Rank #8 in Best RTX 5080 Graphics Card: 10 Ranked, All 16GB GDDR7 and a £474.75 Gap
ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC Edition
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition is the card at number 8 in this guide, listed at £1,637.97 — £347.98 above the cheapest card in the round-up and £126.77 below the dearest. It is a 3.8-slot, four-fan design with a vapour chamber and a phase-change thermal pad on the GPU, and the bullets claim the quad-fan layout lifts airflow and pressure by up to 20%.
The numbers on this listing do not agree with each other. The spec table prints Memory Clock Speed as 30 MHz, which is what a 30 Gbps memory speed looks like once the unit is dropped, and the same table's Graphics Description field reads "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, 16GB GDDR6, 2760 MHz Core Clock" while Graphics Ram Type on the same card says GDDR7. The GPU clock also appears twice at different values: 2790 MHz in OC mode in the bullets, 2760 MHz in the spec table. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing, not from testing we carried out.
How those 249 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.7 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £1,637.97 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7 out of 5 from 249 ratings |
| GPU clock (bullets) | 2790 MHz OC mode / 2760 MHz default mode |
| GPU clock (spec table) | 2760 MHz |
| Memory clock (as listed) | 30 MHz |
| Graphics RAM type | GDDR7 |
| Graphics description (as listed) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, 16GB GDDR6, 2760 MHz Core Clock |
| AI performance | 1899 AI TOPS |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“absolutely brilliant card abit on the pricey side but i can see why, this card performs exceptionally well giving me crisp graphics and smooth framerates on most games over 400 this is one chonker of a card it's huge and weighs a ton 🤣 the cooling on it is brilliant a lot better than my old 3080 i thought the card would have been quite loud at workloads but the games i play don't ramp up the fans very high and i can barley hear it even tho it's on performance mode, you can get away with very little noise while gaming. the card itself looks amazing it's got a sleek look to it. i like the light bar along the side. i'd expect this for paying 1.6k for it which it comes with even better. the quad fan config really helps with evening out air pressure so the temps are alot cooler. all things aside this card is a beast and i highly recommend to anyone who's budget is quite high. 10/10 purchase i would purchase again if i could.”
Verified purchase“Great purchase overclocks very nice and temps are stable and very low.At 4k ultra at 144hz on lemans its at max fps at 58c”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best RTX 5080 Graphics Card: 10 Ranked, All 16GB GDDR7 and a £474.75 Gap.
Questions people ask
Is the memory clock really 30 MHz?
The ASUS ROG Astral's spec table lists Memory Clock Speed as 30 MHz, the figure you get when a 30 Gbps memory speed loses its unit. The same table lists Graphics Ram Type as GDDR7 with 16 GB, and the card name itself says 16GB GDDR7.
Is it GDDR6 or GDDR7?
Both appear on the listing. Graphics Ram Type says GDDR7; the Graphics Description field on the same page says '16GB GDDR6'.
How fast does the ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC run?
The bullets give 2790 MHz in OC mode and 2760 MHz in default mode. The spec table's GPU Clock Speed field prints 2760 MHz, matching the default figure only.
How much does the ASUS ROG Astral cost?
£1,637.97 as listed. That is £347.98 more than the cheapest card in this guide at £1,289.99 and £126.77 less than the dearest at £1,764.74.
What is in the box?
The listing states graphics card, set-up guide and warranty card, one item per box.
How is it rated?
4.7 out of 5 from 249 ratings. In the rating breakdown shown, 89 of the 100 counted are 5-star.
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