5 Best RTX 4080 Models: A Guide to Alternative GPUs To RTX 4090

Specs:

• Brochure Boost Clock: 2625 MHz
• Dimensions: 348.2 x 150 x 72.6 mm
• Weight: N/A
• Brochure Power Consumption: N/A but it requires a 750 W PSU

Asus and its Strix options might be the best of the best but those cards are way too expensive especially when you can just get something from the TUF lineup. In some benchmarks, the TUF RTX 4080 even edges out the Strix model by a couple of frames (which could be due to a margin of error, or not).

In any case, you want this card for its reasonable pricing.

On average, it costs around a hundred USD less compared to the more premium Strix version. Besides, you can overclock it anyway to Strix levels. When it comes to design, it’s just right; not too aggressive yet not too plain and it also comes with a subtle ARGB for MLG noob killers out there.

Specs:

• Brochure Boost Clock: 2640 MHz
• Dimensions: 336 x 142 x 78 mm
• Weight: 2364g
• Brochure Power Consumption: 320 W

It might be hard to fit the RTX 4080 Suprim X into certain builds and setups due to the glossy gunmetal gray, but if you want the best overclocker out of all RTX 4080 models, then it’s hard to beat this one. MSI apparently cherry-picked its best binned RTX 4080 chips and paired them with the best cooler and firmware they have.

That made the Suprim X models a cut above the rest and with the corresponding price tag to match that pedigree. The brochure might state that it boosts to just 2640 MHz on the stock overclock settings, but a lot of users report it going to 2800+ MHz by default and even reaching past 3000 MHz if they manually overclocked it.

Of course, your mileage might vary depending on your luck with the binning and silicone lottery, but you have higher chances of getting a supreme RTX 4080 chip with the MSI Suprim X.

Specs:

• Brochure Core Clock: 2535 MHz 
• Dimensions: L=342 W=150 H=75 mm
• Weight: N/A
• Brochure Power Consumption: N/A but it requires an 850 W PSU

Truth be told, you can’t go wrong with just about any RTX 4080. They’re all flagship high-end cards so the performance is within just a few frames of one another.

At most, cooling performance and noise along with style will be the deciding factor here. In those three categories, the Gigabyte RTX 4080 Aero OC is looking to be the most appealing. Gigabyte is known for its strong yet silent fans for its high-end GPU models, after all.

Of course, the most important specification here is that it comes in a sleek white color which fits well in just about any build. The core clock looks a bit lower despite the “OC” tag and the card is more expensive (same price as the Asus Strix) but that’s to be expected for white computer components.

Specs:

• Brochure Boost Clock: 2.51 GHz / 2505 MHz
• Dimensions: 11.97 x 4.84 x 2.38 inches
• Weight: N/A
• Brochure Power Consumption: 320 W

It might have the weakest performance out of all the RTX 4080s out there (theoretically, that is) but the Founder’s Edition of the RTX 4080 is still one of the most popular choices available. A lot of users seem to be after that reference Nvidia cooler design, which is famed for its industrial-grade build.

Moreover, the reference RTX 4080 has a clear advantage over the OEM partner RTX 4080 models and that would be its smaller size. It can fit better in older PC builds and cases since it doesn’t exactly exceed the dimension thresholds set up by previous generations.

But all in all, most people simply go for the Founder’s Edition since they’re also considered novelty GPUs.

Specs:

• Brochure Boost Clock: 2520 MHz
• Dimensions: 356.1mm x 150.1mm x 71.4mm
• Weight: N/A
• Brochure Power Consumption: 320W

Unfortunately, the Founder’s Edition for the RTX 4080 isn’t the most affordable model (thanks to scalpers and possibly scarcity). The cheapest ones are made by Zotac, namely the Trinity edition, there’s also a Trinity OC edition that comes with a factory overclock out of the box.

In terms of performance, you can expect these to be slightly faster and more powerful compared to the reference model or Founder’s Edition. However, don’t expect too much of a performance advantage since the overclock is a mere 15 MHz compared to the reference core clocks.

As for cooling, it at least comes with a triple-fan design and a bulky shroud so it should perform better and possibly quieter compared to the Founder’s Edition.