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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 has arrived with Blackwell architecture, faster ray tracing, and AI-driven enhancements that help demanding games look and run better. Designed for high-fidelity gaming and intensive workloads, it aims to balance performance and value in the RTX 50 series lineup.

153 news stories · 9 reviews · 1 articleUpdated September 29, 2026

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 News

NewsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER leaks again: full GB203 GPU, 24GB GDDR7 at 32Gbps, 420W+ power

May 21, 2025 | NVIDIA's refreshed GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER teased agan: GB203-450-A1 GPU, 10752 CUDA cores, 24GB GDDR7 memory on 256-bit bus at 32Gbps, and 400W...

NewsCOLORFUL's impressive custom 'Space Capsule' PC, DOOM-themed RTX 5080, and more

May 20, 2025 | COLORFUL brought some fantastic looking hardware to Computex 2025, from custom PCs to new cases, and a limited edition DOOM GPU design.

NewsHands on with the stunning ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 DOOM Edition GPU

May 19, 2025 | At Computex 2025 we got to go hands-on with the limited edition ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 DOOM Edition GPU from ASUS, and play DOOM with it...

NewsRTX 5080 SUPER with 24GB, RTX 5070 SUPER with 18GB rumored: RDNA 4 has NVIDIA 'spooked'

May 4, 2025 | NVIDIA preparing beefed-up GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER with 24GB, RTX 5070 SUPER with 18GB GDDR7 memory as AMD's new RDNA 4 'has them spooked'.

NewsNVIDIA to release a GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB and RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB

April 28, 2025 | NVIDIA is reportedly prepping a GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER 24GB and a GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER 18GB refresh, increasing VRAM capacity by 50%.

NewsASUS unleashes ROG Astral RTX 5080 DOOM Edition graphics card, ready for DOOM: The Dark Ages

April 28, 2025 | ASUS reveals its ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 DOOM Edition graphics card, a graphics card forged in hell, ready for the DOOM Slayer.

NewsColorful is introducing a quad-fan GeForce RTX 5080 that also has an LCD screen

April 25, 2025 | The new COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 5080 Vulcan W is reminiscent of ASUS's new ROG Astral GPUs in that it includes a fourth fan on the back.

NewsASUS ROG NUC 2025 with GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, Core Ultra 9 275HX launches soon for $3300

April 13, 2025 | ASUS intros its new ROG NUC 2025 Mini-PC: up to Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 'Arrow Lake' CPU, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU in a tiny...

NewsGeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5080 GPUs sold for below-MSRP prices at Walmart

April 11, 2025 | Two lucky PC gamers have shared their Walmart GPU buying success stories - a GeForce RTX 5080 for $896 and a GeForce RTX 5070 for $515.

NewsASUS tweaks ROG Astral RTX 5080 GPU so it can hit a huge 450W, but temper your FPS expectations

April 4, 2025 | Owners can push this card to 450W now (rather than 400W) thanks to a new BIOS, but while that's a 12.5% hike, don't expect a similar uplift...

NewsCooler Master's RTX 5080 graphics card looks pretty cool (literally), but it's seriously thick

April 3, 2025 | Here's a closer look at Cooler Master's novel take on an NVIDIA RTX 5080 that can have its cooling system switched out for whatever fans you...

NewsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU is just 10-15% slower than RTX 5090 Laptop GPU in new tests

April 2, 2025 | NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU is only 10-15% slower than the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, but RTX 5090 gaming laptops cost around 72% more...

NewsDOOM: The Dark Ages - Hand-On Preview with 4K 60 FPS RTX 5080 Gameplay

March 31, 2025 | We got the chance to play several hours of DOOM: The Dark Ages, here's our full preview with some 4K 60FPS gameplay running on an RTX 5080.

NewsMSI teases upgraded GeForce RTX 5080 with 24GB of GDDR7, up from 16GB on regular RTX 5080

March 24, 2025 | MSI teases an upgraded GeForce RTX 5080 on its own website with 24GB of VRAM, up from the 16GB GDDR7 on the regular RTX 5080... coming soon?

