Unboxing & First Impressions on AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB MASTER

"Enormous size graphics cards"

The AORUS RTX4080 MASTER graphics card's Ada Lovelace core is built on a 4nm architecture and has up to 9,728 CUDA cores with a core frequency ranging from 2505MHz to 2550MHz. In terms of video memory, the RTX4080 MASTER has 16GB GDDR6X video memory that can handle a maximum resolution of 7,680 X 4,320.

The AORUS RTX4080 MASTER graphics card has a black and grey colour scheme, dimensions 35.7 cm x 16.3 cm x 7.5 cm, and keeps to the same ATX specification as the more premium RTX 4090 MASTER. If users desire better heat dissipation, 5 slots would be a preferable option as these graphics cards took up 4 slots.

This graphics card features the WindForce cooling system to dissipate the heat, also has three 11 cm new blades that increase airflow pressure and reduce turbulence between the fans thanks to its "bionic shark" fan blades to maximize the cooling performance. Through the backplate cutout, you can see that the heatsink itself extends over the PCB to improve heat dissipation and increase airflow.

The AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB MASTER has a display output that includes 3x DisplayPorts and 1x HDMI, which is relatively normal among all the graphics cards we've seen so far.

The graphics card has also been jazzed up by Gigabyte with an LCD screen on its side that shows GPU information like temperature and fan speed along with custom text, images, or GIFs.

However, the three-ring lighting, which puts on a spectacular visual display, is arguably its actual crowning feature. The displayed lighting effects can also be changed using the Gigabyte Control Center software.

In a nutshell, most people will be put off by the overall price which costs RM7,398. As well as the size of the GPU, which will almost definitely require a new case. Thus, in terms of performance and aesthetics, the AORUS RTX 4080 MASTER is an option worth to consider.