ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Review: Fast, Quiet, Pricey
Although NVIDIA just launched the Turing-based GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti last week, its board partners were at the ready with a wide array of custom offerings right out of the gate. We were lucky enough to show you a couple of custom cards from MSI and EVGA in our initial launch coverage, and today we’ve got a brand new combatant to evaluate from ASUS, namely the GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition.
As we’ve come to expect from ASUS, the GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition is about as extreme as an air-cooled GPU can get. Of course the card is factory overclocked, but ASUS also goes all-out with the cooler, power delivery, lighting, and some handy related features. Take a look at the card’s main features and specifications versus a few other GeForce RTX 2080s, and then we’ll dig in a little deeper and see what the ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition is all about. ..
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The ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition has a beefy, over-the-top design rife with bold angles and sharp lines. It is not complete departure from some of ASUS’s larger ROG STRIX-branded cards in terms of its overall design language, but it is outfitted with a new, more powerful cooler and the custom PCB is tuned for optimal power delivery.
As mentioned, the ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition comes factory overclocked as well. Its GPU base and memory clocks are the same as NVIDIA’s reference spec, but its GPU boost clock in performance mode is 1860MHz – a slight bump up from the Founder’s Edition’s 1800MHz.
ASUS also offers an overclocked mode through its software that bumps things up to 1890MHz, but if you’re going to overclock there’s a lot more headroom available than a paltry 30MHz – more on that later.
The ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition features new “axial-tech” fans that are IP5X dust resistant and have a longer a lifespan than traditional axial fans. Underneath those fans is a large, dense heatsink array linked to a highly-polished base plate with an array of heat-pipes. ASUS brands the baseplate as offering “MaxContact” technology, which is just a fancy way of saying the polish and smoothness of the heatsink’s baseplate allow it to make better contact with the GPU to optimize cooling performance. There’s also a stylized metal plate on the backside of the PCB to help dissipate heat and add some rigidity as well.
While on the subject of cooling, we should mention ASUS incorporated a tiny BIOS switch on the card that toggled between Performance and Quit modes.
In performance mode, the fans on the card spin all of the time, so even though it’s quiet, some noise will be produced. In Quite mode though, when idle (or below a certain temperature threshold), the fans completely spin down and are dead silent.
And, of course there’s customizable RGB lighting on board too. Not only does the card have its own lighting, but there are headers to attach additional LEDs and there’s even a push button on the back to quickly shut the lighting off if you desire. All of the lighting can be controlled through ASUS’ Aura software as well.
Outputs on the ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition are somewhat different than NVIDIA’s design. It’s got 2 x DP, 2 x HDMI, and 1 x VirtualLink USB C) and the case bracket on this 2.75-slot wide card is very different as well. The supplemental power plugs differ too. ASUS equips the GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition with a pair of 8-pin feeds to pump power into the card.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 OC Video Card Review
ROG STRIX RTX 2080 OC Edition – ASUS Shows How To Do It!
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition is a great graphics card, but NVIDIA’s board partners are looking to differentiate themselves by offering something better. NVIDIA is making that tough for this generation as they moved away from the blower-style fan and are shipping the FE cards with an out-of-the box overclock for the first time ever. As tough as NVIDIA is making it for their own partners to compete, we think the AIB’s are going to be okay. One look at the ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 and you know this card isn’t going to go down without a fight.
The ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 OC is simply a beast as it takes up 2.7 slots thanks to a massive GPU cooler that is topped off with not one, not two, but three axial-tech cooling fans. When it comes to clock speeds the ROG STRI RTX 2080 OC doesn’t disappoint. The STRIX RTG 2080 OC comes out of the box running at 1515 MHz base clock with a boost clock of up to 1860 MHz.
