ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080
Inspired by the boundless expanse and beauty of the cosmos, the new ROG Astral family is a testament to ROG's relentless commitment to exploring and defining new frontiers. In this spirit, the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 is ROG's first quad-fan graphics card, paired with a patented Vapor Chamber, increased heatsink fin density, a phase-change GPU thermal pad, high standard clock speeds, improved power delivery and more. These premium innovations - reinforced by an eye-catching die-cast frame and metal GPU bracket - ensure absolute performance to meet even the most demanding gaming scenarios.
Engineered for excellence
Driven by a passion for innovation and the pursuit of precision, the ROG Astral was created. Inspired by the wonders of the universe, it blends art and technology to deliver superior cooling and unrivalled performance.
Cooling expertise
Quad-Fan Force
The revolutionary four-fan design creates a powerful vertical airflow channel that increases air pressure by up to 20%. The result is world-class cooling performance that dramatically lowers GPU temperatures and minimises hotspots, enabling unprecedented clock speeds.
PCI Express version | PCIe 5.0 |
Expansion card form factor | 3.8 Slots |
Graphics card model | GeForce RTX 5080 |
Video memory clock | 30 GHz |
Power consumption | 360 W |
Length | 35.76 cm |
Item number | 53888926 |
Manufacturer | ASUS |
Category | Graphics card |
Manufacturer no. | 90YV0LV1-M0NA00 |
Release date | 21.1.2025 |
Sales rank in Category Graphics card | 286 of 1048 |
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LED colour | RGB |
Max. connected monitors | 4x |
PCI Express version | PCIe 5.0 |
Max. video resolution | 7680 x 4320 pixels |
Expansion card form factor | 3.8 Slots |
Graphics chip (GPU) | nVidia GeForce |
Graphics card model | GeForce RTX 5080 |
Clock frequency | 2295 MHz |
Boost frequency | 2640 MHz |
Number of shaders | 10752x |
Video memory type | GDDR7 |
Storage capacity | 16 GB |
Video memory clock | 30 GHz |
Memory Interface | 256 bits |
Memory Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
Number of fans | 4x |
GPU microarchitecture | NVIDIA Blackwell |
GPU manufacturer technology | NVIDIA ACE, NVIDIA DLSS 4, NVIDIA Encoder, NVIDIA G-Sync, NVIDIA Reflex 2, NVIDIA Studio |
DirectX version | 12 |
OpenGL version | 4.6 |
Video connections | DisplayPort (3x), HDMI (2x) |
HDMI version | 2.1b |
DisplayPort version | 2.1b |
Power consumption | 360 W |
Min. recommended system performance | 850 W |
Power connectors | 12V-2x6 |
Country of origin | China |
Manufacturer commitment | RE100, SBTi |
CO₂ emissions | 79.45 kg |
Climate contribution | CHF 1.89 |
Length | 35.76 cm |
Width | 14.93 cm |
Height | 7.60 cm |
Length | 42 cm |
Width | 22 cm |
Height | 12.60 cm |
Weight | 4.31 kg |
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The Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC Edition is a prohibitively expensive luxury item, but also incredibly quiet for a card of its performance; the manufacturer even has the coil whirring well under control, but cannot completely avoid it. There is no need for a lengthy discussion about whether the surcharge is justified compared to other RTX 5080s that cost over 1000 euros...
A lot of money The Asus RTX 5080 Noctua Edition proves to be the best RTX 5080 that has ever made it into our test lab, but at the same time it is a product whose purpose could be controversial. After all, anyone with enough money and enthusiasm to possibly buy this card would perhaps accept the extra cost and switch directly to the RTX 5090...