ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC 16GB Nvidia Graphic Card

The ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition is a flagship graphics card built around NVIDIA's RTX 5080 GPU, featuring 10,752 CUDA cores and 16 GB of GDDR7 memory running at 30 Gbps across a 256-bit memory bus. Designed for enthusiast-level gaming and content creation at resolutions up to 8K (7680 × 4320), this card represents ROG's most ambitious cooling and engineering effort to date. At the heart of the ROG Astral is a revolutionary quad-fan cooling solution — ROG's first four-fan graphics card design. The four axial-tech fans work in concert to create a vertical airflow channel that reportedly boosts air pressure by up to 20% compared to conventional three-fan layouts. This enhanced airflow feeds a dense heatsink made possible specifically because the fourth fan frees up additional fin space. Beneath the heatsink lies a patented vapor chamber engineered with milled pathways, allowing heatpipes to seat without flattening — a detail ASUS claims improves heat dissipation efficiency by over 10%. Thermal contact is further refined through ASUS MaxContact technology, which increases the GPU heat-spreader surface area by 5%, and a premium phase-change GPU thermal pad that melts to fill microscopic gaps between the GPU die and thermal module, ensuring superior conductivity under sustained heavy loads. On the power delivery side, 80-amp MOSFETs are specified to provide over 35% more headroom than a reference design, supporting the card's elevated OC clock targets and extended overclocking headroom. A single 16-pin power connector is used, and ASUS recommends an 850 W power supply for a fully overclocked system. The card connects via PCI Express 5.0 and offers two native HDMI 2.1b ports and three native DisplayPort 2.1b ports, with HDCP 2.3 support, enabling simultaneous output to up to four displays. The card measures 357.6 × 149.3 × 76 mm and occupies 3.8 expansion slots. Aesthetically, indirect Aura Sync ARGB lighting allows personalised illumination through ASUS Armoury Crate or GPU Tweak III software. Structural integrity is addressed through an ultra-rigid die-cast frame, 304 stainless steel I/O bracket, conformal PCB coating for moisture and dust protection, and ASUS GPU Guard adhesive securing all four PCB corners. The card is manufactured using Auto-Extreme technology — a single-pass automated soldering process that reduces component thermal stress and lowers manufacturing chemical usage. In the box you receive the card, a ROG Graphics Card Holder, ROG Velcro Hook & Loop, ROG Magnet, ROG Graphics Card Keycap, ROG PCB Ruler, a Thank You Card, and a 1-to-3 adapter cable. ASUS covers this card with a 3-year warranty. Verifiable Specifications: • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 • CUDA Cores: 10,752 • Video Memory: 16 GB GDDR7 • Memory Speed: 30 Gbps • Memory Interface: 256-bit • Bus Standard: PCI Express 5.0 • Display Outputs: 2× HDMI 2.1b, 3× DisplayPort 2.1b • Max Resolution: 7680 × 4320 (8K) • Max Simultaneous Displays: 4 • Power Connector: 1× 16-pin • Recommended PSU: 850 W • Dimensions: 357.6 × 149.3 × 76 mm (3.8-slot) • OpenGL: 4.6 • NVLink/CrossFire: Not supported • Warranty: 3 Years • Model Number: 90YV0LV0-M0IA00