Left · Nvidia
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC
Spec score
Spec score 77
$2,150
typical price
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC against GeForce RTX 4090
GeForce RTX 4090 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4090
Spec score
Spec score 86
$1,799
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 4090right
80 vs 89 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 4090right
76 vs 87 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 4090right
82 vs 90 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 4090right
77 vs 86 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 4090right
70 vs 80 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 4090right
75 vs 87 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 4090right
75 vs 87 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 4090right
76 vs 87 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 4090right
67 vs 84 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 77
GeForce RTX 4090: 86
9 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 82
GeForce RTX 4090: 90
8 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 77
GeForce RTX 4090: 86
9 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 70
GeForce RTX 4090: 80
10 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 74
GeForce RTX 4090: 88
14 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 3.6
GeForce RTX 4090: 4.8
33%to the right
Typical price
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: $2,150
GeForce RTX 4090: $1,799
$351to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 4090: 24 GB
50%to the right
Board power
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 360 W
GeForce RTX 4090: 450 W
25%to the left
Length
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC: 358 mm
GeForce RTX 4090: 336 mm
7%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 4090 is 12% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 14% in the RTX 4090's favour.
- RTX 4090 carries 24 GB of video memory against 16 GB.
- The RTX 4090 typically costs $351 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 4090 is the better buy: 4.8 points per $100 against 3.6.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB White OC | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB | 24 GB (better) |
| Board power | 360 W (better) | 450 W |
| Length | 358 mm | 336 mm (better) |
| Power connector | 12V-2x6 (16-pin) | 12V-2x6 (16-pin) |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2022 |
| Typical price | $2,150 | $1,799 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.