ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7 Black
ZOTAC
91 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO 16GB GDDR7
ASUS
99 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7 Black
72 out of 100 medium confidence 29 reviews
The Zotac RTX 5090 Solid OC is widely praised for its raw performance, overclocking potential, and effective cooling, with many users calling it a beast for gaming and AI workloads. However, a few verified buyers report defective units and poor customer service from Zotac, including demands to pay for return shipping on a near-$3,000 card. The high price is a recurring complaint, with some feeling it is only justified for content creators or AI users, not pure gamers.
Pros
- Excellent raw performance
- Great overclocking potential
- Effective cooling system
- Dual BIOS feature
- Elegant design
Cons
- High price
- Poor customer service
- Defective units reported
- Massive size
- Not worth it for pure gamers
Performance 12
Cooling 5
Price 4
Customer service 3
Design 4
Reliability 3
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO 16GB GDDR7
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Ai Llm
Content Creation
Workstation
Budget
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 4 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 575 | 360★ |
| Recommended PSU | 1,000 | 850★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 1 x 16-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | 256-bit |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 330 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 3.17 kg | 1.34 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong compute (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong vram (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong ai (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO 16GB GDDR7
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC 32GB GDDR7 Black
No current pricing available
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO 16GB GDDR7
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Prime EVO
Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 38 specs.
