The days of spending hundreds of dollars over MSRP for a new Nvidia Blackwell GPU are over. Amazon currently has the Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Graphics Card in stock at the original launch price of $999.99 with free delivery. This is the first time I’ve seen one readily available at this price on Amazon, however you will need to be an Amazon Prime member to snag this deal. You’ll have no problem running any game at 4K resolution and frame rates of 60+ fps.
Th Asus GeForce RTX 5080 GPU Is Back Down to MSRP
Amazon Prime member exclusive
Asus The SFF-Ready Prime GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Graphics Card
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Compared to the previous generation cards, the GeForce RTX 5080 is about 5%-10% faster than the RTX 4080 Super, which is discontinued and no longer available. For a generational upgrade, the performance improvement is pretty minor, but the launch price is the same as the RTX 4080 Super, which makes it an equivalent value. A major reason why the RTX 5080 received so much criticism when it first came out was that it was hard to find one at MSRP, and you actually had to pay upwards of $1,500 from a private seller. At least that is no longer the case.
Performance-wise, the RTX 5080 is no slouch. It’s one of the fastest cards on the market, bested only by the $2,000 RTX 5090 and the discontinued $1,600 RTX 4090. This is a phenomenal card for playing the latest, most demanding games in 4K resolution at high settings and ray tracing enabled. The RTX 5080 supports DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation, which means you can push even more frames out of games that support the technology with minimal visual compromise. Recent games that support it include Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (after a recent update), Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Stellar Blade. Most upcoming AAA titles are expected to support it as well.
The Asus Prime model features a triple fan cooling solution with a slimmer 2.5-slot design that’s designed to fit in more PCs, including certain SFF cases that have longer dimensions.
Get a Free Borderlands 4 Download Voucher With Purchase
Out on September 12
For a limited time, you can receive a free download copy of Borderlands 4 when it releases on September 12 with the purchase of a select graphics card, including this RTX 5080. Head over to Nvidia’s press release for more details. Once you purchase the qualifying GPU, you’ll receive instructions on how to redeem your bundle via the Nvidia app.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn’t hunting for deals for other people at work, he’s hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
