MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Ventus 3X OC

The MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 VENTUS 3X OC is a factory-overclocked Blackwell‑architecture graphics card offered at £999.98. It's positioned for high‑performance gaming and creative workloads, combining NVIDIA features with MSI's triple‑fan Ventus cooling design.

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (Blackwell)
• CUDA/stream-like cores: 10,752
• Memory: 16GB GDDR7
• Boost clock: 2,640 MHz (OC)
• Cooling: VENTUS 3X triple‑fan design (MSI)
• Key technologies: Hardware ray tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 4 for upscaling and performance improvements

The card supports modern real‑time ray tracing and leverages DLSS 4 to improve frame rates while maintaining image quality. The Ventus 3X OC model indicates a factory overclock plus MSI’s custom cooling solution, aimed at keeping temperatures and noise levels under control during sustained loads. Suitable for demanding 1440p and some 4K gaming scenarios, it requires an appropriately sized case and compatible PSU.