ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, ROG-STRIX-RTX4080S-16G-GAMING, 16GB GDDR6X, 2x HDMI, 3x DP

ike with the Founders Edition review, the Strix RTX 4080 SUPER does extremely well at 4k, handling anything I threw at it in our testing. It also stands out ahead of the competition from AMD when it comes to ray tracing performance and DLSS 3 is still the way to go as well. I said it in my original review but the RTX 4080 SUPER is the GPU that the original RTX 4080 should have been both in performance and pricing and that stands here as well. The Strix RTX 4080 SUPER has an MSRP of $1249.99 (assuming you can find one at that price), the original Strix RTX 4080 when it launched was $1550 so Nvidia’s price drop has helped bring this card down some as well. But you are still paying a big margin over the base RTX 4080 SUPER MSRP. Is it worth that premium? That is really going to depend on what you are looking for in your card. A lot of people will say you are paying an ROG tax but the reality is that you are paying for the high-end diecast shroud, backplate, and exoskeleton, top of the line components, and a huge air cooler. If you want the best possible performance but aren’t looking to throw down for an RTX 4090 then this is the way to go. Unlike with some of the other GPUs though, the price gap between the RTX 4080 SUPER and the RTX 4090 is the one area where these higher-end cards can still be a good option. But if you would be happy with the base RTX 4080 SUPER performance then there are going to be cheaper options including other options from Asus. That is why Asus and their competitors have a range of cards.