ASUS displayed two brand-new custom RTX 50 GPUs, the RTX 5080 Noctua Edition & the ROG Astral RTX 5080 DOOM Edition graphics card.
ASUS Outs A Brand New Noctua Edition Graphics Card, The RTX 5080 Noctua Edition, With Triple-Fan Cooler & Quad-Slot Design
ASUS is known for partnering with Noctua in releasing custom-cooled graphics cards. The company has been offering these cards for the last few generations, but the previous designs were mostly limited to dual-fan designs, but with the RTX 50 series, it looks like we are finally getting triple-fan action.
The ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition graphics card adopts three Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 120mm fans, which run quietly and offer great cooling capabilities. The card also comes with an optimized vapor chamber that is attached to a large aluminum fin array. It also uses Phase-change GPU thermal pads to ensure a greater level of heat dissipation from the GPU. The card is also really massive, and to reduce the risk of cracks and ensure stable mounting, the card is equipped with a GPU Guard and bracket.
ASUS has themed the GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition card in gray and brown colors, which match the Noctua theme. The back features a full-length backplate and there’s a cut-out for the third fan that is used to vent air.
The Noctua fans themselves take up at least 2-slots’ worth of space, which is the reason why this card is measured at a hefty 4-slot height.
Straight Outta The Dark Ages: Meet The ROG Astral RTX 5080 DOOM Edition
The second variant that ASUS is introducing is the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 DOOM Edition. This variant is themed after the recently released DOOM: The Dark Ages and it’s based on the slayer with the front and rear fans matching the shield saw, one of the defensive weapons in the game.
The RTX 5080 DOOM Edition will retain the same specs as the standard RTX 5080 ROG Astral OC, with a peak clock of 2790 MHz, but it’s the copper-coated heatsink within the shroud that looks great. The card will only be available in limited quantities, with 666 units planned.
There’s no word on the pricing of either graphics card, but considering the limited nature of them, we can expect them to be priced at a really high premium versus the MSRP which is $999 US for the RTX 5080. For the RTX 5080 DOOM Edition, the card will be available for pre-orders today and ships in July. The card will be bundled with Doom-related accessories and an optional game code for DOOM: The Dark Ages.
