I’ve been bonding with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 for about a week now, and I’m convinced it’s more than enough graphics card for most people. Perhaps that conclusion is influenced by the fact paying over a grand for a GPU gives me the ick. It could even be that new Frame Generation tricks are furnishing me with more frames than ever. The one thing I’m certain of is that the 80-class card won’t leave you wanting for 4K performance, even if that does mean embracing its AI abilities.
In an alternate timeline, I’d be poking fun at the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and its $999 / £979 MSRP. There’s still part of me who thinks it’s absurd to pay anywhere near a grand for a GPU, but in a world where the flagship RTX 5090 costs the same as a half-decent used car, it’s now the going rate for the best graphics card options with solid 4K capabilities. Comparatively, the new Blackwell card is also pretty appealing compared to the OG RTX 4080 seeing as that card boldly stepped on stage wearing a bold $1,199 price tag.
