Product on Review: GV-N5080GAMING OC-16GD
Manufacturer: GIGABYTE
Street Price: GBP £1200 | USD $1500 | AUD $2600
The GIGABYTE RTX 5080 GAMING OC is a custom-cooled, factory-overclocked version of NVIDIA’s latest flagship GPU, based on the advanced Ada Lovelace architecture and fabricated on a cutting-edge 4nm process. Equipped with enhanced RT and Tensor cores, 24GB of high-speed GDDR7 memory, and support for PCIe 5.0, it’s built to handle 4K gaming, ray-traced visuals, and compute-heavy creative tasks with ease. GIGABYTE’s Windforce cooling system—featuring triple 100mm fans, a vapor chamber, and extended fin arrays—promises to keep thermals in check, while the reinforced design and upgraded power delivery aim to ensure performance stability under sustained load.
In this review, we’ll put the GIGABYTE RTX 5080 GAMING OC through a comprehensive round of tests, including synthetic benchmarks, gaming workloads, and thermal analysis. We’ll explore how this card performs across demanding titles, how effectively it maintains clock speeds under pressure, and whether GIGABYTE’s enhancements translate into meaningful real-world gains. If you're wondering whether this card is worth the investment for your next high-end build, you’ll want to see what we uncover.
About GIGABYTE
A global leader in the PC industry, GIGABYTE offers a comprehensive product lineup that aims to “Upgrade Your Life.” With expertise encompassing consumer, business, gaming, and cloud systems, GIGABYTE uses research and innovation to consistently meet user needs. GIGABYTE is renowned for award-winning products including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, mini PCs, and other PC components and accessories, and has revolutionized the PC industry with patented DualBIOS™ and Ultra Durable™ technologies. As an expert in PC technology, GIGABYTE is poised to extend our scope in business servers and cloud systems with hardware and software solutions that integrate AI and AloT applications to develop the ideal infrastructure for future prospects in 5G.
