Since I don't see any reviews for this specific model and since PNY is not as popular as well-known brands, let me create one. PNY is a longtime partner of Nvidia and used to produce its quadro cards. Therefore, I don't think it would play with poor implementations.

As for the performance of the 4080, there is no reason to talk about it. This particular implementation is not OC, so expect performance about 1fps higher than the Founders edition.

The card is silent. What do I mean by that? The sound in gaming exists, but it is airy, not annoying, and very low in decibels. I am picky about noise, and to be satisfied means that the card is indeed quite good in this area.

It comes with an anti-sag bracket. In good news: the card has minimal sag.

No coil whine at all. Of course, I can't guarantee that all cards are like this or that mine is the exception.

RGB is basic, I don't care about it.

It comes with an adapter that converts to the 12-pin connector that Nvidia cards now have. Therefore, if your power supply does not come with a 12-pin and has the old 8-pin connectors, you can connect three 8-pin connectors to the adapter and they will come out as one 12-pin. It doesn't lack anything compared to getting a 12-pin power supply, except that you will have more cables inside the case.

Overall, I recommend it.

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General impressions of the 4080.

The card is very expensive - there is no doubt about that. Essentially, you are paying more than the previous generation with a corresponding increase in performance - when in the past, the prices of new generations were at the same MSRP as the previous one and you simply gained in performance.

The reason I ultimately went for the 4080:

- Compared to the 4090. It is obvious that the 4090 overshadows the 4080 (and any other card). However, it is very expensive. The price difference is not small and personally, it did not tempt me much. If we were talking about a difference of 200-300 euros, I would understand it. With the 400+ euros it asks for, you can save that 400+ euros and buy in 2-3 generations from now, benefiting from the sale of the 4080 for a good card that may have technology that will not be supported by the 4090 (see what they did with frame generation). Additionally, for me, fps do not have the same "value". It is one thing for a card to take you from 40fps to 60, another value from 60 to 90, and for me, there are diminishing returns from 80-85 fps in non-competitive games. If you are large and want to play everything at 4k120 native, then yes, the 4090 is the only way. Personally, I am satisfied with 4k120 RT ultra, with DLSS +- frame generation, which gives me a flawless experience. Also, the Frame Generation is remarkable and with the 4080, it throws the ball very far. The input lag is undetectable for me and in a blind test, I wouldn't notice anything.

Compared to the 7900xtx. The 7900xtx is slightly faster on average in non-raytraced games (in raytraced, it has performance similar to the 4070ti). If you don't care about RT, at this point (with a price difference of 250 euros), it might be worth it. It falls behind in DLSS (you have FSR, which shows good results in 4k) and in frame generation, and now it seems, in DLSS 3.5 as well. Personally, I didn't go for it because when I buy something at such a premium price, I want everything and all the technologies. My previous card was AMD and I was perfectly satisfied with the price/performance ratio.

Compared to the 4070ti: If you play at 1440p, then both the 4070ti and the 4080 are great, but the 4080 is overkill. However, it will struggle at 4k, mainly due to the limited VRAM. I consider they intentionally cut its VRAM because with DLSS, frame generation, and 16GB VRAM, it would have been a breeze for 4K.

Compared to 3080/3080ti/3090, if you play at 1440p, then it's crazy value for money to go for one of those, and I wouldn't even look at a 4070, let alone a 4060ti. We're talking about half the price or even less for used ones! Personally, I didn't go for it because I needed a 4K capable card.

The future of the 4080 as a 4K card. I believe it still holds up given that most games are console ports. However, we are starting to see games with Unreal Engine 5 demanding crazy requirements even with the upscaler enabled. For example, Remnant 2, despite looking "ugly" for what it asks, even the 4090 can only achieve 50fps without DLSS.