Nvidia introduced its newest GeForce RTX 50 sequence GPUs to India earlier this 12 months. Formally introduced at CES 2025, the RTX 50 sequence brings a number of enhancements over final 12 months’s GPUs owing to the brand new Blackwell structure. The playing cards function Nvidia’s deep studying tremendous sampling (DLSS 4), fifth-generation Tensor cores, and fourth-generation ray tracing cores.

We lately received to check out the GeForce RTX 5080, which sits beneath the flagship RTX 5090, courtesy of Inno3D, a well known PC {hardware} maker. Inno3D despatched us the GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3 GPU, which is a top-tier variant that provides premium cooling for extracting extra efficiency from the cardboard. It options a big vapour chamber, triple anti-turbulence followers, 5 warmth pipes, and a thermal-extracting backplate for improved thermal dissipation. What this implies is that you may run the GPU at most efficiency for longer intervals of time.

The cardboard will get 5 heatpipes and a big vapour chamber for improved cooling

 

Whereas you should buy the GPU on-line through varied PC {hardware} shops in India, you may be hard-pressed to search out it in inventory. The usual Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 is priced at Rs. 1,10,000, whereas the Inno3D RTX 5080 iChill X3 will set you again by a whopping Rs. 1,94,400. We acquired the GPU together with the ANT PC Solenopsis RL900 gaming rig. Learn on to learn how nicely the iChill X3 variant lives as much as its spectacular specs.

Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3 Structure and Specs

The Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3 GPU relies on the brand new Blackwell structure and packs 10,752 CUDA cores, 16GB of ultra-fast GDDR7 reminiscence, and clock speeds as much as 2,715MHz. It has a base clock velocity of two,295MHz and options 84 fourth-generation Ray tracing cores that ship 171 TFLOPs. It additionally will get 336 fifth-generation Tensor cores that supply 1801 AI TOPS. As you possibly can see, the increase clock speeds on the cardboard are barely larger than the bottom RTX 5080, and it may be additional overclocked. The chipset makes use of a TSMC 4nm customized Nvidia manufacturing course of and helps a PCI Categorical Gen 5 interface. The cardboard permits you to use as much as 4 screens at a time.

The cardboard is kind of thick and takes at the very least three slots

 

With all that firepower, you’ll need a strong PSU, and Inno3D recommends a minimal 850W unit. Our take a look at unit got here with a 1200W PSU, which was greater than sufficient. The cardboard has a 360W TGP and helps both three 8-pin PCIe connectors or a 450W PCIe Gen 5 cable. And identical to you’d count on from a contemporary high-end GPU, it gives assist for DLSS 4, Ray Reconstruction, Reflex 2, Nvidia Broadcast, Studio, and extra.

The GeForce RTX 5080 helps 16GB GDDR7 RAM on a 256-bit bus, and that is additionally what you may get with the Inno3D iChill X3 card. The RAM has a reminiscence clock of 30Gbps and a bandwidth of 960GB per second.

Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3 Design

As talked about in the beginning of the overview, the iChill X3 is a top-end variant of the GeForce RTX 5080 from Inno3D. The cardboard is designed for individuals who do not thoughts spending a little bit additional to get improved efficiency and plenty of cooling together with some RGB lighting. It is also fairly chunky and is unquestionably going to take up a number of room in your PC case.

There’s not a number of RGB lighting, however what’s accessible is sufficient

 

Speaking about taking over a number of room, three slots to be actual, let’s speak about dimensions. The cardboard measures 334mm in size, 148mm in top, and 73mm in width. Earlier than shopping for this card, guarantee you could have sufficient house in your case to keep away from airflow issues. Inno3D does provide a graphics card stand within the field, so that might assist you avoid wasting house.

Coming to the design, the iChill X3 options, nicely, an enormous cooler that makes use of triple followers. The 98mm diameter followers use scythe blades with anticlockwise rotation for improved cooling whereas preserving turbulence to a minimal. The followers can even come to a whole cease when the GPU is not in use. Inside, you may discover a big vapour chamber and 5 8mm warmth pipes that cowl each the GPU and the RAM.

The steel backplate additionally provides to the rigidity of the cardboard

 

You will discover the GeForce RTX embossed print on the facet and a few programmable RGB components that work with varied customisation platforms. The facet additionally homes the slot for the 8-pin PSU connector. The underside of the cardboard encompasses a steel backplate with massive cutouts for enhanced warmth dissipation and extra branding.

