Customer Ratings & Reviews

The card is enormous, heavy, and power hungry. I have it paired with a 13700k and I think my 850 watt power supply is the bare minimum to keep those two fed. Also, it comes with an adapter but make sure your power supply has three 8 pin PCIe connectors or a Gen 5 connector. Also, in regards to its weight, probably either mount it vertically if your case allows or get something to prevent sag. The blower style fans are pretty quiet and keep the card cool in my Lian Li Lancool 216. Performance over my EVGA 3080 (RIP EVGA) is significant in both games and video rendering. The biggest con is the price. I needed a second machine with some guts to it but I probably could have compromised. By buying it, I'm validating NVIDIA's bonkers new pricing scheme. Hopefully extra competition will knock some sense into them.

It is a definite upgrade from a 1080ti. Technical specs can be found on youtube with Steve Burke if anyone is truly curious. Coming from a PNY blower 1080ti, this was a major 20 flights up. The 1080ti is a champ but ran at an average of 80c, more likely due to its blower style. It ran 1440p with relative ease but CP2077 would get 60fps max settings only on 1080 res. Other than that, it is perfect for 1440p still with minor tweaks to graphics settings and now even has fsr support. But I wanted more, so I got it.. It came in an awesome cardboard box and an even more awesome product packaging which im sure is what the extra $200.00 paid for.. tongue in cheek joke The 4080 is much much larger than my 1080ti and used up an extra slot. The depth is also much larger and with the included 16pin adapter, it sticks out a little more so make sure you got enough space all around. The 4080 was plug and play, just had to install drivers before hand. Keep in mind, I already had an Nvidia gpu prior so you may need to DDU if youre coming from something else. Temps were idle at 33c and maxed out at 60c with CP2077 4K with everything minus Psycho RT. Thank you large fan. FPS difference is massive but im coming from the king of the 10 series gpu. Power draw is much lower than previously expected but Ive always had a 750w PSU so no issues there. This will serve me until 80 series cards are released. Other than that, no bottlenecking for cpu but Im also running 4K so it shouldnt be too overburdened. Cybertron PC SET I7 - 8700k AIO Liquid 32gb DDR4 2666 SSD for OS and larger games ASRock mobo - some basic one

I made the ‘slight’ performance jump from my 3090 FE because I needed a smaller graphics card for the case I was building in. The 3090 FE is roughly 31mm longer than the 4080 FE which made case selection difficult for the 3090. I mostly play Call of Duty games @ 1440p Ultrawide with maxed out settings, RT & DLSS disabled. My FPS in MW2 was about 90 FPS with the 3090 and after upgrading to the 4080 my fps went to 170fps. The increase in benchmark scores was also significantly higher than the 3090. After watching all the Youtuber review and benchmarks I was under the assumption that the 4080 wouldn’t be worth the upgrade but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Higher FPS in games and higher benchmarks were also backed up with lower overall temps (about 20C+ less per sensor compared to the 3090 FE) and much less power total consumption (450W vs 375W). I am more than happy with the upgrade but I am a little worried that the drop from 24GB of VRAM to 16GB may affect future performance.

This review is for an Nvidia RTX 4080 16GB FE. I bought it so I don't owe anybody any favors. First of all, it is big. 5 inches x 12 inches and it takes up 3 slots. It is 6.5 inches to the outside of the bend of the power cable. It comes with a three 8 pin to one 12 pin power cable adapter. You don't want it. It is stiff and cumbersome. Go to Fasgear and order the cable for the PSU that you have, which needs to be at the bare minimum 750 watts, 850 is really what you should have and if you have to buy a new PSU try to find one that has a native 600 watt 12 pin GPU plug. That way it will come with the cable and you won't have to buy the adapter cable. The adapter cable is not a fit all cable. you need to get the one that has the right plugs for your PSU. Fasgear is working on a cable that has a right angle plug for the GPU. Check to see if they have it now as that will keep the cable closer to the GPU and make the installation neater. You can't bend the power cable at the GPU sharply. The bend is going to add 1.5 inches to the 5 inch wide 4080, so make sure it will go in your case. It comes with support brackets, which i didn't use as I have a support bracket. The backplate on the 4080 is really stiff so it won't droop on the end, but it is heavy and that constant weight on the PCIe slot probably isn't desirable. If you have a well-ventilated case, it will run cool. fans are off up to about 50 degrees. They max out at 1200 RPM under constant load, and it holds 58 tp 62 degrees running my Flight Sim and my 32 inch 4K monitor. I run DCS World and with the MSSA at 4X and SSAA at 1.5 and everything else maxed out for quality, I hold 92 to 118 FPS depending on the density of the detail. as a comparison the RTX 3080 I had before it ran 58 to 88 FPS. So, I have no Cons. This is a great GPU for driving 4K monitors. I have no experience with VR, so I can't comment. It is quiet. Those large slow turning fans and the monstrous heatsink do the job. And it is an Nvidia. No crappy drivers. Just strong steady service. I can see no need to pay a couple of hundred more for the three-fan overclocked AIBs. If you need more than what this Founders edition 16GB 4080 has you might better put the money toward a 4090.