NewsMSI is reportedly giving away RTX 5080 GPUs - but this improbable offer is not for you, sadly

March 21, 2025 | Not unless you live in Taiwan, and can collect a full set of 9 Dragon figurines from MSI - which might sound easy enough, but it very much isn...

NewsLenovo's new custom GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090D GPUs look like Cyberpunk bricks

March 20, 2025 | Lenovo Legion GeForce RTX 5090D GPU for pre-builds spotted and it's a big boy with quad-slot cooling, RGB lighting, and stylish metal finish...

NewsAMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU is 3x faster in DeepSeek R1 AI bench than RTX 5080

March 17, 2025 | AMD's new Ryzen AI Max 395 'Strix Halo' APU gets benchmarked with DeepSeek R1 AI models: over 3x faster than NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080.

NewsNVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 is now the most popular GPU on Amazon, RTX 5080 also in top 10

March 13, 2025 | NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 dethrones AMD's just-launched Radeon RX 9070 XT as the most popular GPU on Amazon, RTX 5080 also makes the top...

NewsRX 9070 XT beats RTX 5080 in Cyberpunk 2077, 3DMark after undervolting: RDNA 4 hits 3.3GHz

March 12, 2025 | Der8auer has used the PowerColorr RX 9070 XT Red Devil, overclocking the RDNA 4 GPU to 3.3GHz and beating the RTX 5080 in Cyberpunk 2077 and...

NewsLeadtek is back with GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti WinFast graphics cards

March 7, 2025 | Leadtek unveils its new fleet of WinFast-branded GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs: RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti released in new HURRICANE variants...

NewsAMD rumored to be cooking 'Ultimate Navi 48' GPU: perf between RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5080

March 6, 2025 | AMD is reportedly preparing an 'Ultimate Navi 48' SKU: this could be the Radeon RX 9070 XTX or the RX 9070 XT Ultimate, tweaked RDNA 4.

NewsAMD Radeon RX 9070 series supply leak: 3-10x more stock of RDNA 4 than the RTX 5080

February 28, 2025 | AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 9070 series 'RDNA 4' supply rumored to be fantastic, but expect higher prices... while RTX 50 series stock is NOT good...

NewsNVIDIA admits: yeah sorry, our new GeForce RTX 5080 has missing ROPs as well

February 25, 2025 | NVIDIA admits that its new GeForce RTX 5080 is missing ROPs as well, with affected customers told to contact the AIB manufacturer for a replacement...

NewsASUS gives gamers in the US a fair chance to purchase a GeForce RTX 5080 or RTX 5090

February 24, 2025 | 'No scalping, no inflated prices, just a fair shot at cutting-edge performance,' ROG Elite Members to be given a chance to buy a GeForce RTX...

NewsGeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs with missing ROPs found, up to 11% slower

February 24, 2025 | Users are reporting missing ROPs in their RTX 50 Series GPUs, with the latest reports highlighting that the issues also affects the GeForce...

NewsAMD's new Navi 48 GPU has 53.9 billion transistors, more than NVIDIA GB203 inside the RTX 5080

February 22, 2025 | AMD teases its next-gen RDNA 4-based Navi 48 GPU inside of the Radeon RX 9070 XT has 53.9 billion transistors, more than NVIDIA's new GB203...

NewsRumors suggest NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti GPU might be just as tricky to buy as the RTX 5080 and 5090

February 18, 2025 | More pain for would-be graphics card upgraders? That's what the latest rumors hint at, as the RTX 5070 Ti is sounding very shaky for supply...

NewsNVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti benchmark rumor suggests a GPU that'll be closer to RTX 5080 than expected

February 17, 2025 | Seemingly the RTX 5070 Ti also has a healthy lead over the RTX 4070 Ti, which will surprise some folks who expected a less robust gen-on-gen...