As for ports, the cardboard options three DisplayPort 2.1b ports and one HDMI 2.1b connector. You possibly can plug in 4 screens, and the cardboard helps a most decision of 4K at 480Hz or 8K at 165Hz with DSC. You additionally get plastic mud stoppers for all of the ports, which is able to hold the mud out when the ports aren’t in use.

There are some branding and sharp design components everywhere in the card’s case

 

By way of design, the iChill X3 is kind of outrageous.

Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3 Efficiency

A graphics card would possibly look flashy with all of the RGB lighting, however all that type means nothing with out substance. So, let’s get all the way down to what actually issues – efficiency. Our take a look at rig, which was provided by ANT PC, consisted of the next components.

• thirteenth Gen Intel Core i9-13900K CPU
• 2 x 16GB Gskill Ripjaws S5 DDR5 6000MHz RAM
• MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI DDR5 motherboard
• 512 GB Adata XPG GAMMIX S60 Gen4 NVME M.2 SSD
• Prolab Design XP-1200 Totally Modular Gold PSU

I solely had a couple of day or two to check the cardboard, due to this fact, I wasn’t in a position to run a mess of artificial benchmarks. I ran a few checks utilizing 3DMark, and beneath are the outcomes.

Benchmark	Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3
3DMark Metal Nomad	8,957
3DMark Velocity Means	8,990
3DMark Port Royal	22,096

These take a look at scores are fairly good, they usually present whenever you really begin enjoying AAA video games. I managed to run Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy on the take a look at rig, each of which carried out extraordinarily nicely. Each video games assist Nvidia’s DLSS 4 expertise, and I ran the video games in 4K decision with all of the settings set to the very best accessible.

AAA video games run easily even at 4K decision

 

In Cyberpunk 2077, with DLSS Body era disabled and Ray Tracing enabled, I achieved a median FPS of 32.28. Once more, this was with the sport working in 4K with all Ray-Tracing choices enabled and Ray-Traced Lighting set to Psycho. Now, with the identical settings and DLSS body era enabled and set at 4X and high quality, the sport runs at a easy 181.72 common FPS. It hit a most FPS of 200.97.

Subsequent, in Hogwarts Legacy, with DLSS disabled and all graphic settings set at Extremely, the sport delivered a median FPS of 82. Once more, this was with the sport decision set to 4K. With DLSS enabled and set at balanced, I noticed the FPS hit 300+ frames and 200+ when set at high quality.

The cardboard additionally does not get scorching even on full load

 

As you possibly can see, enabling DLSS 4 provides you with an unimaginable increase in FPS. In case you’re enjoying shooter or racing video games, you’ll most likely not discover any imperfections in graphics rendering. Nonetheless, should you’re enjoying one thing like Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk 2077, or Alan Wake 2, you’ll discover some imperfections, however it’s not a dealbreaker.

The Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3 additionally didn’t warmth up, because of all that additional cooling. Throughout the testing, the followers additionally by no means received very loud or distracting. The iChill X3 will hold issues working tremendous cool and easy when enjoying video games for an extended length.

Verdict

Do you have to purchase Inno3D’s iChill X3 variant of the GeForce RTX 5080? In case you’re not too involved about superior cooling or manufacturing facility overclocking, the usual RTX 5080 ought to serve you simply high quality. It nonetheless gives 16GB of VRAM and sufficient uncooked energy to deal with trendy AAA titles at excessive or extremely settings with out breaking a sweat.

Nonetheless, should you’re planning lengthy gaming classes and need to hold temperatures in test, the iChill X3 is price the additional funding. It delivers top-tier efficiency, runs cool and quiet, and simply powers by way of demanding video games. Simply remember—it is a cumbersome card, so make sure that your PC case has sufficient clearance. You will additionally want an influence provide rated at 850W or larger to assist it.

Good luck discovering one on sale, although! We might advocate getting it by way of ANT PC, the place you will get a completely customized setup with the cardboard for below Rs. 3,00,000.

Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iChill X3

Worth: Rs. 1,94,400

Professionals

• Spectacular efficiency even at 4K
• Glorious cooling
• DLSS 4 and Ray Tracing works nice
• Eye-catching design
• Does not get very loud

Cons

• Costly
• Arduous to search out in inventory
• Takes up a number of house
• Excessive energy requirement

Scores (out of 5)

• Efficiency: 5
• Worth for Cash: 3
• Total: 4