood that for 100+ fps in 1440p resolution 5080 is the best choice for 1000 euro for many years

[...] I have everything maxed out on cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing and ray reconstruction along with screen space reflections on psycho at 4k 32gb ram i9 149k I am using frame gen 2x. [...] Core clock on gpu is +330 and mem I think is 1200 or 1300 can’t remember rn will update if questions. [...]

I came from a 2080 ti to a 5080 vanguard before they sold out and I got my for $2300 cad a month ago and now they are $3200. I must say the 5080 is amazing it performs very well with my 32in msi 321urx 4k oled I getvover 200 fps on almost all games at maxed settings

I have this exact card and love it. The only problem is that I wanted a 5090 but this is all I could find day 1. Now I wonder what I am missing. This does power my Ultrawide 5120x1440 at it's 120hz most of the time but I feel I need more for some reason. I agree with all of your assessments. 👍👍

Seeing the 4K performance I feel so glad to have stuck with 1440p 360hz. Absolute sweet spot IMO for this card, gets the best performance to visual quality ratio and still has some head room for coming years, mine barely breaks a sweat running things at max graphics and RT/PT. Also, on my end I've never experienced those issues with my old trusty DP cable, I wonder if that was maybe a faulty port on some cards.

I got one for a small form factor build with full intentions of using DLSS to get better 4k performance. [...] I wish the 5080 had a little bit more video memory but I got it for MSRP so I'm content with having the 3rd and 1st house in my rigs

I own an RTX 5080 and 0 complains and it runs MSFS 2020 on DLSS Preset M in Quality Super resolution. Play God of War and zero issues, running smooth and GPU core and VRAM temps staying at 40c and 60c and with a power draw of 300W, unlike the 5090's fire hazard risk as it runs at a minimum of 600W to 650W...brutal. No way I am getting a 5090, even if I can afford it.

[...] Personally, the RTX 5080 is waayyy better than the RTX 5070 or 5070 TI. [...] Personally with the increasing rise of COPPER and other raw materials to build a GPU PCB, and also with the current market conditions of RAM...goodluck on waiting on the Next Gen RTX 60 series as this will definitely and I mean definitely gonna be WAY expensive, guessing the next gen GPU will go around $5k to $6K GPU with the low tiers ranging to at least $1K. You can sell your RTX 5080 if you prefer, but goodluck getting something better, NVIDIA already said, the Super series and 60 Series are being skipped another year.

I had an MSRP 5080FE since last Spring. It was a great card but I sold it for $1200 and picked up a 5070 for $499 and 9070XT for $599 at my local micro center. I use the 9070XT in my main system and my gf uses the 5070 in our living room gaming PC. Technical I downgraded but I turned 1 GPU into 2, and both of the new ones still crush 1440P and even 4K with upscaling.

I got it at slightly below MSRP last aug. [...] Cost as much as the 4080 super, half of the 5090, and only about 200 USD more than the cheapest RTX 5070 ti in my area. [...] Can connect to Dolby atmos soundbars. So it was the best value for 4k gaming IMO.

I paid 1399 about a week ago I just did a new build. I like it Is it too much hell yeah Can you get a better card besides the 5090 Nope . I originally bought the 5070TI The card was bad They have no replacement cards I paid 1100 after tax Now I've seen they have like one from a private seller for like 1600 5070TI is no longer an option in my mind

[...] Also just got a new rig and unpacked my brand new Astral 5080 that i've had in the box since they came out but no rig to put it into... [...]

[...] While the 5080 is not a massive leap over the 4080 S, it managed to provide just enough extra performance to squeeze out full path tracing. [...] In Cyberpunk, I can feel the input lag at 3x or 4x frame gen which almost feels non-existent at 2x. [...] While I was impressed with both cards, particularly at their price to performance, my 5080 felt like it had a decent amount of extra performance over those cards, as I've managed to tune my 5080 to add between 10-15% extra performance (dependent on title and settings) through an overclock. That is where this card truly shines, overclock potential really adds the performance lacking in the generational leap and most cards can easily add +10% with some simple tuning. I've managed to also undervolt my card with the overclock and can run my card at 4090 levels of performance but stay around 300W and under 65c temps. [...]

[...] I'm going to wait for early 2027 when I can buy a new CPU, RAM, motherboard, and GPU by saving up a lot of money starting this year. [...]

[...] The support for the RTX 5080 is just too rough. [...] and was able to play after a mere 35 minutes listening to other people have fun on the call, while I was trying to figure out why the game would only launch to a black screen. [...]

I have fine tuned my 5080 overclock and I love the card but the 16GB vram on some 4k games definitely causes issues. If they release a 5080 super, as much as I don’t want to admit it, I will be buying it immediately.

