ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua OC Review - Just Wow

Name: ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua OC
Brand: ASUS

W1zzard

on May 23rd, 2022,

in Graphics Cards.

Manufacturer: ASUS

Value & Conclusion »

Overclocking

GPU-Z Screenshot for Overclocked Graphics Card

Maximum Overclock Comparison
	Avg. GPU Clock	Max. Memory Clock	Performance
ASUS RTX 3080 Noctua	1933 MHz	1360 MHz	248.1 FPS
ASUS RTX 3080 TUF OC	1972 MHz	1300 MHz	249.5 FPS
Colorful RTX 3080 Vulcan OC	1934 MHz	1340 MHz	247.0 FPS
Colorful RTX 3080 Vulcan OC @ 400 W	2016 MHz	1330 MHz	258.2 FPS
EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3	1988 MHz	1365 MHz	254.4 FPS
MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio	2002 MHz	1296 MHz	256.4 FPS
MSI RTX 3080 Suprim X	2033 MHz	1370 MHz	251.6 FPS
NVIDIA RTX 3080 Founders Edition	1947 MHz	1320 MHz	250.1 FPS
Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro OC	1863 MHz	1305 MHz	241.1 FPS
Zotac RTX 3080 AMP Holo	1989 MHz	1295 MHz	234.5 FPS
Zotac RTX 3080 Trinity	1860 MHz	1320 MHz	240.9 FPS

Testing notes & interpretation

Overclocked Performance

Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven to evaluate the gains from overclocking.

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 4.4%.

Power Limits

All NVIDIA graphics cards have a power limit defined in the BIOS, which limits power draw by adjusting Boost frequencies accordingly. A second limit exists that defines the maximum TDP adjustment limit for user overclocking; i.e., how far the power slider will go. In the second chart, the (+xx%) value lists the percentage increase from the tested card's default power limit to the highest available manual setting—the slider's adjustment range.