Customer Ratings & Reviews

Compared to the other third party 5080s, this card from PNY was much better value for equivalent performance. The card stays cool and quiet, typically under 70C under any gaming loads. I also like that the I/O bracket is 3 slots, compared to many other more expensive cards that are only 2 slots. This means that the card is very sturdy and has almost no GPU sag even without the use of a GPU support brace. And the best part, this card has absolutely no coil whine! I'm not sure if it's something PNY did to improve this or if I got lucky, but this is the quietest card in that regard I have ever had. My two complaints with the card are relatively minor, but both prevent this card from being truly excellent. The first is that the fans have some bearing noise at low speeds which is annoying. This sounds like a faint ticking noise that is able to be heard when my computer is idling. This problem was reduced by setting a fan curve where the GPU fans are off at idle and it is less obvious at the higher fan speeds required while gaming. The second problem is the requirement to use PNY's software to control the ARGB lighting. It is very clunky, user unfriendly, and has a limited number of lighting presets. This is especially disappointing because this card has lighting zones on its face, its side, and its back, so I really wish there was a better way to control all of it. I typically use SignalRGB to control all of my lighting, but this card is not compatible which is a shame. Overall, I am very happy with my purchase. I think that the card looks good but is overall less well built than options from other brands like MSI, Asus, or Gigabyte. However, for the price of only $200 above the Founder's Edition at the time of purchase, the value is outstanding. You get a quiet card under load that performs great and has some headroom to overclock. If PNY could fix their software and improve the fans that they use, this would be a no brainer of an option.

I've been testing the card over an RX 9070XT I had installed previously and, to be honest, I'm overall impressed with the PNY RTX 5080. This card is extremely quiet under load, a steady 60°C on Battlefield 6 and Helldivers! This thing is quiet and does not get hot, ever—no coil whine, nothing. I mean, I'm shocked. After 2 weeks of playing daily, I went and checked measurements on PNY's website to see if it fit in my case. It was in inches, not mm! Little did I know this is an American GPU build. I don't know why people complain about how cheaply built it is; on the contrary, it's solid and cooled correctly! This is the OC version, and yeah, people compare it to an RX 9070XT, but those YouTube benchmarks are not accurate. Only Hardware Unboxed really hit it on the money FPS-wise, but I couldn't be happier with this GPU. Nvidia has 90% market share and has DLSS across that many games, so it's a no-brainer to have Nvidia, no matter which 50 series. I'm keeping this card and couldn't be happier. I bought a 1300 PSU, and it has that cable for it not to burn up, but everyone I know hasn't had that issue, so just to be safe! But please buy this card; you won't regret it! Ever! P.S. When I picked this up, I stared at it on the counter since it was ordered for pickup, and the Best Buy rep said, "You bought it because you can." I teared up, no lies, like I walked out happy. Thank you, Best Buy.

The RTX 5080 has been nothing short of incredible in my Dream PC build. Paired with a Ryzen 9 9950X, 64GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, and blazing-fast Gen 4 NVMe storage, this card handles everything I've thrown at it without breaking a sweat. From maxed-out gaming settings to local AI workloads and content creation, it simply performs. PNY doesn't always get the same attention as some of the bigger names, but they've absolutely knocked it out of the park here. The triple-fan cooler keeps temperatures impressively low, it's whisper quiet under most workloads, and the ARGB lighting looks fantastic inside my Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO RGB case. The blacked-out design fit my build perfectly. Performance has been exactly what I hoped for. Games look incredible, frame rates are outstanding, and even after experimenting with undervolting profiles, the card continues to deliver excellent performance while running cooler and more efficiently. This wasn't just an upgrade for me—it was the centerpiece of a dream PC build years in the making. Five stars without hesitation.

I wish it were closer to MSRP Price for 5080's but must admit the RGB looks great (and im not even a fan of RGB). Loving the card so far. Runs very cool at load. Mostly quiet - however I do hear what i think are the fans (when in a game) and not coil whine. Its not super noticeable though. Was Happy to support an American company who actually offers cards at MSRP.

PNY has has replaced what I lost since EVGA does not make GPUs anymore. This card performs great, at high clocks, cool, and quite. Seems to use a reference PCB, but with a very robust heatsink. Structully holds its weight very well without additional help. Shroud feels thin and flimsy, but once installed I don't notice it.

I finally bit the bullet and reluctantly decided to upgrade from my evga rtx 3090 ftw3 ultra. But after doing so, I wish I did it a lot sooner! This card is amazing - from the cooler temps thanks to the vapor chamber, to lower power draw and amazing refresh rates, this card is so good. I've seen a lot of reviews online dumping on the 5080 but I can say in the real world those are bs claims. I've also seen skepticism about the PNY brand but those seem unfounded as well. A couple of performance examples - I run iRacing on a Pimax Crystal Light at 120fps and with my 3090 with all the gpu/case fans maxed it would be running ~71c and 400w, with frames dropping into the low 100's or lower with heavy traffic on track. Scaling up the resolution on the Pimax with the 5080 and my fans scaled way down it runs ~55c and ~250w and solidly at 120fps - a night and day difference. Another example is Battlefield 6 - on the 3090 with medium settings and dlss quality on at 1440p, the card would do ~100fps and again pulling 400w and ~70c+ temps. The 5080 on Overkill settings with DLSS Quality and MFG turned on we're hitting ~450fps+ with no perceptible lag in game. Simply incredible. And again, temps are in the mid 50's and power draw around 250w. I used afterburner to put +300 on the core and +1500 on the memory without issue. One thing to note though, not all power supplies are created equal. I had an older 1000W psu so I originally used the 3 plug adapter to connect power, however, the way these 50 series cards draw power it would overload my psu and trip the protection circuit - the last thing you want to have happen mid match! After this happening a few times I realized it was most likely the psu. So I replaced the psu with a CORSAIR RM1000x and have had no problems since. If you find this card on sale, buy it now. I got it on a Best Buy "black Friday in July" sale for $1,319 and now it looks like it's around $1,799. Crazy price but more in-line with other "premium" brand 5080's with similar features (vapor chamber). Good luck and happy gaming!

