Nvidia is giving away another RTX 5080 to celebrate Gears of War E-Day, this time with a new design
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Nvidia hosts GPU giveaways on a pretty regular basis, each allowing fans to score a powerful graphics card for absolutely free. We’ve seen the company giving away even the flagship RTX 5090 on multiple occasions, which can currently cost over $4,000 due to widespread memory shortages. Right now, it’s hosting another giveaway, with the grand prize being another high-end card.
Last month, Nvidia was giving away an RTX 5080 Founders Edition card with a custom Gears of War: E-Day wrap. And now, the company has another custom Gears of War: E-Day RTX 5080 up for grabs – with a totally new design to enjoy. And even though it’s a standard Founders Edition card under the hood, the design makes it more like a collector’s item.
RTX 5080 giveaway during the Summer of RTX
The giveaway was announced on the official GeForce X account to celebrate the Gears of War: E-Day open beta, which kicked off yesterday (now open to all players) and will remain live until August 17. The best part is that Nvidia has made it very simple for anyone to participate, as all you have to do is comment #RTXPowersPlay under the post to secure your entry. No need to worry about completing a long list of tasks to take part.
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Once your entry is secure, you’ll need to keep an eye on your DMs, as Nvidia will likely contact the winner directly. But make sure to respond as quickly as possible, as the company typically chooses another winner if you fail to reply within a couple of days.
That said, the RTX 5080 is easily one of the most powerful gaming GPUs available on the market, featuring 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM, 10,752 CUDA cores, and a boost clock speed of 2,617 MHz. The card can also utilize Nvidia’s latest AI technologies, including Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, which is designed to provide a big performance boost in games.
We’ve reviewed the Founders Edition model, benchmarking it in the PC Guide Testing Lab along the way – gaming results below.
RTX 5080 Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 F1 24, image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 AC Mirage, Image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 CS2, Image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 Cyberpunk 2077, Image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 Indiana Jones The Great Circle, Image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 Doom Eternal, Image by PC Guide
RTX 5080 Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLSS performane, Image by PC Guide
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