NewsGeForce Game Ready Driver for Avowed is here, 4K 240+ FPS with RT on the RTX 5080

February 13, 2025 | GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.42 has been released and it adds day one support for Avowed, plus Sid Meier's Civilization VII and Wuthering Waves...

NewsIt's not just the GeForce RTX 5090... we've now got melting connectors on the RTX 5080

February 13, 2025 | Redditor posts picture of his melted 16-pin power connector on his PSU, which had NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card...

NewsGIGABYTE's new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 AORUS Master cards have an optional fourth fan

February 11, 2025 | GIGABYTE's new custom GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 AORUS Master cards have a monster triple-fan cooler, but they have an optional fourth fan...

NewsMSI introduces new GeForce RTX 50 Series 'Shadow' models for RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti

February 10, 2025 | The new MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SHADOW and MSI GeForce RTX 5080 SHADOW cards are new MSRP models for those that want a minimal all-black GPU...

NewsNVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU tested: 16% faster than RTX 4080 in 3DMark TimeSpy

February 7, 2025 | NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU benched in 3DMark TimeSpy: shows a 16% performance improvement over the RTX 4080 Laptop GPU.

NewsMonster Hunter Wilds free Benchmark Tool running on the GeForce RTX 5080 in 4K

February 7, 2025 | Capcom has released a free Benchmark Tool for Monster Hunter Wilds, so we decided to give it a go on the new MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD SOC...

NewsPC gamer orders GeForce RTX 5080, finds it is labeled as RTX 5090... but it's just an RTX 5080

February 6, 2025 | Redditor buys NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition, but gets RTX 5080 FE instead: but, the RTX 5090 engraved on it was wrong, it's an RTX...

NewsGPU-Z v2.62.0 has full support for NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards

February 4, 2025 | GPU-Z version 2.62.0 released: includes support for NVIDIA's new Blackwell GPUs, including the new GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 graphics...

NewsGeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 was pretty much a paper launch, biggest US retailers are SOLD OUT

February 1, 2025 | NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards are sold out at the biggest US retailers: Micro Center, Best Buy, Newegg all have...

NewsGALAX unveils monster custom GeForce RTX 5080 HOF OC Lab Edition graphics card

February 1, 2025 | GALAX launches its new custom GeForce RTX 5080 HOF OC Lab Edition: 12-layer PCB with 14+6+6 power stage design, single 16-pin power connector...

NewsNewegg sold its entire RTX 5090, RTX 5080 GPU stock in 20 minutes, most were gone in 5 minutes

January 31, 2025 | Newegg sold out its entire stock of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards in 20 minutes, most inventory was claimed in just...

NewsGeForce Game Ready Driver 572.16 for the GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and DLSS 4 is here

January 31, 2025 | GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.16 is a big one for all GeForce RTX gamers as it adds support for the groundbreaking new DLSS 4 to over 75 games...

NewsASUS GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 launch pricing is here: ROG Astral RTX 5090 costs $3099

January 30, 2025 | ASUS reveals its launch pricing for NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 + RTX 5080: PRIME RTX 5080 costs $999, ROG Astral LC RTX 5090 costs an insane...

NewsAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT performance leaks: less than 10% slower than RTX 5080 in 4K gaming

January 29, 2025 | AMD's next-gen flagship RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9070 XT should feature 4K gaming performance that's within 10% of the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX...

NewsGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 AORUS XTREME Waterforce GPUs confirmed with liquid metal

January 28, 2025 | GIGABYTE confirms it's using liquid metal for its new GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 AORUS XTREME Waterforce graphics cards, ready for PC gamers...

NewsRumored US pricing for GIGABYTE's RTX 5080 GPUs is bad news for those who want to buy at MSRP

January 28, 2025 | GIGABYTE's rumored RTX 5080 pricing at Best Buy mirrors what we've seen before, with only one model at MSRP, namely the WindForce graphics card...

