MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Expert gets the CES 2026 ‘Best of Innovation’ award

MSI has secured five honoree awards ahead of CES 2026, including a “Best of Innovation” award for its GeForce RTX 5080 16G Expert graphics card.

The annual competition run by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has awarded the RTX 5080 16G Expert graphics card with the maximum honor in its category. Featuring a die-cast aluminum alloy shroud with an industrial aesthetic, this card uses MSI's updated “Flow Frozr 2” thermal system, specifically designed to maintain performance stability over long sessions.

Alongside the new GPU, MSI picked up Honoree awards for two complete systems. The Vision Elite RS AI 2nd is the company's new flagship pre-built desktop, pairing the latest Intel Core Ultra CPUs with high-end Nvidia RTX graphics inside a chassis dominated by tempered glass and managed by AI-driven cooling controls.

On the professional side, the MSI EdgeXpert also received a nod. This system is an edge AI computing device designed for local model training and inference, powered by the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip. MSI has announced that the remaining award-winning products will be unveiled on January 4th, just ahead of the start of CES.

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KitGuru says: It will be interesting to see what the other award winners were when we touch down at CES in January. 

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