Review and testing of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition video card
This time the company's top video card is participating in our test. ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition (ROG-STRIX-RTX4080-O16G-GAMING). 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 highlights the main aspects of the 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 video card comes in a fairly compact package.
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition kit includes the video card itself, a power adapter, and a stylish screwdriver.
On the side we have a 12-pin power connector, a typical feature for all the latest video cards.
The video card looks and feels very stylish.
The video card has 4 video outputs - 1 HDMI and 3 DisplayPort, all of them support 8K resolution.
On the back side there is a rather immodest cutout - for greater air flow capacity, in general the design repeats all RTX 4090.
Compared to our GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition looks like a real monster...
Also, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is significantly more massive and heavier than our largest video card, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING OC...
In the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition system system it looks quite stylish, having a fairly balanced backlight.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is built on GPU AD103 with 9728 CUDA cores. The frequency limit of this example 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.
OPERATING MODES GPU Tweak III |




Well, in manual overclocking we set the frequency to 2777 MHz and the power limit to 116%. The frequency in games thus reached 2,94 GHz.
HEATING AND POWER CONSUMPTION |
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition gluttony test was carried out in conjunction with an Intel Core i9 13900K 3.2 GHz + Z690 AORUS MASTER in a closed Thermaltake Core V51 case:
In "Donut" in stock mode, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition shows 58 degrees, consumption is 358 watts. From the outlet, the system consumes about 464 watts.
When overclocked, the temperature of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition already reaches 67 degrees, consumption is 400 Watts. From an outlet, the system consumes about 528 watts.
В Cyberpunk 2077 in stock mode, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition shows 54 degrees, consumption 310 Watts. The system consumes about 555 watts from the outlet.
В Cyberpunk 2077 overclocked ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition shows 59 degrees, consumption 335 watts. From the outlet, the system consumes about 565 watts.
At the moment, this is the quietest and coolest of all the tested GeForce RTX 4XXX.
TEST PART |
Test configuration | |
test stands |
32 GB DDR5 6000@6400 CL30 Kingston FURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
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Multimedia equipment |
Seasonic PRIME TX-1000 power supply |
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 segment.
In Horizon Zero Dawn The performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is comparable to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. CDLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is comparable c GeForce RTX 4090.
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. Our test segment.
In this game The performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. CDLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 beats GeForce RTX 4090.
Cyberpunk 2077 |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. Our test segment.
В Cyberpunk 2077 The performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. CDLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 beats again GeForce RTX 4090.
Dying light 2 stay human |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. Our test segment.
В Dying light 2 stay human The performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is much inferior to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. CDLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also significantly ahead GeForce RTX 4090.
UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings. Our test section.
IN UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection with DLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is comparable to GeForce RTX 4090.
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing. The test was carried out in a benchmark.
In Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition The performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is again comparable to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. CDLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable c GeForce RTX 4090.
God of War |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings with DLSS. Our test segment.
In God of War, the balance of power with the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition does not change.
Forza Horizon 5 |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings. Our test segment.
In Forza Horizon 5, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition is significantly behind the GeForce RTX 4090.
The Plague Tale Requiem |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings with DLSS. Our test segment.
В The Plague Tale Requiem The performance of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 is also comparable to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti + DLSS. CDLSS ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 beats GeForce RTX 4090.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings. Our test segment.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition Lagging Behind GeForce in Assassin's Creed Valhalla RTX 4090 not so significant.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings. Our test segment.
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 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.
CONCLUSION |
Well, based on testing ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition It’s clear that the card turned out just great - it’s quiet and cool, plus it shows a decent level of performance. In acceleration ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition there is no particular point, since with it productivity increases insignificantly.
What can we say about the GeForce RTX 4080 in general? The card has an unbalanced pricing policy, since in terms of performance it is noticeably lower than the GeForce. RTX 4090, and is only slightly inferior in price. With further price adjustments relative to performance, the video card ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition will be the best choice for gamers.
Advantages
- good performance
- low heating level
- low noise level
Disadvantages
- dimensions
- price
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Тeating 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 81% [8 vote(s)] | GeForce RTX 4080 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 69% [8 vote(s)] | GeForce RTX 4090 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 83% [9 vote(s)] |