I got this card at around $1000 before tax using code q4fy23save10. The $55 in rewards for using a BB credit card. And I had some reward points from previous purchases as well. This card is actually really good and gets very good performance and overclocks easy to 3ghz. I get about 10-15fps more after overclocking. Even after this overclock the card doesnt go above 350w in 3DMark and is usually around 330w when gaming. Thats amazing efficiency considering my previous evga 3090ti was putting out over 450w for much less performance and was basically a space heater. On the topic of heat. I have never had this card go over 67 degrees and thats playing darktide with ray tracing and all that. Usually it sits around 64-65 degrees and fans never ramp up. Infact i can hear the cpu fan more than the 4080 fans. Some negatives about the card however is that it does have coil whine which is pretty loud at first but does settle down. Ans also the price is still pretty high even after all my discounts. I would also say the size of the card is a negative as well but considering im getting such good thermal performance and the fact that the cooler is literally built like a solid piece of metal i can’t complain. Yes its overpriced but if you can afford it but don’t want to pay for a 4090 than its a really good card.

a definite recommend... if you have the funds, or if its your hobby upgrading from a rtx 3060 12gb which was totally fine with what i was playing. atomic heart looks amazing in 4k. love that the fans on the 4080 are silent until there is a load on the card. less dust 16 pin adapter included. i upgraded my power supply to a corsair shift, which came with the new 16 pin cable required on new gpus. the card is HEAVY!, so i recommend a gpu support bracket, or a vertical gpu mount its a beauty of a card when you hold it in your hands. it feels like its worth the 1200 dollars, all metal and heavy.

I return 7900 XTX due to 110c issue & got RTX 4080 FE. first thing i notice how quiet 4080 is under load as well it runs cooler while the fan is also quiet. the price of the RTX 4080 FE was an issue at first but $200 more over the 7900 XTX is worth it due of the performance & how well the cooler perform under load.

I was using a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super for the past 3.5 years. The 2070 Super worked fantastic, but wanted to upgrade GPU since my PC is a year old. I would have been happy to get a 3080, but the price was the same as a 4080. Been using the 4080 for over a month and exceeded my expectations. Testing with Battlefield 2042 after 3hrs the 2070 Super was using an average of 179 watts and average temp at 152F. The 4080 was using 185 watts average with a temp of 115F. The 4080 is also very silent. I am extremely happy with the 4080, but my one issue is 12VHPWR location. This card is massive, which I knew it would fit in Lian Li Dynamic XL easily. With the 12VHPWR on top adding the height creates case issues. I could put on my side glass panel, but the amount of pressure on the 12volt plug scarred me. Was worried that with the amount of heat generated in the area could cause the circuitry channels maybe to become brittle or snap. I kept glass side panel off because CableMod had a angled adapter in development, which I knew about when I purchased the 4080. Spending this much money GPU should come with adapters to accommodate all the case sizes. Thank goodness CableMod came to the rescue, which I have a picture of the angled adapter in review if like to look at it.

First I would knock a star for pricing but NVIDIA and AMD both are guilty of overpricing these newest generations. I upgraded from a AMD MSI RX580oc 8g, like many stuck not being able to find upgrades. So needless to say it’s a huge step up in performance. I place mostly multiplayer FPS games and have seen some FPS and quality improvements. In single player modes that’s where I really notice the difference. I am running this GPU with an I9 9900k and it seems to be working really well with a Corsair 850 watt PSW. I used a driver scrubber software since I was going from AMD to NVIDIA and had no issues what’s so ever. Per many of the YouTube recommendations I plugged the adapter in prior to install the GPU and ensured it was plugged in all the way. I have had zero issues and this thing runs so much quieter and cooler than my old RX580. Also fits great in my Fractal case, plenty of room. Really glad I found the founders card as I think that’s the best value in the 4080, I have no OC plans.

Price could be better, but this card handles every game I've played so far at ultra settings with no issues. Last gen I had was 980 so coming from HD to 4k ultra is massive improvement especially if you enjoy single player/rich-story/open world games. Cooler is great too, keeping it at 33 while idle and not going above 65 while gaming.

