ASUS has released the latest Dual series RTX2080 O8G graphics card. Featuring the latest Ray Tracing technology and more powerful Tensor core performance than the previous generation cards, we are expecting a lot of performance improvements. This review will cover the unboxing of the RTX 2080, as well as some benchmarks.
According to ASUS official website, this card contains the Max-Contact technology and uses 2.7 PCI-E slot width, 8GB 256bit GDDR6 with 2944 Cuda core and the 2 x patented Wing-blade fan with the Vapor-Chamber heatsink. It’s clear that ASUS has opted to put a lot of focus on keeping the GPU cool and under control.
The Package Appearance
The 20-series card package is like their old GTX design
Package Front
Package Back
Package Sides
Package Bottom
The inside of the package contains a non-glossy cardboard box, retaining the GTX packaging again
Opening the box
The package has a very unique way of opening
The main body of RTX 2080 Dual
The full aluminium back plate with a unique design
This card has 6+8 pin power with the new 6-pin header design
The density of heatsink fins
The backplate I/O, 3 x DP 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0b and 1 x USB Type-C
The front heatsink view, it feels solid
The PCI-E Goldfinger
The NV-LINK Goldfinger
The gap between heatsink and GPU
The patented Wing-blade fan
The contents of the box
Performance Benchmark
The testing bench
Nvidia has released the latest 411.63 driver to fully support RTX series cards
After the driver installation, Nvidia control panel is ready to use
GPU-Z
Simple overclocking
3D Mark Fire Strike Ultra
3D Mark Time Spy
Unigine Superposition (1080P Extreme)
Gaming performance: Putting this card on another gaming bench we tested the performance in GTA V and Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Under 1920 x 1080 resolution
<GTA V> – around 121 fps
<Shadow of the Tomb Raider> – around 98 fps
Under 2560 x 1440 resolution
<GTA V> – around 95 fps
<Shadow of the Tomb Raider> – around 80 fps
Under 3840 x 2160 resolution
<GTA V> – around 52 fps
<Shadow of the Tomb Raider> – around 45 fps
Overall
After the test, the overall performance of this Asus RTX 2080 Dual O8G the verdict is simple: a little bit better than the GTX 1080 Ti with Ray Tracing and DLSS. As the price in Australia is around $1479, the CP value may not be good enough to encourage true gamers to dig into their wallet, we expect a lot of people to wait for the Asus Strix series gaming cards.
Overall, Ray Tracing has become the future of PC games, the lastest 3A games will implement this technology as a standard function. RTX series card will help us to enable the realistic world of new games and VR/AR experiences. With GDDR6, Tensor core and DLSS technology, we will actually feel the light and shadow. Plus, Nvidia will brings their NVLINK, AI package and Boost v4 later to enhance the new graphics card, not only the 2080 or 2080Ti but also the latest Titan.
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EPIC PC RATE SCORE: 83/100
ASUS RTX 2080 DUAL O8G OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.asus.com/us/Graphics-Cards/DUAL-RTX2080-O8G/