NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 vs ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7

NVIDIA
83 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7 Black

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7 Black

ASUS
83 Overall Score

Scores

Ray Tracing
NVIDIA
86
ASUS
90
Gaming 4k
NVIDIA
84
ASUS
88
Gaming 1440p
NVIDIA
86
ASUS
86
Gaming 1080p
NVIDIA
86
ASUS
85
Content Creation
NVIDIA
78
ASUS
84
Workstation
NVIDIA
73
ASUS
79
Ai Llm
NVIDIA
73
ASUS
75
Budget
NVIDIA
73
ASUS
60

Specifications

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5080GeForce RTX 5080
BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureBlackwellBlackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR7
Memory Bus
256
256
Bandwidth
960
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
10,752
10,752
Tensor Cores
336
336
RT Cores8484
Base Clock
2,295
2,295
Boost Clock
2,617
2,790
FP16 TFLOPS56.27999877929687556.279998779296875
FP32 TFLOPS56.27999877929687556.279998779296875
Performance
PassMark G3D
35,666
35,666
GPU Compute
19,602
19,602
Power & Cooling
TDP360360
Recommended PSU850850
Power Connectors3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 450 W or greater PCI1 x 16-pin
CoolerFanTriple Fan★
Fans24★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort33
HDMI12★
USB-C0★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution8K (4320p)8K
Physical
Length304300★
Slot Width2★4
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight1.68 kg★4.88 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4DLSS 4
AV1 Encode—✗
VR Ready✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7

  • Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
  • Below average thermal (33rd percentile)

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7 Black

  • Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong vram (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Below average social proof (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral

Scores 83 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 6 of 39 specs.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Better at:

Budget

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationContent Creation