The era of paying hundreds of dollars above MSRP for a new Nvidia Blackwell GPU has ended. Amazon is currently offering the PNY Epic-X ARGB OC GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Graphics Card at $979.99 with free shipping. By comparison, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founder's Edition typically sells for $999 (in reality it’s actually significantly higher). The Epic-X ARGB OC is PNY's top-tier RTX 5080 model, featuring a powerful triple fan cooling system, a slight overclock from the factory, and vibrant RGB lighting.
PNY Epic-X ARGB OC RTX 5080 Graphics Card for $979.99
PNY GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Graphics Card
$1,499.99 save 35%$979.99 at Amazon
The RTX 5080 is among the fastest cards available, surpassed only by the $2,000 RTX 5090 and the discontinued $1,600 RTX 4090. This is an excellent card for playing the latest, most demanding games in 4K resolution at high settings with ray tracing enabled. The RTX 5080 supports DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation, which allows you to get even more frames from supported games with minimal impact on visual quality. Recent titles that support it include Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Borderlands 4, and Battlefield 6.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 FE Review by Jacqueline Thomas
"If you already own a high-end graphics card from the last few years, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 may not offer much of an upgrade – it doesn’t have a significant performance advantage over the RTX 4080, though the additional frames from DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation can enhance visuals in supported games. However, for gamers using older graphics cards who are looking for a major performance improvement, the RTX 5080 is an excellent choice – especially if you’re open to Nvidia’s AI features."
