Asus TUF GeForce RTX 5080 16GB OC Ed. Review: Willing to Pay?

Extra tests, Graphics | 11. 6. 202510. 11. 2025 | Adam Vágner

The prices of the top-tier GeForce RTX 5090 cards are extremely high, so for most gamers, the GeForce RTX 5080 is likely the fastest graphics card they’re seriously considering. With no real alternatives nearby, the price range for the RTX 5080 varies widely. Premium models are pricey, and if you want more than a budget model, you’ll likely end up with a card like the TUF GeForce RTX 5080. Apparently, it should’ve been cheaper, but it’s still a safe bet.

Satisfactory

Satisfactory runs on Unreal Engine 5.x and uses technologies such as Nanite and Lumen. We test it using our own custom settings, which exceed the global maximum settings.

Tests with TSR are conducted in native resolution (no downscaling); with FSR and DLSS, both native resolution and supersampling with Balanced quality settings are tested.

TSRAA

FSR Native AA

FSR Balanced

FSR Balanced + Frame Generation

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The most interesting (and craziest) Asus hardware at Computex

Graphics, Keyboards, Mices, Motherboards, PC cases | 6. 6. 20267. 6. 2026 | Jan Olšan

The Computex tradeshow this year seems to involve various anniversaries for many companies. In the case of Asus, the company is celebrating 20 years of its “premium” gaming brand, ROG. We visited the booth Asus has at the trade show as well and will show you some of the new hardware the company brought to its booth—because of this anniversary, much of it is quite extraordinary and forms a celebratory lineup called ROG Edition 20. Read more “The most interesting (and craziest) Asus hardware at Computex” »

Asus ROG Equalizer: Robust 12+4pin connectors that don’t burn?

Graphics, PSUs | 27. 4. 202611. 5. 2026 | Jan Olšan

Failures of the 12V‑2×6 power cable (formerly 12VHPWR) have become the scourge of recent GPU generations. Especially for Nvidia cards pushing this power standard, but also for a few Radeon models using these connectors. Various attempts to work around or mitigate the risks have popped up; this time, Asus is introducing the Equalizer special‑purpose cable for its power supplies, that aim to prevent connector melting in several ways. Read more “Asus ROG Equalizer: Robust 12+4pin connectors that don’t burn?” »

Asus ProArt PF120: The most efficient fan at low noise level

Cooling, Extra tests, Fans | 6. 4. 202611. 4. 2026 | Ľubomír Samák

It wants to go head‑to‑head with the Phanteks T30-120 fan, while also having a slight edge in every respect. That’s Asus’s marketing—and now comes reality in HWCooling’s in‑depth analysis. The ProArt PF120 fans are truly something exceptional and worth paying attention to. High cooling efficiency and elegant daisy‑chaining are just the beginning. The overall design of Asus’s fans is impressive. Read more “Asus ProArt PF120: The most efficient fan at low noise level” »

Asus TUF GeForce RTX 5080 16GB OC Ed. Review: Willing to Pay?