{"id":228763,"date":"2025-04-08T17:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/?p=228763\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:57:31","slug":"msi-geforce-rtx-5080-suprim-soc-review-top-of-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/en\/msi-geforce-rtx-5080-suprim-soc-review-top-of-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim SOC Review: Top of the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim SOC features a vapor chamber cooler just as massive as the one found on the 600W RTX 5090 Suprim SOC. With this extra cooling capacity, the fans on the more efficient RTX 5080 can run at lower speeds, resulting in excellent thermals and minimal noise. However, this high-end cooling solution also drives up the price\u2014you\u2019re paying a premium for one of the best factory-overclocked RTX 5080 cards available.<\/p>\n

A detailed description of the new technologies brought by Nvidia\u2019s new graphics cards has been compiled by Jan Ol\u0161an in the article Blackwell: GeForce RTX 5000 architecture and innovations<\/a>. It introduces the individual graphics chips Nvidia is using in the new cards, the new GDDR7<\/strong> memory type, and also covers changes in cache memory, GPU compute units, updates to shaders and tensor cores, as well as improved compute units for ray tracing. The new generation of GeForce also brings support for new standards such as DisplayPort 2.1b<\/strong> and PCI Express 5.0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With the new generation of cards, DLSS capabilities are evolving as well. It now supports Multi Frame Generation<\/strong>, which allows the generation of up to three intermediate frames, and introduces Nvidia Reflex 2, the second generation of its latency-reduction technology. This includes Frame Warp<\/strong>, which adjusts object and camera motion in rendered frames based on the player’s most recent input device movement data received just before the already rendered frame is displayed. A more detailed explanation can be found in the aforementioned article.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve already covered the reference specifications, so we\u2019ll just recap them in a table and move on to the actual card, which, thanks to factory overclocking, comes with slightly higher clocks.<\/p>\n

A more detailed parameter comparison with the closest models is shown in the following table.<\/p>\n

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<\/td>GeForce RTX 5090 <\/td>GeForce RTX 5080 <\/td>GeForce RTX 4090 <\/td>GeForce RTX 4080 Super <\/td>GeForce RTX 4080 <\/td><\/tr>
Shader cores <\/td>Blackwell <\/td>Blackwell <\/td>Ada Lovelace <\/td>Ada Lovelace <\/td>Ada Lovelace <\/td><\/tr>
Nvidia CUDA cores (SP) <\/td>21760 <\/td>10752 <\/td>16384 <\/td>10240 <\/td>9728 <\/td><\/tr>
Texture Mapping Units <\/td>680 <\/td>336 <\/td>512 <\/td>320 <\/td>304 <\/td><\/tr>
Render Output Units <\/td>176 <\/td>128 <\/td>176 <\/td>112 <\/td>112 <\/td><\/tr>
RT cores <\/td>318 TFLOPS <\/td>171 TFLOPS <\/td>191 TFLOPS <\/td>121 TFLOPS <\/td>113 TFLOPS <\/td><\/tr>
Tensor Cores <\/td>3352 AI TOPS <\/td>1801 AI TOPS <\/td>1321 AI TOPS <\/td>836 AI TOPS <\/td>780 AI TOPS <\/td><\/tr>
Boost Clock <\/td>2.41 GHz <\/td>2.62 GHz <\/td>2.52 GHz <\/td>2.55 GHz <\/td>2.51 GHz <\/td><\/tr>
Base Clock <\/td>2.10 GHz <\/td>2.30 GHz <\/td>2.23 GHz <\/td>2.29 GHz <\/td>2.21 GHz <\/td><\/tr>
Memory <\/td>32 GB GDDR7 <\/td>16 GB DDR7 <\/td>24 GB GDDR6X <\/td>16 GB GDDR6X <\/td>16 GB GDDR6X <\/td><\/tr>
Memory Bus Width <\/td>512-bit <\/td>256-bit <\/td>384-bit <\/td>256-bit <\/td>256-bit <\/td><\/tr>
Memory Bandwidth <\/td>1792 GB\/s <\/td>960 GB\/s <\/td>1008 GB\/s <\/td>736 GB\/s <\/td>717 GB\/s <\/td><\/tr>
Max. resolution <\/td>4K at 480Hz or 8K at 120Hz with DSC <\/td>4K at 480Hz or 8K at 120Hz with DSC <\/td>4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR <\/td>4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR <\/td>4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR <\/td><\/tr>
Standard Display Connectors <\/td>3\u00d7 DisplayPort, 1\u00d7 HDMI <\/td>3\u00d7 DisplayPort, 1\u00d7 HDMI <\/td>3\u00d7 DisplayPort, 1\u00d7 HDMI <\/td>3\u00d7 DisplayPort, 1\u00d7 HDMI <\/td>3\u00d7 DisplayPort, 1\u00d7 HDMI <\/td><\/tr>
PCI Express <\/td>Gen 5 <\/td>Gen 5 <\/td>Gen 4 <\/td>Gen 4 <\/td>Gen 4 <\/td><\/tr>
Nvidia Encoder <\/td>3\u00d7 9th gen <\/td>2\u00d7 9th gen <\/td>2\u00d7 8th gen <\/td>2\u00d7 8th gen <\/td>2\u00d7 8th gen <\/td><\/tr>
Nvidia Decoder <\/td>2\u00d7 6th gen <\/td>2\u00d7 6th gen <\/td>1\u00d7 5th gen <\/td>1\u00d7 5th gen <\/td>1\u00d7 5th gen <\/td><\/tr>
length <\/td>304 mm <\/td>304 mm <\/td>304 mm <\/td>304 mm <\/td>304 mm <\/td><\/tr>
width <\/td>137 mm <\/td>137 mm <\/td>137 mm <\/td>137 mm <\/td>137 mm <\/td><\/tr>
height <\/td>2-slot <\/td>2-slot <\/td>3-slot <\/td>3-slot <\/td>3-slot <\/td><\/tr>
Total Graphics Power <\/td>575 W <\/td>360 W <\/td>450 W <\/td>320 W <\/td>320 W <\/td><\/tr>
Supplementary Power Connectores <\/td>4\u00d7 8pin PCIe (adapter) or 1\u00d7 600 W PCIe Gen 5 <\/td>3\u00d7 8pin PCIe (adapter) or 1\u00d7 450 W PCIe Gen 5 <\/td>3\u00d7 8pin PCIe (adapter) or 1\u00d7 450 W PCIe Gen 5 <\/td>3\u00d7 8pin PCIe (adapter) or 1\u00d7 450 W PCIe Gen 5 <\/td>3\u00d7 8pin PCIe (adapter) or 1\u00d7 450 W PCIe Gen 5 <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>Wordpress Table Plugin<\/a>\n