I updated from a 3080 and the 4080 offers a great difference in performance especially in regards to cooling with the founders edition card. The price point is a little high compared to AMD and the previous msrp for the 3080 however ray tracing performance is better than anything AMD can offer with its card. 4080 is overall the second best performing card available in overall performance and is great currently for msrp availability .

The card is an absolute beast, everything I throw at it, this GPU has 0 trouble running it. I’ve paired this with an Alienware AW3423DWF and pretty much all of my games run at the maximum refresh rate of that monitor with high to ultra settings with Ray Tracing on high to ultra as well. This thing is no joke but at $1200 it’s hard to recommend, even knowing that this thing is a beast I just can’t justify the price. This should be a $900-$1000 card. This is definitely for enthusiasts and people that are going to be using RT constantly. So for someone who is looking for very high performance but doesn’t care about RT, this card is NOT for you. If you love RT and are a huge fan of reference cards like me, then buy it, you won’t be disappointed.

Roughly 25% increase in performance from 3080ti according the reviews. Super quiet card, fans spin at 40% and temperatures stay in low 60s. Best cooler and not as big as the other overpriced aib cards. Seriously this card is much cooler and quieter than the Evga ftw3 3080ti. Fits well into my modded nzxt h210 case

Great card, but very expensive. I always go 70 series and my wife said "just do it" so I treated myself. It's great so far. Very large and VERY heavy, the weight makes me nervous however there it feels very solid, and it has like 2 degrees of sag at most, still I'm going to add a little support as this cost more than my last computer as a whole. A lot of people argue the price based on it being an "80", however it can beat out a 3090ti no problem and costs less in most cases. I paired it with a raptor lake i7 and 1000w psu (overkill I know).

Looks amazing and is equally amazing when it comes to performance and features, all without heating up your computer's case thanks to the cooler design that spits the heat through the back of the case, and it remains virtually silent while keeping GPU temperature below 65C, typically 60C depending on the game. DLSS 3 is great and makes a difference in games such as Spiderman and A Plague Tale Requiem. IMO it's the sweet spot for people like me that play on a 1440p 21:9 monitor, if you play at 4K then the RTX 4090 might be a better choice if you're willing to pay for it and are able to actually find one to purchase without paying the "scalper tax" Also make sure your case is big enough for this graphics card! For reference it barely fits inside a Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL, there's not much space left to close the side panel.

I bought a RTX 4080 for my son and he said it is performing well! The temperature is low and the fps is high. The card is also very big as well as a side note. This card is a Beast for the price but the problem is that price.

Underrated card due to bad press. Performs flawlessly and allows me to run full ray tracing at widescreen resolution without the melting connection shenanigans of other cards. Runs extremely cool on the factory air cooler and even shuts itself off when not needed, I’m surprised at how frequently I notice the fans not spinning when I’m watching videos or web browsing. This is a large card and even though I got it sandwiched between two rads in my normal sized (non XL) Lian li pco11 dynamic, the side panel doesn’t fit and the case looks comically small.

Just like the 30 series FE design this 4080 is sleek and neutral and will fit most colored builds. Cooler is way more than necessary and runs well floating from 50-70C dependent on the game. 16 gigs of VRAM is sufficient enough for demanding VRAM titles like RE4 Remake. Performance per Watt is solid. I’d like to note, that I would not have took a shot at this card we’re it not for the discounts and coupons I used to get $300 beneath it’s MSRP. It’s a solid card, but not worth the 1.2K mark up that NVIDIA has imposed on this product. My advice: if you currently own a 30 series, an AMD equivalent (6000 series), or 2080TI don’t upgrade, Ada architecture is great, but not worth the price premium much like how the 10 to 20 series was questionable, it’s the same deal for 30 to 40 series. Skip this generation if you are still happy with your gpu. If you only care about rasterization performance, I recommend the 7900xtx from AMD which trades blows, for a fraction of this cards price.

This is miles better than my previous 30 series card, which was also an FE. It runs so much quiet and cooler stock than my previous card, even under load. DLSS 3 and Frame Generation are also a really nice thing to have, I'm getting max FPS in most games I play on my 1440p Ultrawide monitor, even at max settings. The only complaint I have, like others, is the price. It's way too expensive, and had this been priced lower, I think it would be a top-selling card. I'm really happy with my purchase, zero regrets for me.

Although I paid $1300 for my 2080ti when it launched I was a bit disappointed to see the price of the 40 series after the pricing of the 30 series. With that said, I was extremely happy with the performance uplift at 3440x1440 UW. I would have liked a 4090 FE however they are unicorns at this point. I was a bit bitter settling for second best but upon testing this card out I was extremely satisfied. Temps and power consumption are very impressive. If you are like me and generally upgrade every other generation then the price of this card is worth it. Paired with a 13700K it runs great.