If you install the optional ASUS GPU Tweak II software utility you can run the card in OC mode that allows it to boost up to 1890 MHz. This is 60-90 MHz higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 FE. The 8GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 14 Gbps just like the reference specs and FE models.
| ROG STRIX 2080 OC | GeForce RTX 2080 FE | GeForce RTX 2080 | |
| Boost Clock | 1890 MHz (OC) 1860 MHz (Gaming) 1830 MHz (Silent) |
1800 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Base Clock | 1545 MHz (OC) 1515 MHz (Gaming) 1485 MHz (Silent) |
1515 MHz | 1515 MHz |
| 8 GB GDDR6 | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Length | 11.8″ | 10.5″ | 10.5″ |
| Price | $869.99 | $799.99 | $699.99 |
NVIDIA’s MSRP for the GeForce RTX 2080 Founder’s Edition cards is $799 and the recommended base price for board partners is $699.
Street pricing on the ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 OC have it $869.99, so this card is $70 more than the RTX 2080 FE and $170 over the NVIDIA’s pricing suggestion for base models.
The card that we are reviewing today is the ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Overclocked 8G GDDR6 HDMI DP 1.4 USB Type-C that is sold under part number ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING. This model is backed by a 3-year warranty and is priced at $869.99 shipped.
The ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 ROG STRIX Gaming OC Edition has an all black finish with bold angles for a modern look.
The ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 OC has RGB lighting around the top and bottom of the fan shroud to help boost the visual appeal for those looking for more RGB.
Hate RGB lights? Just below the NVLINK bridge connector there is a large on/off button that controls the RGB lighting! This is great news for those that don’t want to install ASUS Aura Sync software to control the lights. This is also a good time to point out that ASUS includes a full coverage backplate on the STRIX RTX 2080 that looks really sharp.
Moving around to the end of the card you’ll find two 8-pin power connectors with LED lights to let you know if the power is hooked up correctly. ASUS recommends a 650W power supply for this model. Note that in order to have the best cooling performance, the ASUS STRIX-RTX 2080 occupies 2.7 slots. Please double check you PC case and motherboard layout to ensure that this 11.8″ long card won’t be an issue.
Spinning the card around and looking at the top edge of the PCB, you’ll discover a dip switch that controls the cards two vBIOS profiles. The labeling on board is poorly done, but to the left is Performance ‘P’ Mode and to the right is Quiet ‘Q’ Mode. Our card shipped in Performance mode and according to ASUS that will give us 40% lower temperatures at the cost of more fan noise. Flipping the switch over to quite mode will give you around 15-25% less noise, but the card will run hotter. We left the board in ‘P’ Mode for testing, but used GPU Tweak software to run the card in ‘OC’ Mode and we’ll talk about that in a minute.
You can switch between two BIOS profiles without any software, but to run the highest factory clock speeds you’ll need to use ASUS GPU Tweak II.
When it comes to display connectors it looks like ASUS deviated from the GeForce RTX 2080 FE card and offers two DisplayPort and HDMI connectors along with the VirtualLink USB-C port. The move away from three DisplayPort connectors might upset some with an NVIDIA Surround monitor setup, but there are others with a dual-monitor setup that would like to have two HDMI ports.
We won’t be fully tearing down our review sample since we want to preserve the factory thermal interface material for future testing. So, we’ll include some ASUS marketing slides that show you the internal layout. It also shows that ASUS is using their Auto-Extreme production process and uses a metal frame to reinforce the PCB.
ASUS went with a 10+2 power phase (Super Alloy Power II) design on their STRIX RTX 2080 for enhanced durability and efficiency.
This shot also clearly shows the location of the RGB header for those that want to sync the card with ASUS Aura Sync software.
We used the ASUS GPU Tweak II utility to get the ROG STRIX-RTX2080 card to in OC Mode for testing. This puts this card at the highest factory clock speeds available, but you can still manually overclock the card if you’d like. We’ll overclock this card ourselves in the overclocking section in the pages ahead.
Let’s take a quick look at the test system and then we’ll look at how the ROG-STRIX-RTX2080 performs in some games and applications.
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With the advent of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 line, some semblance of competition has returned to the high-end graphics card segment. True, not between AMD and NVIDIA products, but between the new and previous generation of NVIDIA. But this state of affairs will not last long. Old video cards will be gradually withdrawn from the market, and new ones will appear in greater numbers, and their prices will creep down after the initial hype. And AMD promises to return in 2019year with the competitive 7nm Navi line. In a word, even if now you are not ready to buy the top model of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 line, then in a few months everything can change dramatically. But you will already be fully equipped, as we will introduce you to the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 OC edition graphics card in advance.
