If you’ve been waiting to get a graphics card and have a budget of around $1000, Nvidia"s RTX 5080 is a really good option and at the moment Zotac is offering its GAMING SOLID CORE model at MSRP (purchase link under the specs table down below).
At its core, you’re looking at 10752 CUDA cores, a listed boost clock of 2617 MHz, and 16 GB of GDDR7 memory running at 30 Gbps on a 256‑bit interface. It’s positioned as the standard, non‑overclocked variant in Zotac’s RTX 5080 range, offering the full memory speed without the higher boost frequencies of the OC or AMP Extreme variants.
The cooling setup on this uses a vapor chamber in contact with the GPU and memory, aided by three 90 mm BladeLink fans. Zotac’s IceStorm 3.0 features include individual fan control and a fan‑stop function when temperatures are low for low noise. The card has a metal backplate, an internal reinforcement frame.
Power delivery is done via a single 12V‑2x6 connector, with an adapter for three 8‑pin PCIe plugs included. The maximum board power is stated as 360 watts, and Zotac recommends an 850‑watt PSU, which although overkill, does help to improve power supply efficiency.
The card can fit into a wider range of mid‑tower or compact full‑tower cases as the Zotac GAMING GeForce RTX 5080 SOLID CORE (ZT‑B50800D2‑10P) comes in at 303.5 mm in length, 115.8 mm in height, and a 2.5‑slot width. A "Metal Support Stand" for GPU support is also supplied in the box to help reduce card sag.
The technical specifications of the card are given below:
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | ZT-B50800D2-10P |
| CUDA cores | 10752 |
| Boost clock | 2617 MHz |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory speed | 30 Gbps |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Bus interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| Display outputs | 3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b |
| Display support | DP: up to 4K 480 Hz or 8K 165 Hz with DSC; HDMI: up to 4K 480 Hz HDR or 8K 120 Hz HDR with DSC; VRR over HDMI |
| Max displays | 4 |
| HDCP | 2.3 |
| Cooling | Vapor chamber; triple 90 mm BladeLink fans; IceStorm 3.0 with Active Fan Control and FREEZE fan stop |
| Card dimensions | Length 303.5 mm; Height 115.8 mm; Width 2.5-slot (55.7 mm) |
| Board power | 360 W (max) |
| Power connector | 1 × 12V-2x6 (adapter included: 3 × 8-pin to 16-pin) |
| Recommended PSU | 850 W |
Get the Zotac GPU at the link below:
- Zotac SOLID CORE GeForce RTX 5080 (ZT-B50800D2-10P): $999.99 (Sold and Shipped by Newegg US) ****** Limited Time Deal*******
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