The 5080 is a great GPU at a reasonable price. At a high price is better going for 9070xt ot 5070ti (although I prefer more the 5070ti). [...] Meaning what a 5090 can do at Native, the 5080 archives it on Quality mode or closer while the 5070TI is really close to it and performs games at 1440p the same performance of a 5090 at 4K. [...] BUT: Is the 3rd unbeatable Nvidia GPU card against the AMD cards, has a great performance, at 1440p native, PT is easy going, Manage to play at 8K some games, better architecture and technologies (specially on RT performance per native-RT diff) and at a cheaper price (if found) is really a gold opportunity. [...] If you have any 3000 Series except 3090 or 3090ti at a great price, I recommend to stick with them. A 3080 or 3080ti only if you are not worry about current AAA gaming performance and PT. [...] In my personal opinion: Buy a 5080 IF and only IF the price is worthing. [...] If you are someone who changes GPUs by gen, I recommend the 5070 nowadays if cheaper than a 9070. [...]

Installed mine today, Bit underwhelming coming from a 3090. Res evil requiem looks good on it. Wondering if i should have waited for 6xxx series now the 5080 super is sidelined. Ended up with a +250/2000 overclock. Msi 5080 gaming trio oc.

Totally agree with you! I had a 5080 on a Alienware AW3225QF, I hit limits on 4k so I got fed up with it and moved down to a 5070 ti on a Alienware UWQHD Oled and I am super happy, saved some cash as well, bought a x3d cpu and not looking back, love Ultrawide btw it's incredible! <3

As a first time PC owner in the 5080. I absolutely love it. I will never play console again. With that being said, it is a LITTLE bitter sweet knowing that my brand new flagship (5080/5090) GPU isn't exactly future proof in the long-run aggregate with 16gigabytes.... On the other hand. I do have one of the strongest GPUs. Idk 😅 I suppose better to have than not have!? Just a shame that the generation of PC GPUs that I got into happened to be the mkst lackluster series even if they are stronger than the older generation GPUs

[...] i suspected they downclock the 5080 so that they would sell the 5080 super with 10% increase in performance and more vram, just that they didn’t expect the ram shortage to be so horrible. it’s crazy how my 5080 went up in price by 50%, not a good time to get it

[...] Suppose I wanted to use an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for 4 hours, and I see someone is renting it out for 6 hours, then I can rent those 4 hours while another person could rent the remaining 2 hours if they want. [...] Once compute is commodified, there can be order books, bids, asks, available hours, fulfilled hours, and the cheapest sellers for each GPU type will be ranked first. Eventually there should (hopefully) be enough price discovery to make these GPU-hours behave like a small commodity market. This results in each GPU having a different standardised price per hour, which will be defined by the market, making room for taking advantage of pricing inefficiencies: if someone is underpricing a specific GPU, you could rent that compute at a discounted rate and use it for training, inference, rendering, blockchain jobs, or anything else reliant on compute, or you could sublet it and profit through those means for all I care. [...]

I sold my Palit 5080 and got the Palit 5090 about 6 months later. The framerate/time is noticeably smoother

I just love my Tuf,after 6 months of 9070 xt taichi😅- another level bro

Well I got fooled into the 9070 XT hype. But after struggling with that card for 6 months I got rid of it and bought a 5070 Ti. Finally I’m at peace again.

I’m so happy I bought my pny 5080 OC in September last year and decided not to wait, best decision I ever made.

I have had my 5080 for 7 months now and only complaint I have is it’s only 16gb should at least been 24gb

[...] The support for the RTX 5080 is just too rough. [...]

Even a RTX 5080 has a lower memory throughput than a Radeon VII from 2019, 7 years ago, while being much more expensive. [...] They are also much more expensive, yes.

ICYMI unsloth has had some major breakthroughs today with the Qwen3.5 local models With the Qwen3.5 35B A3B at Q4 I've got 200k context running at 62.98 tokens per second on a local RTX5080 16GB.

[...] And yeah, fall is when I got my RTX 5080. It was still $1000 and I had no idea how lucky I was when I pulled the trigger. [...]

[...] If my PC went to sleep, it would wake up and freeze at the logon screen. The constant updates that would reset some preferences - and worse, reinstall CoPilot and OneDrive - pushed me over. I went and installed Bazzite on the PC I built early this year with a Nvidia RTX 5080, somewhat skeptical that it would work well despite my extremely positive experience with the Steam Deck. [...]

[...] It's designed for speed and quality, hitting real-time generation on consumer GPUs while sounding natural and expressive. [...] Performance: On an RTX 5080, it generates 15s of audio in 1s with only 2GB VRAM. [...] Check the audio comparisons on the page – it holds up well against ElevenLabs or Cartesia. [...]

Doesn't directly answer your question as I don't have a modern AMD card to test with, but even with an RTX 5080 Super + 9800X3D, I was still only getting about 45-55 FPS at 4K60. I left the default settings of High and DLSS enabled (Ultra was slower). [...]

I’m happy with my 5090 I bought at launch, it’s going for about 6 - 7k right now 😂

i have 0 issues with my rtx5080 learn to build proper instead.