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim SOC: A Massive Cooler for a Modest 360W TDP<\/h2>\n

Today we\u2019ll take a look at an air-cooled model from the top of MSI\u2019s lineup \u2013 the GeForce RTX 5080 16G Suprim SOC. It comes factory-overclocked and fitted with a massive cooler equipped with three large Stormforce fans.<\/p>\n

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The card is overclocked straight from the factory. It includes a dual BIOS with two cooling profiles \u2013 Gaming and Silent. Other parameters, including clock speeds, remain unchanged. The specifications for both BIOS profiles, as reported by GPU-Z, are shown in the screenshots below.<\/p>\n

Primary BIOS (Gaming)<\/h2>\n

Both BIOS profiles have a power limit set at 360 W. You can increase this by another 11% to reach 400 W.<\/p>\n

The rated boost clock speed is increased to 2745 MHz, with actual clock speeds detailed in the sections covering operational characteristics.<\/p>\n

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In theory, the higher performance BIOS helps the card achieve better performance through higher fan speeds, resulting in cooler operation and higher actual clock speeds. In practice, however, the difference is minimal.<\/p>\n

Secondary BIOS (Silent)<\/h2>\n

The secondary BIOS also has a power limit of 360 W. The rated boost clock is likewise increased to 2745 MHz.<\/p>\n

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On the back of the packaging, the manufacturer highlights key technologies used by the card \u2013 Hyper Frozr cooling with Storm Force fans, heatpipes with a square cross-section at the base for better contact with the vapor chamber and with each other. “Wave Curved 4.0” refers to the wavy fin edges designed to reduce turbulence, and “air antegrade fin” indicates V-shaped cutouts that direct airflow through the fin array. It also reminds users of the MSI Center app for managing MSI components, and the popular MSI Afterburner for overclocking.<\/p>\n

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Included in the accessories is a quick installation guide, a power adapter, and a support pillar to prevent the card from sagging.<\/p>\n

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The grooves on the pillar may look like threads, but they are not. The pillar rotates freely. You adjust the height of the brace by loosening the ring at the bottom, setting the desired height, and then tightening it again. This is more convenient than adjusting the height by screwing.<\/p>\n

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