It works. I haven’t experienced the abundance of driver and other technical issues that earlier adopters had to deal with, so I guess those have technically improved. I’m still giving it 4 stars since Shadowsplay’s ease of use seems to have deteriorated since I had an RTX 4070.
The price just needs to come down. I’m not going to give it a 1 star review simply due to the fact that I upgraded from an RTX 4070->RX9070->RTX 5080 of my own free will, mostly out of personal preference, but also necessity since those didn’t quite fit my use cases. For most people, it might still be better to find a second hand 4080.
Rated 5 out of 5
S. Brown –
I bought this a couple weeks ago and I’m extremely happy with it. It’s whisper quiet even at full utilization with the fans at high RPM.
It also runs significantly cooler than the RTX 3080 that it replaced. It makes sense given that it pulls much less power, and I definitely have noticed my home office temps lowered by a couple degrees.
It came with a mounting bracket to support the back of the GPU with the floor of the case, to help keep the card from warping. I hadn’t seen this setup before, so I was pleased that this was added to the box.
And lastly, performance! It’s the fourth fastest consumer video card made (as of 7/2025) so it’s super fast. I have thrown a number of modern games at it at max settings at 4K and it’s handled them perfectly. Super smooth.
Obviously these cards are in high demand, and prices are high, but I’m pleased with the overall value of it.
Kalen –
It works. I haven’t experienced the abundance of driver and other technical issues that earlier adopters had to deal with, so I guess those have technically improved. I’m still giving it 4 stars since Shadowsplay’s ease of use seems to have deteriorated since I had an RTX 4070.
The price just needs to come down. I’m not going to give it a 1 star review simply due to the fact that I upgraded from an RTX 4070->RX9070->RTX 5080 of my own free will, mostly out of personal preference, but also necessity since those didn’t quite fit my use cases. For most people, it might still be better to find a second hand 4080.
S. Brown –
I bought this a couple weeks ago and I’m extremely happy with it. It’s whisper quiet even at full utilization with the fans at high RPM.
It also runs significantly cooler than the RTX 3080 that it replaced. It makes sense given that it pulls much less power, and I definitely have noticed my home office temps lowered by a couple degrees.
It came with a mounting bracket to support the back of the GPU with the floor of the case, to help keep the card from warping. I hadn’t seen this setup before, so I was pleased that this was added to the box.
And lastly, performance! It’s the fourth fastest consumer video card made (as of 7/2025) so it’s super fast. I have thrown a number of modern games at it at max settings at 4K and it’s handled them perfectly. Super smooth.
Obviously these cards are in high demand, and prices are high, but I’m pleased with the overall value of it.