ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Republic of Gamers Astral OC Graphics Card

Inspired by the limitless expanse and beauty of the cosmos, the ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Republic of Gamers Astral OC Graphics Card explores a new frontier for gaming by delivering real-time ray tracing and the power of AI to your favorite PC titles. The ROG Astral OC is the first ROG quad-fan graphics card, which is coupled with a patented vapor chamber, increased heatsink fin density, and a phase-change GPU thermal pad for optimal cooling.

Based on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, this GPU features 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM and a 256-bit memory interface, offering improved performance over the previous Ada Lovelace-based generation. The front panel of the card features DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 outputs. The RTX 5080 is not just about high-resolution gaming. Computationally intensive programs can utilize the GPU's 10,752 cores to accelerate tasks using CUDA and other APIs.

The ROG Astral features a revolutionary four-fan design, which creates a powerful vertical airflow channel that boosts air pressure by up to 20%. This results in optimal thermal performance that dramatically lowers GPU temperatures and minimizes hotspots, enabling high clock speeds. The addition of a fourth fan means more densely packed heatsink fans for increased cooling potential.

A patented vapor chamber designed with milled pathways allow heatpipes to sink in without flattening, boosting heat dissipation efficiency. The MaxContact design effectively increases the surface area of the GPU heat spreader by 5% for improved thermal efficiency. By melting to effectively fill the gaps between the GPU and the thermal module, a premium phase-change GPU thermal pad provides optimal thermal conductivity and enhanced heat dissipation, ensuring optimal performance and longevity for graphics cards under heavy loads.

There are two PWM FanConnect headers that provide additional DIY flexibility.

Chassis fans can be directly synced with the ROG Astral OC.

The chassis fans can also be tuned with a curve that is based on CPU and GPU temperatures, delivering extra intake or exhaust for demanding 3D tasks.

Do you prioritize low core temps or low noise levels?

Performance mode lets the fans spin up to keep the card running cool all the time.

Quiet mode keeps the same power target and top-end settings while offering a less aggressive fan curve for quieter operation at medium temperatures.

With indirect Aura Sync ARGB lighting, the ROG Astral OC provides endless possibilities for personalization with color or functional effects. Aura is a one stop shop for controlling anything RGB on your system.

Depending on your platform and accessories, you can use the Aura Sync utility to sync your GPU lights with your keyboard, monitor, motherboard, case lights, and more.

The GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs can create generative AI models at twice the speed of the previous generation with a smaller memory footprint, enabling powerful video editing, 3D rendering, and design tools.

You can render large 3D scenes in real-time and create complex animations with ray tracing using compatible GPU-accelerated applications such as Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, and Blender. Visualize photorealistic materials as you create them and experience near lag-free interaction in addition to using tools such as AI-enhanced denoising and frame-boosting with DLSS 3.

GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs deliver a generational leap in NVIDIA encoders and decoders with support for the 4:2:2 pro-grade color format, multiview-HEVC (MV-HEVC) for 3D and virtual reality (VR) video, and the new AV1 Ultra High Quality mode. Accelerate AI effects with Tensor Cores on RTX 50-Series GPUs. Play back and edit ultra high-resolution video smoothly without pre-caching or generating proxies in Adobe Premiere Pro, Blackmagic Resolve, REDCINE-X PRO, and more. Use Auto color, Shot match, and RTX GPU-accelerated color grading to get to the ideal color in Blackmagic Resolve.

Rapidly enhance and style your images with 30+ GPU-accelerated features and effects such as Select and Mask, Camera RAW, Blur Gallery, and Smart Sharpen in Adobe Photoshop. Automatically give your RAW images crisper detail, better color rendering, and fewer artifacts using the RTX-accelerated AI Enhance Details feature in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic. Quickly interact and zoom in and out of complex vector graphics smoothly, thanks to GPU-acceleration in Adobe Illustrator. Instantly visualize your 2D art in photorealistic 3D with RTX GPU-accelerated rendering in Adobe Stager.

DLSS is a revolutionary suite of neural rendering technologies that use AI to boost FPS, reduce latency, and improve image quality. DLSS 4 brings Multi Frame Generation and enhanced Ray Reconstruction and Super Resolution, powered by 5th Gen Tensor Cores. DLSS on GeForce RTX is the optimal way to play, backed by an NVIDIA AI supercomputer in the cloud constantly improving your PC's gaming capabilities.

The NVIDIA Blackwell architecture unlocks the game-changing realism of full ray tracing. Experience cinematic quality visuals at high speeds with fourth gen RT Cores and breakthrough neural rendering technologies accelerated with 5th Gen Tensor Cores.

Reflex technologies optimize the graphics pipeline for optimal responsiveness, providing faster target acquisition, quicker reaction times, and improved aim precision in competitive games. Reflex 2 introduces Frame Warp, which further reduces latency based on the game's latest mouse input.

Get smooth, tear-free gameplay at high refresh rates, plus HDR and more. This is the ultimate gaming display and the go-to equipment for enthusiast gamers.

ASUS RTX 5080 OC Specs

GPU Model	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Stream Processors	10,752 CUDA Cores
Dedicated AI Cores	Yes, 1801 TOPS
Interface	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Video RAM	16 GB GDDR7
Video Output	3x DisplayPort 2.1a 2x HDMI 2.1b
Power Connection	1x 16-Pin PCI Connector
Recommended System Power Requirement	850 W
GPU Width	3.8-Slot

GPU Model	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Stream Processors	10,752 CUDA Cores
Dedicated AI Cores	Yes, 1801 TOPS
Interface	PCI Express 5.0 x16
Supported APIs	OpenGL: 4.6

Video RAM	16 GB GDDR7
Memory Speed	30 Gb/s
Memory Interface Width	256-Bit
Memory Bandwidth	960 GB/s

Video Output

3x DisplayPort 2.1a 2x HDMI 2.1b

Power Connection	1x 16-Pin PCI Connector
Recommended System Power Requirement	850 W

Expansion Slot Compatibility	Full Height
Height	5.9" / 149.3 mm
Length	14.1" / 357.6 mm
GPU Width	3.8-Slot
OS Compatibility	Windows

Cooler Type	Open Fansink with Four Fans
Lighting	RGB LED

Package Weight	9.49 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	17.8 x 8.8 x 4.9"