MSI RTX 5080 Vanguard SOC Launch Edition Review

Yesterday I took a look at Nvidia’s RTX 5080 Founders Edition and today both the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 hit stores. Along with the sale embargo, we can finally take a look at the overclocked aftermarket cards as well. MSI has a wide variety of RTX 5080 card designs, with 21 different SKUs. Some of those are different variations on product lines that we have seen MSI have in the past like the Shadow line, Gaming Trio, Ventus, and my favorite, the Suprim lineup. There were two new lines though with the Inspire line and the Vanguard line. MSI ended up sending over their RTX 5080 Vanguard SOC in the Launch Edition packaging so we get a chance to see what that new lineup is all about. Let’s dive in and see what features the card has, how it performs, and how it compares with the Founders Edition as well.

MSI RTX 5080 Vanguard SOC Launch Edition Review