Thursday, January 5th 2023

ASUS Announces the GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition Graphics Card

ASUS today announced the GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition graphics card, a continuation of its collaboration with the legendary cooling company, building on the previous GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 Noctua variants. This year ASUS and Noctua have worked together to tame the power of the mighty GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card. Noctua fan-design prowess and an ASUS custom-built vapor chamber combine to create the quietest air-cooled RTX 4080 on the market.

Cool and quiet
The ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition incorporates a pair of state-of-the-art Noctua NF-A12x25 fans to move air over a massive heatsink, developed in a partnership between the veteran ASUS thermal R&D team and the engineers at Noctua. The engineers successfully refined the fin density and heat pipe arrangement of the heatsink, optimizing it for the airflow characteristics of the NF-A12x25. To prioritize low noise levels, a smooth acoustic signature and high cooling performance while making room for the pair of 120 mm fans, ASUS expanded the card's total volume to occupy 4.3 slots of space. The card features a Dual BIOS switch, and Quiet mode is enabled by default to minimize noise right out of the box.
The NF-A12x25 was an easy choice for this project because of the numerous innovations packed into its 120 mm frame. An impeller made using Noctua's proprietary Sterrox liquid crystal polymer (LCP) has an exceptionally low thermal expansion coefficient, allowing the fan blades to sit just 0.5 mm away from the outer frame. This extremely tight tolerance allows the NF-A12x25 fans to work more efficiently against back pressure by reducing the leakage of airflow - perfect for a densely-packed GPU fin stack. A metal-reinforced motor hub and axis further support this extremely precise gap between impeller and frame.

Vapor chamber innovation
While the collaboration with Noctua on the GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 Noctua Editions was a great success in minimizing acoustics for maximum GPU performance, ASUS engineers were not content to rest on their laurels. This year, an expansive vapor chamber with a network of eight heat pipes was incorporated into the design. When operating at the GeForce RTX 4080's TDP of 320 watts, the ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition peaks at just 61.7° Celsius, with the same ultra-low noise levels as the GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 Noctua variants. To get the absolute most out of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, trust the decades of engineering expertise behind ASUS and Noctua.

Confident styling
ASUS knows that Noctua enthusiasts care as much about the aesthetics of their builds as they do about high performance and low noise levels. Accordingly, ASUS created a custom brown shroud for the Noctua fans, complementing their distinctive color scheme and providing a secure mounting system—no zip ties needed. ASUS and Noctua logos on the front and sides of the shroud, along with subtle graphics on the full-length alloy backplate, help this card coordinate perfectly with other Noctua components in a system.

Power up and play
To keep the GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition running its best, pair it with a premium ASUS power supply. The ROG Thor 1000P2 is the perfect supply to drive an ultra-powerful, ultra-quiet build, thanks to its high-quality components and efficient operation. Or, for a more compact build, try the ROG Loki 1000P FX-L power supply. Each power supply comes with a 10-year warranty, so users can rest assured that their rigs will enjoy stable, reliable power over the long term.

Availability and pricing
For more information on pricing and availability of the ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition, please contact your local ASUS representative.
Source: ASUS
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21 Comments on ASUS Announces the GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition Graphics Card

#1
WatchThe80s
I believe Noctua cards have the right to be a 4 slot card. The other AIBs use smaller fans and more fins because larger fans cost more than larger fins or just if a fan die you need to buy that specific fan to repair it and can't put a case fan in it(corsair rgb go go go)?
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#2
ZoneDymo
I wont tell anyone to buy an overpriced 4080, but if you are going to, this is probably the best one to get.
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#3
Dristun
I wanna see it tested against a ghetto-style mod of any msrp 4080 with the same pair of fans on, lol.
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#4
CrAsHnBuRnXp
There cant be that many people buying these ugly ass cards. Why do they keep making them?
TheLostSwedeFor more information on pricing and availability of the ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition, please contact your local ASUS representative.
Because we all just have contacts at Asus.
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#6
dgianstefani
TPU Proofreader
The advantage of this is easy replacement of standardized fans.

As testing has shown the new cards run cool and quiet already.
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#7
the54thvoid
Super Intoxicated Moderator
When the card's already cool and quiet with other AIB shrouds, this seems unecessary. But hey, brown is the new bling.

I think the Supreme X is the best so far at 26.8dB? That's the benchmark (and price) to beat.
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#8
ThrashZone
Hi,
Yeah needs more stool color :cool:
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#9
bonehead123
ZoneDymoI wont tell anyone to buy an overpriced 4080, but if you are going to, this is probably the best one to get.
Maybe, but you may change your opinion AFTER you see the prices, hehehe :)

I think they should have called it the "Butt-Fuggily edition" :D
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#10
Bomby569
the card doesn't need it, but hey gpu market is idiotic, some nuts will pay even more for what they don't even need
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#11
the54thvoid
Super Intoxicated Moderator
ThrashZoneHi,
Yeah needs more stool color :cool:
It's to make it fit better with your com-poo-ter.

Sorry for OT.
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#12
caroline!
My cards with ziptied fans with a 3D printed frame and $4000 price tag.
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#13
Keeyp
2 x 120 mm is fine it's not a lot wider than the board and not longer, should be on more cards, and you can reduce the 1kg+ of aluminium on non oc premium card and lower price too...
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#14
TheDeeGee
If only ASUS cards didn't have such terrible coil whine.
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#15
maxfly
First thing to do is replace the fugly fans with some chromax. Especially if its going vertical.
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#16
THU31
ZoneDymoI wont tell anyone to buy an overpriced 4080, but if you are going to, this is probably the best one to get.
If I was rich, I would buy this one just for the two HDMI ports. I hate that most cards only have one.
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#17
Skylinestar
RTX3070 Noctua is $1000 today in my country. It's a collector's item kinda price. I can imagine the RTX4080 be $2000.
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#18
Dammeron
"For more information on pricing and availability of the ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition, please contact your local ASUS representative."

...so they can contact Your local emergency ward after You get a heart attack. :P
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#19
claes
Weird they chose the 4080 over the 90 or 70 ti (or maybe not weird given the poor sales)
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#20
Vya Domus
CrAsHnBuRnXpWhy do they keep making them?
Nvidia and Noctua, one of the two most overrated and overpriced brands together ? There are always people with unlimited money to buy these kinds of things.
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#21
CrAsHnBuRnXp
Vya DomusNvidia and Noctua, one of the two most overrated and overpriced brands together ? There are always people with unlimited money to buy these kinds of things.
There cant be that many people wanting an ugly ass brown graphics card.
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