RTX 5080 Roundup: MSI, Gigabyte, and Palit

1. Introduction2. Gigabyte RTX 5080 Gaming OC3. MSI RTX 5080 Suprim SOC4. Palit RTX 5080 GamingPro OC5. Testing Methodology6. Game Benchmarks7. Clock Speed8. GPU Temperatures9. Acoustics10. Noise-Normalised Temperatures11. Power Draw and Efficiency12. Overclocking13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

Power draw

We use Nvidia PCAT to measure power draw of the graphics card only, with readings from both the PCIe slot and the PCIe power cables combined into a single figure. We use A Plague Tale: Requiem (4K/2160p) for this testing.

Interestingly, we do observe some difference in power draw – the GamingPro OC drew just under 370W in our testing, ahead of the Gaming OC on 366W, while the Suprim was even more efficient at just 350W – perhaps due to its beefier VRM?

Performance per watt

Combining the power draw values shown above with the performance data, we present performance per watt for each graphics card tested:

That lower power draw means the Suprim is top dog when it comes to performance per Watt, but the differences are very small between all three cards on test today.

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