The ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX™ 5080 Dhahab CORE OC Edition, is a premium graphics card that blends high-end performance with a luxurious, Middle Eastern-inspired aesthetic, Priced at $1,899. This card commands a staggering 90% premium over NVIDIA’s MSRP for the standard RTX 5080, sparking discussions about its value proposition.
Built on NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture with a 4nm TSMC process, it features 10,752 CUDA cores, 336 5th-generation Tensor Cores, 84 4th-generation Ray Tracing Cores, and 16GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 960 GB/s bandwidth and 1899 TOPS for AI-driven tasks like DLSS 4, supporting 4K gaming, video editing, and 3D rendering. The card boasts a boost clock of 2790 MHz in OC mode (2760 MHz default) and a base clock of 2295 MHz, using a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface and requiring an 850W PSU with a single 16-pin power connector. Its innovative quad-fan cooling system, a first for ROG, includes three bottom fans and one top-right fan in a push-pull configuration, increasing airflow pressure by 20% compared to tri-fan designs, paired with a patented vapor chamber, phase-change thermal pad, and a MaxContact heatsink with a 5% larger GPU heat spreader for superior thermal performance.
The ROG Astral RTX 5080 Dhahab CORE is designed to evoke the opulence of its predecessor, the RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition, which boasted 6.5 grams of 24K gold plating. However, ASUS’s official website makes no mention of real gold in this model, indicating that the shimmering gold-like finish is achieved through metallic components styled to mimic gold. This design choice aligns with the Dhahab series’ Middle Eastern-inspired aesthetic, featuring elegant calligraphy and skyscraper imagery that exudes premium flair.
The ROG Astral RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 are already sold at high prices, but the new RTX 5080 Dhahab CORE could be the most expensive version so far. You can buy it from ASUS’s official store or at Micro Center.
Source : @realVictor_M