What is remarkable about this novelty, besides immodest dimensions and price tag? If you have already got acquainted with the review of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2070 OC edition video card, then at first glance you are counting on the efficient operation of the cooler, a reinforced power subsystem and increased overclocking potential.
To this we can add a number of useful little things, which will be discussed further. But for now, let’s take a look at its characteristics.
Specification
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 OC edition (ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING) |
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Technical process, nm |
12 |
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GPU |
NVIDIA TU104-400A |
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Microarchitecture |
NVIDIA Turing |
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Number of CUDA cores |
2944 |
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Number of texture units |
184 |
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Number of raster blocks |
64 |
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Number of tensor cores |
368 |
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Number of cores RT |
46 |
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GPU base / dynamic frequency, MHz |
«Gaming» |
1515 / 1860 |
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«OC» |
1515 / 1890 |
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Video memory type |
GDDR6 |
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Volume, GB |
8 |
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Effective frequency, MHz |
14 000 |
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Bus width, bit |
256 |
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Bandwidth, GB/s |
448 |
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Internal interface |
PCI Express 3. |
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External interfaces |
2 x HDMI 2.0b |
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Additional power connectors |
2 x 8-pin |
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Recommended power supply, W |
650 |
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Dimensions, mm |
299.7 x 130.4 x 54.1 |
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Drivers |
Latest drivers can be downloaded from the ASUS website or from the website of the manufacturer of GPU |
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Manufacturer website |
ASUS |
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0 x16 Packaging and contents
The buyer of the ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING video card is greeted with a bright and informative cardboard packaging.
With its help, you will not only be able to evaluate the appearance of the novelty, but also learn about its key advantages. The only thing missing is the details. But it mentions a free 6-month premium subscription to the WTFast Gamers Private Network service. It automatically optimizes the path of game packets between the user’s computer and the game server to minimize their loss and reduce the average response time (ping).
On the bottom side you will find a list of minimum system requirements. Among them are the manufacturer’s recommendations for the power supply: its minimum power should be 650 W, and it is desirable to have two 8-pin PCIe connectors in the set of connectors. These recommendations are traditionally given with a margin, as the manufacturer cannot predict the final configuration of your system. The actual power consumption of our test bench with this video card is shown in the last graph of the test block.
Only the user’s manual and software CD are included with the video card.
Appearance
The appearance of ASUS ROG Strix series models does not impress with bright colors when turned off. But still, the plastic casing does not look boring thanks to symmetrical decorative elements.
Branded ASUS Aura Sync LED backlighting will help to give the novelty brightness and individuality. Not only the front part is illuminated, but also the logo on the back side. The illumination itself can be not only beautiful, but also useful: with its help, you can visually monitor the change in temperature of the GPU.
The back side is covered with a metal stiffening plate. It helps hold the massive cooler down to prevent PCB breakage. It also takes a passive part in the cooling process and performs an aesthetic function, hiding the textolite.
A number of interesting and useful features can be seen in the cutouts of the stiffening plate. Tantalum-polymer capacitors of the power subsystem and a sticker on one of the screws of the cooling system are striking, so removing the cooler without losing the warranty will not work.
The front has a connector for NVIDIA SLI technology. But the usual bridge is no longer suitable — a new version of it with NVLink support is needed. Nearby is a button to turn on / off the LED-backlight.
In the center of the upper edge of the front side there is a BIOS switch to select one of two modes of operation of the cooling system: «P Mode» or «Q Mode». If you want to get lower temperatures of internal nodes in the automatic mode of the cooler, then select «P Mode» (short for Performance). In this case, the fans will rotate faster. In «Q Mode» (short for Quiet), their speed will be lower for quieter operation.
The tail part turned out to be even richer in pleasant and useful little things. First, there are two 8-pin PCIe connectors for additional power supply. Together with the PCI Express 3.0 x16 interface, they are capable of supplying 375 W of energy, which will be enough even for overclocking experiments. And if there are power problems, then the LEDs below will signal this.
