Monday, May 5th 2025
ASUS Readies GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral Dhahab Core Graphics Card
ASUS earlier this year introduced the limited edition ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Dhahab graphics card. The card sports a gilded appearance, with sapphire blue metallic accents, and ASUS ROG branding resembling calligraphy. The card was debuted in the UAE and was expected to be available in limited quantities in the region. It looks like the company wants to extend this niche brand to even the GeForce RTX 5080, and is working on the ROG Astral RTX 5080 Dhahab Core. This card is based on the air-cooled ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC, but with the same aesthetic treatment as the RTX 5090 Dhahab.
The aluminium fins in the cooler have golden appearance (not actually gold-plated); as do the alloy cooler shroud, the fan impeller hubcaps, and the copper heat pipes. In place of chrome accents, it has contrasting sapphire blue metallic tones. There are other cultural icons, such as gold calligraphy set against black. At this point we're not sure what ASUS is referring to with the "Core" branding. Perhaps Core could denote the entry level into the Dhahab brand itself, with the RTX 5080 serving as a nice entry point.
Source:
VideoCardz
The aluminium fins in the cooler have golden appearance (not actually gold-plated); as do the alloy cooler shroud, the fan impeller hubcaps, and the copper heat pipes. In place of chrome accents, it has contrasting sapphire blue metallic tones. There are other cultural icons, such as gold calligraphy set against black. At this point we're not sure what ASUS is referring to with the "Core" branding. Perhaps Core could denote the entry level into the Dhahab brand itself, with the RTX 5080 serving as a nice entry point.
10 Comments on ASUS Readies GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral Dhahab Core Graphics Card
Nice! We all know for who is this card for. But then again, they should have made a 5090 instead of a 5080. The Middle Eastern guys who buys a Lambo, like I buy a dinner, would have loved those.
I should have sold more ATI back in those days... if i knew this was coming.
1. They should've used a 5090, anything else is for peasants.
2. The GPU should be sold inside a briefcase, cardboard boxes are for peasants.
3. Inside the briefcase there should be other accessories, a safe bet would be a keffiyeh. Another option (or alongside the first) would be a glass vial containing desert sand.
Also, this card looks really ricey/cheap with this look on it.
Why do people buy this?