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

Epilogue

GPU reviewing is challenging, especially if you don’t have enough automation to do tedious tasks like game benchmarking. Even with manual control, there can still be issues during benchmarking, so automation can cause even more problems. Thankfully, I have automated the transfer of vast amounts of test results data into graphs, which usually requires many work hours, and I am working my way to automate some benchmarks, too.

Because I hate extended epilogues and because I am pretty sure that most of you are on the same page, the average performance difference between the RTX 4080 and the RTX 5080 is just 7% using the same DLSS and FG technology, while the power consumption improvement is even lower at 6.31%. This is nothing to get you excited. I will use a phrase I read in a comment in one of our videos. This new GPU release is mainly a software update! So true!

With DLSS 4.0 enabled, you get higher quality graphics, and with the new Frame Generation modes (3x and 4x), which are only available in the RT 50 cards, you can get way higher performance. It is all about AI, after all, to improve performance.

So, let’s look at two games where I went for the full FG speed (4x) and notice the differences.

As you can see, the performance with FG 4x renders the RTX 5080 faster than the RTX 4090, thanks to AI. I don’t know whether NVIDIA will provide FG 4x to the RT 40 series, too, and many of you will say what about latency. First, don’t expect a 30 FPS game to improve vastly and be enjoyable, even with FG set at 4x and with over 100 FPS. You need a strong raster performance base for FG to work its magic, but thankfully, the RTX 5080 is already strong enough to handle most contemporary titles.

FG 4x is not the solution for all, but it works wonders when the GPU is strong enough to handle the games’ engine. This is the primary advantage of the RTX 50 series. NVIDIA promises that shortly after the release of the new GPUs, 75 games and apps will support multi-frame generation.

The other big news is the DLSS 4 Transformer model, which is not exclusive to the RTX 50 series but refers to all RTX lines. DLSS transformer models improve image quality with improved temporal stability, less ghosting, and greater detail in motion. There is a relatively small performance penalty, but as GPUs become more potent, we should focus more on quality than performance.

The following table reminds you of the differences between the RTX 50 series members.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 5080 1-Click OC is a strong graphics for those stuck with an RT 30 series card. If you have an RTX 4080, I see no reason for this upgrade unless you want the newest Frame Generation technology. Moreover, this specific model from Galax has a quiet operation under most conditions and is sold at MSRP. Matching this graphics card with an ATX v3.1 PSU will be ideal, with the proper high-power cable, and avoid using adapters. You will find the best ATX v3.x PSUs in this article.