Secondly, there are connectors nearby for direct measurement of voltages at key nodes. Of course, various utilities can be used for this, including ASUS GPU Tweak II, but sometimes they indicate incorrect data. Therefore, for experienced overclockers, such a tool will not be superfluous.
Three 4-pin connectors are hidden between the PCB and the cooling system. The bottom one with a red substrate is used to connect the ASUS Aura Sync backlight to the motherboard with its further synchronization. And the top two with a black backing implement ASUS FanConnect II technology. You can connect case fans to them, tying their speed to the temperature of the CPU or GPU.
The set of external interfaces differs from the reference. Instead of three DisplayPort 1.4a and one HDMI 2.0b, we have two DisplayPort and HDMI. Only USB Type-C remained unchanged. Such a kit is better suited for connecting current virtual reality helmets. The maximum resolution is 7680 x 4320.
We were not allowed to stare at the inner world of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 OC edition video card, so we have to be content with information from the official website. The power subsystem uses a 10+2-phase design (10 phases for GPU and 2 for memory) using the Super Alloy Power II element base and ASUS Auto-Extreme Technology’s automatic assembly process. Recall that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition is equipped with an 8 + 2-phase power subsystem.
ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING is based on the NVIDIA TU104-400A GPU with support for 2944 CUDA cores. Testing was carried out in the «Gaming» mode, which is used by default. It is characterized by overclocking the dynamic frequency of the GPU from the reference 1710 to 1860 MHz. But the base speed remained at the reference level of 1515 MHz.
The video memory subsystem is composed of eight Micron GDDR6 chips with a total capacity of 8 GB. The effective frequency is 14 GHz, which with a 256-bit bus gives a throughput of 448 GB / s.
The official page indicates the presence of the «OC» profile with overclocking the dynamic frequency of the GPU to 1890 MHz. But the «Silent» mode is not mentioned, although it is provided in the proprietary GPU Tweak II utility. It reduces the dynamic speed to 1830 MHz. The effective video memory frequency remains unchanged in all cases.
Cooling system
The video card cooling system occupies almost 3 expansion slots, and its length reaches 300 mm. Therefore, before buying, be sure to check whether there is enough space in the case to install it and whether it conflicts with other boards.
The passive part of the structure consists of a nickel-plated copper base, six 6 mm nickel-plated copper heat pipes and a two-section aluminum radiator. Through special inserts and bulges, the heatsink contacts the memory chips and elements of the power subsystem. And to reduce the load on the printed circuit board, a reinforced frame is used on the front side and a stiffening plate on the back.
The active part of the cooling system is represented by three 88mm fans with Axial-tech design and dust protection (IP5X). Their center section is reduced in size to increase the length of the blades, and a special limiter ring provides structural strength and increased air pressure towards the radiator. This allows the fans to move more air and rotate at higher speeds than conventional fans without increasing the noise level.
Let’s not forget the MaxContact technology. It involves the use of a smoother base surface to increase the contact area with the GPU and improve heat dissipation.
At maximum load and automatic operation of the system in “Q Mode”, the temperature of the GPU reached 72 ° C at an operating frequency of 1830 MHz. The fans rotated at 1188 rpm (33% of maximum), creating a quiet background noise that did not interfere with operation at all. The critical temperature for the GPU is 88°C.
For comparison, let’s recall the 2-fan cooling system of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC edition video card.
In a similar mode, she kept the GPU temperature at around 78 ° C at a frequency of 1710 MHz. The fans rotated at a speed of 1989 rpm.
After forcing the fan speed to 100% (3072 — 3327 rpm), the GPU temperature dropped to 50°C, and its speed rose to 1860 MHz. Noise exceeded the average level and ceased to be comfortable for constant use.
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC edition also coped with this task, but its performance was naturally worse: the GPU temperature was 63 ° C, and its frequency was 1725 MHz.
In idle mode, the fans stopped working due to 0dB technology, and the GPU temperature was only 35°C. The propellers returned to active mode only when the GPU temperature rose to 56°C. If you put the cooler in P Mode, the fans will spin even when idle. Although their speed will be minimal, and you will not hear them.
