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ASUS and Noctua first teamed as much as create a customized RTX 3070. However now they’ve launched a brand new card which we see the way it gala’s with this ASUS Noctua RTX 3080 OC assessment. It goals to enhance upon the most well-liked graphics card. With the promise of higher and quieter cooling though at a a lot larger measurement coming in at over 4 slots. The brand new card brings the Noctua aesthetics to the graphics card world.
ASUS Noctua RTX 3080 OC
Core Clock Velocity
1440 MHz base, 1815 MHz increase
Dimensions
310 x 144.8 x 87.5 mm (12.2 x 5.7 x 3.45 inches)
Packaging and aesthetics
Coming in a beefy field with a deal with it feels nearly like a briefcase to your new graphics card. The huge field was constructed to carry the large measurement of the Noctua 3080. Its dimensions are 310 x 144.8 x 87.5 mm (12.2 x 5.7 x 3.45 inches) which places it at a whopping 4.3 slots. So it’s no shock it wants such a hefty field to hold it.
The Noctua model relies upon ASUS’ TUF mannequin however improves upon the unique design. With an enlarged copper baseplate to cowl a wider space. Together with the VRAM in addition to the die itself for higher efficiency general by conserving temperatures underneath wraps. Together with a much bigger heatsink for a better thermal density.That are then helped out by two Noctua NF-A12x25 followers as an alternative of the inventory three 92mm followers. The superior fans are extra optimized for higher airflow and static stress traits. Which does give the cardboard lower GPU and VRAM temperatures whereas operating quieter than the unique TUF. Promising an enchancment of 4.5 dB, 3°C GPU, and 14°C in VRAM over the earlier providing.
The construct itself is sturdy and surprisingly good wanting. As with such a big heatsink and followers you’d count on loads of bending and GPU sag. Nevertheless, ASUS has carried out nicely to strengthen the cardboard to stop that from occurring. With a well-connected construction, it prevents any free areas. With a powerful backplate and IO protect, it additionally connects the furthest factors collectively to create a stable construct. Stopping bending over time can break the aesthetics of the graphics card in the long run.
Noctua is understood for its distinctive colour decisions of beige and brown. Which it has additionally delivered to the 3080 which the followers are. Nevertheless, the design across the followers is a much less polarizing extra toned-down colour alternative. It makes use of a darker brown and silver to create an owl-looking design on the entrance aspect. With the spinning followers being a hypnotizing pair of eyes. Put collectively it creates a well-designed and thought-out graphics card.
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Specification and worth
1440 MHz base, 1815 MHz increase
310 x 144.8 x 87.5 mm (12.2 x 5.7 x 3.45 inches)
Modified TUF cooler with 2x NF-A12x25 120 mm followers
2x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Execs
- Glorious cooling outperforming different options
- nice construct high quality to assist its larger measurement
- Loads of headroom for overclocking
- Quiet and highly effective efficiency
Cons
- Way more costly over different customized options
- Colour scheme to not everyones tastes
- Makes use of previous 10 GB mannequin
The Noctua 3080 relies upon the 10GB model of the GPU. Which is the older model with 10 GB of GDDR6X reminiscence. Throughout a 320-bit reminiscence interface, it’s clocked at 19 Gbps giving it a bandwidth of 760.3 GB/s. With the vast majority of the cardboard specs stored the identical.
It does supply an overclocked engine clock, with a lift clock of as much as 1815 MHz. Which is what 8704 CUDA cores can doubtlessly run at. It additionally has 4 most shows and 5 ports. Two of that are HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a. It does solely use two 8-pin energy connectors with a beneficial energy provide of 850W.
The cooling answer utilized relies upon the ASUS TUF mannequin. This will increase the heatsink’s width to 120.50 mm, the peak to 42.20 mm, and the depth to 94 mm. Together with an elevated copper base plate, measurement to incorporate the reminiscence chips as nicely for improved thermals. Which can also be supported by two NF-A12x25 120mm followers. For optimized airflow by the heatsink to dispel all the warmth.
For pricing, ASUS has introduced a retail worth of $950. Though a lot increased than the unique worth of the 3080 of $699. Nevertheless, the present pricing of the 3080 is far increased already, and it’s not too far off. If you could find it in inventory anyplace. With utilizing solely discovering it on Newegg for a a lot increased inflated worth of $1,349.99.
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Efficiency
We in contrast using the ASUS Noctua RTX 3080 vs an MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3080. Trying particularly on the core temperatures the playing cards achieved, the frequency they ran at, and the fan speeds. Utilizing benchmarks and stress testing we see how nicely the playing cards carry out underneath the largest stress.
Our check bench is made up of:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x
- Cooler: BeQuiet Darkish Rock 4
- RAM: Corsair 2x8GB 3200MHz Corsair Vengeance (XMP)
- Motherboard: AORUS X570 Professional (re-sizeable bar enabled)
- PSU: AORUS 850 Professional GM
- Case: Cooler Grasp MF 700
From the outcomes of the 2 playing cards, we see the identical GPU clock utilization and energy utilization. That is from one minute earlier than a 10-minute Furmark run and one minute after. Though not completely aligned it reveals us the relative behaviors of the 2.
The 2 playing cards have the identical overclock on them so we do see the frequency between the 2 keep the identical. With a gradual charge of round 1500 MHz throughout the check and peaking to close 2000 MHz upon ending.
Then we see the fan RPMs. With the Noctua, a way more aggressive response jumps to 1369 RPM, while the MSI jumps to round 800-900 RPM and ramps up after. While the brown followers ramp down and common round 1100 RPM. With MSI peaking at 1366 RPM and averaging round that very same velocity.
We are able to additionally see the facility draw of the 2 playing cards. Each peaked at 340 W, about 20 W increased than the TDP of the 3080, and the MSI GPU is able to extra energy from extra energy connectors it makes use of.
Lastly, we see the temperature of the GPU and we see how nicely the Noctua followers carry out to keep the temperature down. The GPU peaks at 60.1°C and with the followers kicking in, it drops to beneath 58°C. Whereas the MSI temperature retains climbing even when the followers begin spinning. Peaking out at 70.7°C after 4 minutes it then drops to round 69°C. With the ramp down taking for much longer after stopping than the Noctua card.
With the decrease RPM and larger measurement, the followers run quietly. Though we would not have the means for sound comparability to actually examine their ranges. Neither of the playing cards was notably noisy. The Noctua possibility causes much less turbulent air however you possibly can hear the coil whine.
Both means, it’s able to conserving the GPU temperature a lot decrease. With a greater default fan curve higher responding to the workload than the MSI card.
Conclusion
General the ASUS Noctua RTX 3080 is a good construct of a graphics card. Supplying you with the enduring brown of full-size followers. Together with an owl-like design, it’s a distinctive design with wonderful cooling. Able to nice efficiency in the long run in addition to pushing it in efficiency. It’s a nice alternative for a card in the event you just like the design and have the area to truly match it in. Though it does are available at an inflated worth that does include the premium of the cardboard. So when you’ve got the means it may be the cardboard for you. And we’re more likely to see extra from the collaboration additional down the road.