NewsMSI's new Afterburner Beta now has GeForce RTX 50 support, works with RTX 5090 and RTX 5080

January 26, 2025 | MSI's new Afterburner Beta supports GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, integrates G-Assist, and experimental support for Ryzen 9000, Core Ultra 200...

NewsNVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 performance leaks: 15% faster in 3DMark than the RTX 4080 SUPER

January 25, 2025 | NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 shows early benchmark results: 15% faster in synthetic 3DMark testing than the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.

NewsNVIDIA RTX 5090 stock rumored to be woeful by retailer, and RTX 5080 GPU isn't much better

January 23, 2025 | Yes, there's more chatter from the rumor mill about how NVIDIA's next-gen GPUs are going to be very shaky for stock levels, and might sell out...

NewsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 supply leaks: RTX 5080 supply is OK, RTX 5090 will be TIGHT

January 19, 2025 | NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 supply is going to be TIGHT: leaks suggest RTX 5090 will be nigh impossible to find, RTX 5080...

NewsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 sales restrictions rumor: no businesses, just PC gamers

January 19, 2025 | NVIDIA is reportedly putting limits on which retailers will receive stock of the first shipments of GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards...

NewsZOTAC unveils new GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 SOLID and AMP GPUs

January 16, 2025 | ZOTAC GAMING has announced its launch line-up of GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, including a revamped AMP Extreme and the new SOLID design.

NewsGIGABYTE's custom GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce GPU listed early for over $1700

January 15, 2025 | GIGABYTE's custom GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Xtreme Waterforce listed at Finnish retailer early: custom Blackwell RTX 5080 costs $1700+ in the EU...

NewsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 review embargoes: RTX 5090 on January 24, RTX 5080 on January 30

January 13, 2025 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series embargoes: January 24 for GeForce RTX 5090, January 30 for GeForce RTX 5080. RTX 5090 is now reviewed FIRST. Let...

NewsASUS ROG NUC 2025: up to Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU in a tiny 3L chassis

January 10, 2025 | ASUS unveils its new ROG NUC 2025: a new compact gaming PC with up to the Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU in a 3L chassis.

NewsASUS's new flagship ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 look stunning

January 10, 2025 | ASUS's new flagship GPU, the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is the company's first quad-fan card and is built for extreme overclockers.

NewsINNO3D's compact dual-slot GeForce RTX 5080 is the thinnest we've seen at CES 2025

January 8, 2025 | The INNO3D GeForce RTX 5080 X3 is an MSRP model that will retail for $999 when it launches on January 30. It's also a two-slot GPU.

NewsMSI's GeForce RTX 5080 line-up includes the SFF-Ready and brand-new 16G INSPIRE 3X OC design

January 7, 2025 | MSI's GeForce RTX 5080 line-up includes a brand-new SFF-Ready design that looks sleek and minimal, in addition to the powerful SUPRIM OC model...

NewsNVIDIA unveils next-gen GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070 Laptop GPUs

January 6, 2025 | NVIDIA unveils its fleet of RTX 50 series 'Blackwell' Laptop GPUs with GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070 Laptop GPUs unveiled...

NewsGAINWARD's new custom GeForce RTX 5080 pictured: ready with 16GB of GDDR7 memory

January 6, 2025 | NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 is nearly here, with the custom GAINWARD GeForce RTX 5080 retail packaging teased, confirms 16GB of GDDR7 memory...

NewsNVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090 reportedly has 575W TDP, while RTX 5080 has 360W TDP

January 3, 2025 | NVIDIA's next-gen ultra-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 reportedly has 575W TDP, while the second-fastest Blackwell GPU -- RTX 5080 -- has 360W...

NewsMSI GeForce RTX 5080 GAMING TRIO retail box teased: 16GB GDDR7 on 256-bit memory bus

January 2, 2025 | MSI's next-gen GeForce RTX 5080 GAMING TRIO graphics card leaked: confirmed to feature 16GB GDDR7 memory on 256-bit memory bus, launches in...