Latest about Nvidia RTX 5080
Gigabyte uses special server-grade thermal gel for most of its RTX 50-series GPUs.
Igor's Lab has discovered extremely high hotspot temperatures on most (if not all) RTX 50-series AIB partner cards around the power delivery area that could compromise graphics card longevity.
The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB suffers from decreased performance, texture pop-ins, stutters, and crashes across all resolutions, compared to its 16GB counterpart.
With tool-free hardware access and PCIe 5.0 support, the ROG Strix Scar 16 welcomes future performance upgrades.
At current prices, the 5070 makes far more sense than the 5060 Ti 16GB.
Nvidia's 576.02 drivers are said to increase (synthetic) performance by up to 8%, but user reports suggest stability issues still persist.
Galax is prepping to debut the first RTX 5090 GPU with two 16-pin power connectors, but availability will be limited to China.
Benchmarks of the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in 3DMark, likely sourced from a reviewer, suggest a 20% performance increase, on average, versus the 4060 Ti 16GB.