This is my first time buying a PNY card and definitely won't be my last. It stays very cool while gaming. I haven't seen it go over 60c in game yet and the card is extremely quiet. For reference I have 2x Noctua NF-A12x25, 2x BeQuiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm, and three Phanteks T30 fans with custom fan curve set to 1000rpm max and I can't hear the GPU fans at all. It's not as big as other 5080s in the market which makes this a nice option for small form factor PCs. At $1300 it's one of the cheapest AIB 5080s you can buy.

Pricey card, but figured it was time to upgrade from my 3070 TI. Super easy install, EXCEPT that I didn’t have the right power cable for it. After purchasing the $20 12VHPWR cable separately and plugging that in, it worked great! Only have played Cyberpunk 2077 with it so far, but wow, what a change from what the game looked like before and at an average of 120fps. I hope to use it soon for some local AI processing as well. And thankfully my 850w power supply was more than sufficient.

Performance is great (thermal and noise) and so is the look. However there was a problem. Card would throw a black screen at random first (maybe 14 days in). Then would boot up fine, but 10-20 min same. Then wouldn't even boot up. So we put 3080 back in all is fine stress testing for 1hr. Now we know it's the 5080. We put it back in (using supplied power adapter to 3 8-pin pcie power cables. I made sure 12pin is plugged all the way. Card boots up. All is good stress testing open case for 1hr. No black screen. My son tries to tuck the adapter wires so they bend down(normal cable management) and when he does that card goes black screen. So we figured card goes black screen when there is downward pressure on 12pin (May also soften up with heat a bit while in use). Since there is no elegant way to rout up or to right (which can cause downward pressure too). We decided to add small aluminum shelf that supports 12pin plug. The shelf is sitting flat even with heat sink on right and has small leg raised over heat sink on left which is lower. Never black screened again. Great connector NVIDIA! We really needed that connector! Anyway... We knew we won't get any card that cheap again so we went with DIY fix. Shelf can be taken out any time if there is better solution. Didn't have to mod card in any way either.

Very impressed so far. I use this card with the 45" LG OLED 5K/2K curved monitor and I love the combination. Looks great in the system. Good value compared to other 5080 cards. This is my first experience with the PNY brand. Time will tell, but so far I am happy with my purchase...especially with Best Buy price matching.

Great card, runs cool, killer performance i couldnt be happier

other then the price, its a beast of a GPU and easily does everything i throw at it.

you came to look for 5080? this PNY version! is trully a good balance of quality & value! OC edition!! looks very nice! and thicc! in a good way well paired with 9800x3d!!

Temperatures have been well below 60 degrees Celsius while maxing out the graphics. Noise is little to zero.

It's really a cheap deal with high performance. I'm really very satisfied with this product.

Great card great cooling, the recessed 12 pin power inlet is VERY clever and helpful for my sff build. Pretty close to MSRP no complaints here !

This card is really good well coming from an 3080 TI and like almost 2 months of using this GPU in 4k gaming it cooler and it uses less power

I bought the PNY 5080 to replace my EVGA XC3 3070ti because I wanted better raytracing and higher-res gaming while maintaining decent FPS. Overall I'm quite impressed. It is quite a bit bigger than the EVGA 3070ti, but less premium in terms of materials. There's more plastic in general. I have it mounted regularly (i.e. horizontally) and the RGB arrow at the back of the card is a unique design which I like. I think there are better looking cards out there but this isn't a bad option by any means. Given its current price (I was "lucky enough" to purchase this right before the price hike, but still at $200 more than the reference Founders Edition price) the aesthetics get a passing grade. As other reviewers have mentioned, the card does not sag which is quite a feat given its size. It runs very quiet even under load. I haven't bothered messing with overclocking and undervolting yet but so far I'm quite happy with the performance.

This is my second 5080. I bought it to replace a 4080 that died on me recently. My other is an Asus Rog Astral 5080. Both are OC editions, and I gotta say, I won the silicone lottery with this little card. Although it's smaller and has more plastic than my ROG carde, it blows it away in performance. Runs faster and stays just as cool. It's a beautiful card and I couldn't be happier with this purchase. I got in on sale and it was $500 less than the Asus card. Such a great GPU. 10/10 highly recommend! The only downside is it has more plastic, but hasn't affected performance in the least. I use it for gaming and 3d rendering and it's really a great workhorse of a card! I have the 3 fan RGB version

bought this card since I needed something the used less power and generated less heat during summer. So far looks amazing and runs much cooler than the 4090 I was using with almost no difference in performance at 4k max settings at the games I was playing.