GALAX GeForce RTX 5080 1-Click OC Performance, Power Analysis & Noise Output

The RTX 50 series is here and thankfully thanks to our good friends in Galax, we have the RTX 5080 on the testbench. Read the full review to learn more about the new features of the RTX 50 line and the RTX 5080 performance.

During CES 2025, NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 5000 series, and its CEO was super excited to share with us the performance improvements AI offers to gaming. This is the first time that AI has provided such an improvement in gaming, and NVIDIA has fully exploited its capabilities to lure games into the next era of gaming. There was a lot of criticism about whether the performance improvement through the AI-generated frames is actual, and we will find out this through this review, so stay with us!

According to NVIDIA, neural rendering is the next era of computer graphics. By integrating neural networks into the rendering process, NV states that it can provide dramatic leaps forward in performance, image quality, and interactivity to deliver new levels of immersion. The first example of neural rendering was DLSS:

We used lower-resolution rendered frames as input to a neural network, which was trained to output a full-resolution frame. DLSS has since evolved to the point where it can generate entire frames and understand the composition of a scene, including shadows, reflections, and occlusion, to generate images that are often better than native rendering. With the invention of DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, working in unison with the complete suite of DLSS technologies, we can multiply frame rates by up to 8X over traditional brute-force rendering and provide image quality that is often better than native rendering.

But DLSS is just the beginning.

We’ve integrated neural networks inside of programmable shaders to create neural shaders. RTX Neural Shaders will drive the next decade of graphics innovations. They can be used to compress textures by up to 7X, saving massive amounts of graphics memory. It can also be used to create cinematic-quality textures and even more advanced lighting effects in games.

RTX Neural Faces offers an innovative, new approach to improve face quality using generative AI. Instead of traditional rendering, Neural Faces takes a simple rasterized face plus 3D pose data as input and uses a real-time generative AI model to infer a more natural face.

The tables below show the specs of the RTX 50/40 series and AMD models.

NVIDIA Graphics Cards Major Specs

RTX 50 Series

RTX 5090 RTX 5080 RTX 5070 Ti RTX 5070
Architecture GB202 GB203 GB203 GB205
Process Technology TSMC 4N TSMC 4N TSMC 4N TSMC 4N
Base Clock (MHz) 2010 2300 2300 2160
Boost Clock (MHz) 2410 2620 2450 2510
VRAM Size (GB) 32 16 16 12
VRAM Type GDDR7 GDDR7 GDDR7 GDDR7
VRAM Speed (Gbps) 28 30 28 28
VRAM Bus Width (bit) 512 256 256 192
Transistors (Billions) 92.2 45.6 45.6 31.0
Shading Units 21760 10752 8960 6144
TMUs/Tensor Cores 680 336 280 192
ROPs 192 128 128 64
SM/RT Cores 170 84 40 48
TDP (W) 575 360 300 250
Launch Month/Year 1/2025 1/2025 1/2025 1/2025
MSRP ($) 2000 1000 750 550

RTX 40 Series

RTX 4090 RTX 4080 Super RTX 4070 Ti Super RTX 4070 Super RTX 4070 RTX 4060 Ti
Architecture AD102 AD103 AD103 AD104 AD104 AD106
Process Technology TSMC 5N TSMC 5N TSMC 5N TSMC 5N TSMC 5N TSMC 5N
Base Clock (MHz) 2235 2295 2340 1980 1920 2310
Boost Clock (MHz) 2520 2550 2610 2475 2475 2535
VRAM Size (GB) 24 16 16 12 12 8
VRAM Type GDDR6X GDDR6X GDDR6X GDDR6X GDDR6X GDDR6
VRAM Speed (Gbps) 21 23 21 21 21 18
VRAM Bus Width (bit) 384 256 256 192 192 128
Transistors (Billions) 76.3 45.9 45.9 35.8 35.8 22.9
Shading Units 16384 10240 8448 7168 5888 4352
TMUs/Tensor Cores 512 320 264 224 184 136
ROPs 176 112 96 80 64 48
SM/RT Cores 128 80 66 56 46 34
TDP (W) 450 320 285 220 200 160
Launch Month/Year 9/22 1/2024 1/24 1/24 4/23 4/23
Street Price ($) 2500 1600 915 640 570 399

The table below contains the specs of AMD’s current-generation graphics cards for reference purposes.

AMD Graphics Cards Major Specs

RX 7900 XTX RX 7900 XT RX 7900 GRE Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE RX 7800 XT RX 7700 XT
Architecture Navi 31 Navi 31 Navi 31 Navi 31 Navi 32 Navi 32
Process Technology TSMC N5/N6 TSMC N5/N6 TSMC N5/N6 TSMC N5/N6 TSMC N5/N6 TSMC N5/N6
Base Clock (MHz) 1929 1387 1880 1972 1295 1435
Boost Clock (MHz) 2498 2394 2245 2333 2430 2544
VRAM Size (GB) 24 20 16 16 16 12
VRAM Type GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6
VRAM Speed (Gbps) 20 20 18 18 19.5 18
VRAM Bus Width (bit) 384 320 256 256 256 192
Transistors (Billions) 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 28.1 28.1
Shading Units 6144 5376 5120 5120 3840 3456
TMUs 384 336 320 320 240 216
ROPs 192 192 160 160 96 96
Compute Units 96 84 80 80 60 54
Ray Tracing Cores 96 84 80 80 60 54
TDP (W) 355 300 250 250 263 245
Launch Month/Year 11/22 11/22 7/23  2/24 8/23 8/23
Street Price ($) 930 750 550 570 500 420
GALAX GeForce RTX™ 5080 1-Click OC Technical Specifications:
  • CUDA Cores: 10752
  • Boost Clock: 2625MHz
  • 1-Click OC Clock: 2640MHz (by installing Xtreme Tuner Plus Software and using 1-Click OC)
  • Memory Speed: 30 Gbps
  • Standard Memory Config: 16 GB
  • Memory Interface Width 256-bit GDDR7
  • Memory Bandwidth: 960 GB/sec
  • PCI-E 5.0
  • Fans: 3x 92mm
  • Fan Stop: Yes
  • Ports: 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1b
  • Dimensions(with Bracket): 315 * 140.5 * 50.7mm
  • Dimensions(without Bracket): 303 * 125 * 49.7mm (NVIDIA SFF-Ready)
  • Weight: 1313gr
  • Warranty: two years
  • MSRP (excluding VAT): $1000

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6 thoughts on “GALAX GeForce RTX 5080 1-Click OC Performance, Power Analysis & Noise Output

  1. Εξαιρετική παρουσίαση της RTX 5080 καρτας γραφικων! Οπως ειπωθηκε σωστα στο βιντεο εδω δεν βλεπουμε μια νεα καρτα απο θεμα επιδοσεων hardware,αλλα απο θεμα νεου software! Οπως τοτε με τη 7000 Gen της Radeon με απιστευτη αυξηση FPS μεσω του Fidelity 3 ετσι και τωρα βλεπουμε μια νεα gen στο θεμα DLSS4 και τιποτα παραπανω!

  2. Aris i have an Andyson PX-1200 Platinum with ATX 2.53 spec should it okay to handle RTX 5080 with 12v-2×6 converter ?

      1. did the 12v-2×6 converter still had bad melting behavior in RTX 50xx series with high wattage PSU like 1000W++, and do you have any suggestion for ATX 2.53 users who want to pairs their PSU with RTX 50xx series ?

        1. There will always be issues in everything, but the fact is that 12V-2×6 is much safer than 12VHPWR. As for ATX 2.53 users, get proper cables from the respective brands, 2x 8-pin to 12+4

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