Review and testing of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition graphics card
This time, the top-end video card from ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition (ROG-STRIX-RTX4080-O16G-GAMING) participates in our test . This video card is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, operates at a frequency of 2750 MHz, has 9728 stream processors and 16 gigabytes of video memory.
| APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS |
This subsection of our review reveals the main aspects of ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition , such as appearance and hardware configuration.
| APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS |
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition graphics card comes in a fairly compact package.
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition kit includes the graphics card itself, a power adapter, and a stylish screwdriver.
On the side we have a 12-pin power connector, a typical phenomenon for all recent video cards.
The graphics card looks and feels very stylish.
The video card has 4 video outputs - 1 HDMI and 3 DisplayPort, all of which support 8K resolution.
On the reverse side, there is a rather immodest cutout - for greater airflow throughput, in general, the design repeats all RTX 4090.
Compared to our GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition graphics card looks like a real monster...
Also, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is much more massive and heavier than our largest video card - Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING OC...
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition looks pretty stylish in the ASUS ROG Strix system, with a fairly balanced backlight.
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 2625 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 |
Well, in manual overclocking, we set a frequency of 2777 MHz and a power limit of 116%. The frequency in games thus reached 2.94 GHz.
| HEATING AND POWER CONSUMPTION |
Gluttony test ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition was carried out in conjunction with Intel Core i9 13900K 3.2 GHz + Z690 AORUS MASTER in a closed case Thermaltake Core V51:
In the "Donut" in stock mode, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition shows 58 degrees, consumption is 358 watts. From the outlet, the system consumes about 464 watts.
In overclocking, the temperature of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition already reaches 67 degrees, the consumption is 400 watts. With the socket and the system consumes about 528 watts.
In Cyberpunk 2077, in stock mode, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition shows 54 degrees, consumption of 310 watts. From the outlet, the system consumes about 555 watts.
In Cyberpunk 2077, overclocking ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition shows 59 degrees, consumption is 335 watts. From the outlet, the system consumes about 565 watts.
At the moment, this is the quietest and coldest of all tested GeForce RTX 4XXX.
| TEST PART |
| Test configuration | |
| test stands |
32 GB DDR5 6000@6400 CL30 KingstonFURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
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| multimedia equipment |
Power Supply Seasonic PRIME TX-1000 |
| Software configuration |
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| operating system | Windows 10 21H2/ Windows 11(Alder Lake) |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 526.98 WHQL AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 22.11.1 |
| Monitoring programs |
MSI Afterburner |
| GAMES |
| Horizon Zero Dawn |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings in the game itself. Our test section.
In Horizon Zero Dawn, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 performance is comparable to GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. With DLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is comparable to GeForce RTX 4090.
| Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. Our test section.
In this game, the performance of ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable to GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. With DLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 bypasses GeForce RTX 4090.
| Cyberpunk 2077 |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. Our test section.
In Cyberpunk 2077, the performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. With DLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 again .
| Dying Light 2 Stay Human |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. Our test section.
In Dying Light 2 Stay Human, the performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is far behind the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. With DLSS, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also far ahead of the GeForce RTX 4090.
| UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection |
Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings. Our test section .
In UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection with DLSS, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is comparable to the GeForce RTX 4090.
| Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. The test was carried out in the benchmark.
In Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 performance is again comparable to GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. With DLSS, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable to the GeForce RTX 4090.
| God of War |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings with DLSS. Our test section.
In God of War, the alignment of forces with the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition does not change.
| Forza Horizon 5 |
Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings. Our test section.
In Forza Horizon 5, the gap between the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is significantly inferior to the GeForce RTX 4090.
| A Plague Tale Requiem |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings with DLSS. Our test section.
In A Plague Tale Requiem,the performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. With DLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 bypassesGeForce RTX 4090.
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla |
Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings. Our test section.
In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the gap between ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition and GeForce RTX 4090 is not so significant.
| Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 |
Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings. Our test section.
Well, in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is significantly inferior to GeForce RTX 4090, but also much faster than GeForce RTX 3080 Ti .
| CONCLUSION |
Well, based on testing the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition, it can be seen that the card came out just fine - it is quiet and cold, plus it shows a decent level of performance. There is not much point in overclocking the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition , since it increases performance insignificantly.
What can be said about the GeForce RTX 4080 in general, the card has an unbalanced pricing policy, since in terms of performance it is noticeably inferior to the GeForce RTX 4090, and only slightly inferior to it in terms of price. With further price adjustments in relation to performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition graphics card will prove to be the best choice for gamers.
Advantages
- good performance
- low heating level
- low noise level
Cons
- size
- price
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| T eats 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 81% [8 Votes] | GeForce RTX 4080 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 69% [8 Votes] | GeForce RTX 4090 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 83% [9 Votes] |
