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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition vs MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition 16 GB GDDR7 · 2.62 GHz · 360 W Speed index 47/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has 10752 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.62 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 56.28 TFLOPS.

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT 16 GB GDDR7 · 2.63 GHz · 360 W Speed index 47/100

The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT has 10752 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.63 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 56.45 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is 0.3 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Speed index
47/100
47/100
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
56.45 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.62 GHz
2.63 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR7
16 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
960 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
360 W
360 W
Launch Price
1,169 $
1,169 $
1,280 pts
1,280 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
GPU ChipGB203-400-A1GB203-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8484
Shader1075210752
Render Output Units128128
Texture Units336336
Raytracing Cores8484
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is equipped with a graphics chip of the Blackwell architecture, which has 84 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is based on the Blackwell architecture and is equipped with 84 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR7
Memory Clock1.875 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed30.0 Gbps30.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth960 GB/s960 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.875 GHz clocks.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT has a 16 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Base Clock2.295 GHz2.295 GHz
Boost Clock2.617 GHz2.625 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has a turbo clock of 2.617 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is 2.625 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
TDP360 W360 W
Tjunction max88 °C88 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin1 x 16-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has 1 x 16-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 88 °C.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is equipped with a 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 88 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 110 mm2 x 120 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b3x DP 2.1b
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
Length304 mm319 mm
Height137 mm150 mm
Width48 mm60 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,898 g
SFF-ReadyYesNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is 48 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is 48 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders EditionMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ1/2025Q3/2025
Launch Price1,169 $1,169 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition was released in Q1/2025.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT published in Q3/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT +0.1 %

  1. 16,059
  2. 16,083

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT +0.1 %

  1. 34,689
  2. 34,741

Steel Nomad Graphics score MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT +0.1 %

  1. 8,099
  2. 8,111

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT +0.2 %

  1. 21,967
  2. 22,000

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT +0.2 %

  1. 8,943
  2. 8,957

Solar Bay (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT +0.2 %

  1. 151,286
  2. 151,514

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