Question ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition?

[SuperChuchu]

Is there really a difference between the Asus Prime and TUF gaming cards when it comes to quality and durability? There is a $335 difference between these two, and it may not be a fortune, but it's still a decent amount of money, and these cards are way overpriced as they are. I know the TUF gaming one is the OC edition, so it's faster than the Prime one, but I'm not asking about speed.

I need a card that will be rendering from Blender most of the time, so not 24/7, but at the very least it will be rendering all night long, and some weeks it may be rendering close to 24/7. Would that be too much demand to put on a Prime line card, or will it take it just fine? Because $1265 is a lot less than the $1600 that the TUF gaming one is, but if the Prime one is going to go bad after a year of punishing it, then I'd rather spend the extra $335 in the TUF one.

 

[Lutfij]

Prime's are entry level while the TUF's are a step above them but below the ROG series of cards. in all honesty, the cards are all the same under the hood while the factory overclock is miniscule. You're paying for the materials, the aesthetics and internal componentry on the card.

If you're talking about cards being overpriced, Asus have always commanded a higher price tag due to their brand image.

 

[logainofhades]

Unless you need a card now, you might want to wait, as there is s 5080 super coming.

 

[SuperChuchu]

Unless you need a card now, you might want to wait, as there is s 5080 super coming.

That will probably cost way more than the 5080 TUF Gaming OC. I'm not happy about spending over $1000 on a graphics card, but it's the era of fat orange tyrants with tariffs, so not much I can do.