In the same mode, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC edition had a GPU temperature of 48°C.
There are two conclusions to be drawn from the test results.
Firstly, the cooling system of the ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING video card efficiently and quietly copes with its tasks even in automatic mode. There is also a solid margin for overclocking experiments. There were no extraneous sounds in the form of an annoying squeak of throttles during the testing process.
Secondly, overpaying for a more powerful cooling system leads not only to a decrease in operating temperatures, but also to an increase in GPU frequency and a performance bonus.
review, reviews, temperatures and mining
In this review, we will look at the GeForce RTX 2080 STRIX OC 8G video card from ASUS.
ASUS 2080 STRIX video card is equipped with 2×8 Pin power slots. Under maximum load with overclocking, the card consumes 225 watts (maybe less depending on the miner and algorithm).
With optimal overclocking through MSI Afterburner, the card produces: 60Sol/s on Equihash 144.5 (Zhash), 41.6Mh/s on Ethash, 900 h/s on CryptoNightV7, 6.
6 Mh/s on Phi2, 23Mh/s on X16R.
| Features | ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 STRIX |
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| Video memory | GDDR6 8GB |
| Processor frequency | Overclocking frequency: 1800 MHz |
| Power consumption | 210 watts, at full overclock 225 watts |
| Power connectors | 2×8 Pin |
| Length | 31 cm |
| Noise | 39 dB |
| Weight | 1415 gr. |
Current prices
In Russia, the ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 STRIX OC 8G graphics card can be purchased at the following price (note that all prices are updated in real time):
By clicking on the link to Yandex Market you can see all the prices for this product!
How much can you earn?
Then there are algorithms that are already less profitable, but at the same time they can still be considered for mining, especially if you do not sell mined every day.
These are algorithms such as NeoScrypt, PHI1612, TimeTravel10, X16R.
And finally, there are algorithms whose mining is generally unprofitable or, at best, pays for the outlet. These are Equihash, Lyra2z, Xevan and others.
Note that there are coins of even unprofitable algorithms that bring about the same amount as profitable algorithms, and in turn with coins of profitable algorithms.
If you want to get coins of unprofitable algorithms, then you can resort to the “pseudo mining” technique. In this case, you must mine any coins of profitable algorithms and sell them on the exchange in exchange for the coins you need from unprofitable algorithms.
All tests were carried out on 09/24/2018, that is, the difficulties and prices for the given coins are relevant as of 09/24/2018.
Let’s start with the Ethash algorithm, an Ethereum coin. Per day from 1 video card goes:
- Total coins — 0.0032 ETH.
- Dollar amount equivalent to mined coins — 0.
75 $
In general, this is a good result, since, for example, 1080 TI without a tablet will bring per day from 1 video card:
- Total coins — 0.0027 ETH.
- Dollar amount equivalent to mined coins – $0.63
This is already noticeably smaller. However, with a 1080 TI tablet per day from 1 video card, it will bring about $ 1.00:
It turns out that if a tablet under 2080 TI is released, it will bring much more on the air, since with the 1080 TI tablet it has become about 63% more effective.
Below is an example of Ethereum mining on ASUS 2080 STRIX:
Next, consider the X16R algorithm, Ravencoin. Per day from 1 video card goes:
- Total coins — 72RVN.
- Dollar amount equivalent to mined coins – $0.93
Very good indicator. The map really works well on this algorithm.
Below is an example of mining Ravencoin:
Finally, consider the CryptoNightV7 algorithm, the Monero coin.
Per day from 1 video card comes out:
- Total coins — 0.0043XMR.
- Dollar amount equivalent to mined coins – $0.51
On this algorithm, the profit is noticeably less. The difference from the 1080 TI is almost imperceptible on it.
