Review and testing of the ASUS TUF Gaming GEFORCE RTX 4080 OC graphics card

Written by Boldson on 13 February 2023. Posted in Test Video Cards

Our test this time involves a new video card based on RTX 4080 - ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC (TUF-RTX4080-O16G-GAMING)

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

This subsection of our review reveals the main aspects of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC, such as appearance and hardware configuration.

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC comes in a very compact package where everything is aesthetically pleasing and nicely packaged.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC kit includes the video card itself, a power adapter, and a stylish screwdriver that can act as a support for the video card.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC video card occupies 3.5 PCI-E slots, which is currently the standard ...

On the side we have a 12-pin power connector, a typical phenomenon for all recent video cards.

The video card has 5 video outputs - 2 HDMI and 3 DisplayPort, all of which support 8K resolution. By the way, most other modern video cards based on NVIDIA have only one HDMI video output.

The graphics card also boasts six heat pipes that effectively transfer heat to a massive heatsink.

On the reverse side of the back plate, the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC has a cutout for better airflow through the heatsink array.

Also on the reverse side we see the video card BIOS switch, which allows you to switch between quiet mode and performance mode.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is built on the AD103 GPU with 9728 CUDA cores. The frequency limit of this instance is 2565 MHz, but in games it reaches 2775 MHz. The video card received 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with a frequency of 22 GHz. The memory bandwidth is 0.768 TB/s.

GPU Tweak III OPERATING MODES

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC is fully supported by the GPU Tweak utility, which is one of the main analogues of MSI Afterburner in the field of setting clock frequencies, creating work profiles and monitoring various parameters of graphics adapters from NVIDIA and AMD. Its updated interface provides greater accessibility by bringing key features to the forefront, and VF Tuner has been redesigned to make manual overclocking much easier. Exclusive features such as 0dB fan technology now include automatic profile replacement and monitoring session logging.

In standard mode, the frequency of the card is 2595 MHz with a power limit of 100%, while the frequency in games reaches 2750 MHz.

In the automatic overclocking mode, the card receives a frequency of 2625 MHz and the power limit increases to 106%.

In silence mode, the processor frequency is reduced to 2565 MHz, and the power limit is also reduced to 94%.

HEATING AND POWER CONSUMPTION

Gluttony test ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC was carried out in conjunction with Intel Core i9 13900K 3.2 GHz + Z690 AORUS MASTER in a closed case Thermaltake Core V51:

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Now let's summarize these temperature and power consumption indicators in tables, with the results we obtained earlier:

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As we can see, in FurMark, the power consumption of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC card is almost the same as the consumption in the games themselves, namely about 300 watts.

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The temperature regime of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC card reaches a maximum of 65 degrees.

TEST PART

Test configuration
test stands	ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi 32 GB DDR5 6000@6400 CL30 KingstonFURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Case MPG CORELIQUID K240
multimedia equipment	Monitor Philips 326M6VJRMB/00 Power Supply Seasonic PRIME TX-1000
Software configuration
operating system	Windows 10 21H2/ Windows 11(Alder Lake)
Graphics driver	Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 528.24 WHQL AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 23.11.2
Monitoring programs	MSI Afterburner

GAMES

All games were taken at the discretion of the editors, from the position for which it would now be possible to buy this new product. We have not taken synthetics seriously for a long time, we are only interested in games:

God of War

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

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Dying Light 2 Stay Human

Testing took place at maximum quality settings with RT.

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ELDEN RING

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with ray tracing).

F1 22

Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing.

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing.

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Gotham Knights

Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing.

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with ray tracing).

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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

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UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with ray tracing).

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The Callisto Protocol

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with ray tracing).

Forspoken

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with ray tracing).

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dead space

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with ray tracing).

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Hogwarts Legacy

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with ray tracing).

CONCLUSION

Well, ASUS TUF Gaming GEFORCE RTX 4080 OC (TUF-RTX4080-O16G-GAMING) is currently the leader in its price range, in most cases surpassing its opponent in the face of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX. The card is a quiet and fast solution, the only drawback of which is its dimensions, but this is already the mainstream of modern realities...

Advantages

- excellent cooling system providing comfortable temperatures and comfortable noise level in games

- great performance with RT

- DLSS 3.0 support

Disadvantages

- dimensions, you need a fairly spacious case ...