Nvidia RTX 5080 Founders Edition Review
Nvidia’s RTX 5080 Founders Edition is the next GPU up for testing, releasing tomorrow alongside its more powerful Blackwell sibling, the RTX 5090 Founders Edition. Positioned as a 4K card at an MSRP of $999, the RTX 5080 Founders Edition aims to be a viable 4K upgrade for those who can’t necessarily plunk down the $2K it costs for the more expensive 90-class card.
How does it stack up, especially compared to last generation’s RTX 4080 Super and even the RTX 4090? Let’s find out.
Specifications:
- MSRP: $999
- Architecture: Blackwell
- Nvidia CUDA Cores: 10752
- Tensor Cores: 5th Generation; 1801 AI TOPS
- Ray Tracing Cores: 4th Generation; 171 TFLOPS
- Boost Clock: 2.62 GHz
- Base Clock: 2.30 GHz
- VRAM: 16GB GDDR7
- Memory Interface: 256-bit
- Memory Bandwidth: 860 GB/s
- Total Graphics Power: 360W
- Required Power Supply: 850W
- I/O: 3x DisplayPort 2.1b; 1 x HDMI 2.1b
- Connector: 600W PCIe Gen 5 Cable (3x PCIe 8-pin cable adapter included)
- Size: 2-slot form factor; 304mm x 137mm (LxW)
Unboxing and First Thoughts
Like the RTX 5090 Founders Edition before it, the RTX 5080 Founders Edition comes in the same 100% plastic-free packaging, with the form-fitting all-fiber box sitting holding the 2-slot GPU snugly. There’s something satisfying unpackaging this GPU; the custom-made and environmentally friendly box feels almost as thoroughly engineered as the GPU it’s holding.
Once out of its box, the RTX 5080 Founders Edition looks identical to its more powerful sibling, just with the RTX 5080 stamp on the front. I do appreciate the smaller, more unassuming stamp of the 50-series compared to the 40-series cards, though when you’ve got two on your desk it’s a little easier to get them mixed up. Though, if I’m honest, that’s likely a problem 99% of people buying this card won’t run into.
The card still retains its elegant design, the Mobius strip still running along the length of the GPU on both sides, while the RTX 5080 FE features the new Double Flow Through design, which will feature on all
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