Mining performance
In mining, the video card produces the following hash rates:
| Algorithm | MH/s | Consumption | Acceleration | Power Limit |
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| Ethash | 41.3 Mh/s | 105w | +150/+850 | 47 |
| EQUIHASH 144.5 (Zhash) | 60 Sol/s | 135w | +150/+850 | 65 |
| CryptoNightV7 | 900 h/s | 120w | +150/+850 | 65 |
| X16R | 23. 9 Mh/s |
155w | +150/+850 | 70 |
| PHI2 | 6.6 Mh/s | 120w | +150/-200 | 55 |
| LyraREv2 | 69 Mh/s | 135w | +150/+500 | 60 |
| LYRA2Z | 3.3 Mh/s | 110w | +150/+500 | 100 |
| CryptoNight-Lite | 1. 285 Mh/s |
110w | +150/+500 | 65 |
| ProgPOW | 22.5 Mh/s | 145w | +150/+0 | 65 |
| Equihash 210-9 | 320 Sol/s | 135w | +150/+850 | 60 |
| HEX | 19 Mh/s | 135w | +150/+850 | 60 |
| SHA3 | 255 Mh/s | 125w | +150/-502 | 55 |
| NeoScrypt | 1250/1480 (kh/s) | 225w | +150/+500 | 100 |
| Keccak | 1/1. 3 (Gh/s) |
225w | +150/+502 | 100 |
| CryptoNight-Heavy | 520/615 (H/s) | 225w | +150/+502 | 100 |
Memory and overclocking
The card is equipped with 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory. Micron is most often supplied, Elpida is a little less common.
Core:
Core clock ~ + 150 for perfect operation without crash.
From memory:
Memory clock ~ +900 is an ideal overclocking indicator, at which the card works stably (does not issue rejections) and the system does not reboot (does not crash)
Note that you can overclock the card even more. These settings are presented as an example of stable operation
Thus, we get ~ 41.
6 Mh/s on Ethash.
Power consumption and downvolting
The card consumes from 210W to 225W depending on overclocking, miner and algorithm, where 75W goes through the riser (or PCI-e connector in the motherboard), and the remaining 135W or 150W through 2×8 Pin connectors from the power supply .
For a farm of 6 ASUS 2080 STRIX video cards and a connected system, you will need 1 power supply unit for 1600 watts or 2 power supplies for 800-850 watts.
You can find out how to power the farm with 2 power supplies on our website https://bytwork.com/articles/mayning-kak-zapustit-dva-bloka-pitaniya
Our website also provides information on power supplies for mining: their overview, drawdowns, ripple, efficiency, analysis and much more. https://bytwork.com/komplektujushhie_dlja_majninga/psu
When using downvolting, the consumption of the card can be reduced by about 20-25 watts, while the hashrate will be almost not lost, and the card will give out about 40.
6-41 Mh/s on Ethash.
Which coins can be mined?
Ethash, Zhash and Equihash algorithms are best suited for mining on this video card 192.7.
You can also consider such algorithms as NeoScrypt, CryptoNightV7, X16R, X16S, TimeTravel10, but they will already bring a little less profit per day.
Below are the coins, the mining of which will be profitable on this video card.
| Algorithms | Coins |
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| NeoScrypt | Crowdcoin, Dinero, Feathercoin, GoByte, Halcyon, Innova, Vivo, Trezarcoin, Orbitcoin, Phoenixcoin, 01 Coin, Agena, Airin, Akencash, Banq, Cerberus, CharmCoin, Coin2Fly, CoreZ, Desire, GoaCoin, HashRental, IQ Cash, Ignition , Kicker Romm, LuckyBit, Masterbit, Momo Cash, NyxCoin, Onex Cash, Qbic, Qyno, Rapture, Sigil, SimpleBank, Sparks, SunCoin, SuperLumic, Uniform Fiscal Object, ZCore, Zixx |
| CryptoNightV7 | Monero, BBSCoin, Citadel, DigitalNote, Elya, Graft, IntenseCoin, Parsicoin, NXB, MoneroV, Lethean, Kepl, Quantum R L, Superior Coin, Wownero |
| Ethash | Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Ellaism, Metaverse, Expanse, Krypton, Ubiq, Soilcoin, Shift, Pirl, Musicoin, Akroma, Callisto, DubaiCoin, Nilu, MIX, Goldiam, MOAC, Ether1, EtherSocial, WhaleCoin |
| TimeTravel10 | Bitcore |
| Lyra2REv2 | Monacoin, Galactrum, Rupee, Straks, Vertcoin, Verge, Absolute, Exvo, HanaCoin, Kreds, MTI Coin, WeyCoin |
| X16R | Ravencoin, Motion, GPUnion, Gravium, Help The Homeless, Hilux, MoonDEX, XChange, Stone Coin, Sovereign, Proton Coin, OPL Coin, xGalaxy |
| X16S | Pigeoncoin |
Equihash 144. 5 |
BitcoinZ, BitcoinGold, LitecoinZ, Zelcash, Safecoin, SnowGem |
You can download miners for these algorithms on our website.
