ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral 16GB GDDR7
The quad-fan cooler and white shroud on this ROG Astral model deliver a 2617MHz boost clock from the 5nm Blackwell chip, paired with 16GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus. It stands out with dual HDMI 2.1b ports alongside triple DisplayPort 2.1a outputs, offering more display flexibility than typical RTX 5080 cards. This card is best for 4K gamers and content creators who prioritize top-tier ray tracing performance and a clean white aesthetic in a large, 3.8-slot chassis.
GPU GeForce RTX 5080
VRAM 16GB GDDR7
Boost Clock 2790 MHz
TDP 360 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
81 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong rt (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong compute (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 960 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | 336 |
| RT Cores | 84 |
| Base Clock | 2300 |
| Boost Clock | 2790 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 35759 |
| GPU Compute | 19602 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 4 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 358 |
| Slot Width | 3.8 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2790 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 360 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 51.5 | 57.6 | 99.2 | 5.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 69 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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