ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 Gaming A8G Review

The furthest that I could push the ASUS ROG STRIX A8G GTX 1080 was by +130MHz on the core and +500MHz on the memory. I tried +140MHz and +150MHz core, but the card failed 3DMark's Fire Strike Ultra stress test instantly.

This overclock allowed the GPU to boost to 2025MHz with stability. The compromise was a 3°C higher GPU operating temperature as well as a 3 percentage point increase in fan speed. Not a bad trade-off for an extra 114MHz of usable GPU speed and 500MHz greater memory frequency, if you ask me.

Healthy performance gains as high as 10% are shown when running the STRIX A8G overclocked. Going from a minimum FPS of 40.7 to 45.3 in Gears of War 4 at 4K is certainly a helpful boost to the gaming experience.

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