You can also download fully configured and ready-made Bat files of all these and other coins on our website.
Comparison with the analog line of video cards
Video cards of the 2080 series noticeably differ from each other in terms of the main parameters: cooling system, build quality, power supply, power consumption.
Let’s start with the most important thing — the cooling system. In ASUS 2080 STRIX, it’s just great. The card cools very well even in a large dense rig.
Unlike, for example, the same Asus Dual, Strix is noticeably colder.
Assembly is also an important aspect. In Asus Strix, it is very good, but there are better references. For example, Evga is assembled from higher quality plastics and other parts.
There is also a difference in power: Asus Strix has 2×8 Pin connectors, and, for example, Gigabyte has 1×8 Pin and 1×6 Pin.
Comparison of Asus Strix with Asus Dual
The difference between these cards is quite noticeable. Strix cools the card much better than Dual. It has 3 coolers, unlike the Dual, which has only 2.
It’s also build quality: the Strix doesn’t have much, but it’s better.
Cooling system and interior
- Length -31 cm.
- Noise — 39 dB.
- Weight — 1415 gr.
Traditionally, let’s start the analysis of the card with the coolers. The Asus Strix 3 has large coolers almost the entire length of the card. In fact, these are the same coolers that were in 1080.
As we wrote in earlier reviews, Asus assured that the coolers work using a special technology, thanks to which dust does not get into the card. However, after 2-3 months of continuous work in mining, the card was covered with dust, which led to faster breakdown of coolers, as it became harder for them to spin.
Therefore, the Bytwork team recommends turning off the farm from these video cards once every 2-3 months and blowing them out of dust.
Let’s move on to the analysis of the map. By removing the screws from the backplate, we can separate the card into 2 parts. Now we see the PCB and the 2nd side — the internal cooling system, let’s start with it.
The internal cooling system consists of a massive radiator grill that runs through the entire graphics card. On the grill is a nickel-plated plate with thermal paste, it is closely adjacent to the GPU.
Note that the grill itself is visually several times thicker and larger than that of Nvidia’s reference 2080.
Copper pipes run through the entire radiator grill — they serve to remove heat from the video card.
A thermal pad is also glued to the grille, which serves to additionally cool the VRM.
Let’s move on to the PCB itself. She looks very good. It has a metal plate (in some places) that cools the memory and other parts of the video card.
Having detached the plates, we find that thermal pads are attached to them, which also additionally cool the memory.
As for the thermal paste, it’s not applied very well, unlike the same Nvidia reference. By erasing it, we can see the GPU.
VRM area without thermal pad:
As mentioned earlier, Asus 2080 most often comes with memory from Micron, the same in this case.
Let’s move on to temperatures.
Thermal images
| Measuring point | degrees Celsius) |
|---|---|
| M1 | 54.8 |
| M2 | 51.7 |
| M3 | 45.3 |
| M4 | 44.8 |
| h2 | 63. 9 |
| h3 | 63.8 |
Since the backplate slightly distorts the quality of images, we cannot be sure of 100% quality of the temperature readings of the card from the backplate.
However, we see that the overall temperature is very good, nowhere above 65 degrees, which tells us about the excellent cooling system.
| Measuring point | degrees Celsius) |
|---|---|
| M1 | 34.7 |
| M2 | 31.4 |
| M3 | 52.2 |
| M4 | 28.4 |
| M5 | h2 |
By placing the thermal chamber on top, we see that all the residual heat is collected at the top of the video card.