{
  "dataset_id": "rog-astral-rtx-5080-oc-2026-06-09",
  "title": "ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC — TechFuelHQ First-Party Bench Dataset",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "version_history": [
    {
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "date": "2026-06-09",
      "note": "Initial publication with 6 charts: generational positioning, Time Spy stock-vs-OC, clock headroom, thermals/power, DLSS 4 MFG Cyberpunk, 4K native gaming 8-game gauntlet."
    },
    {
      "version": "1.1.0",
      "date": "2026-06-11",
      "note": "PR K expansion: full 5-test synthetic ladder (Time Spy, Time Spy Extreme, Port Royal, Speed Way, Steel Nomad) x 3 tune tiers (Stock / Factory OC / Manual OC) = 15 new first-party data points. 4K gaming chart re-shot with 5 titles plus 1% lows (Cyberpunk Ultra raster, Cyberpunk RT DLSS-Q, Cyberpunk PT native, Alan Wake 2 RT DLSS-Q, Wukong Cinematic). DLSS 4 MFG ladder expanded to a 4-mode ladder (Native PT, DLSS-Q no FG, MFG 2x, MFG 4x) with PC Latency overlay (Reflex on). Power & Thermal converted to side-by-side comparison of two TechFuelHQ-measured profiles on the same Astral card."
    }
  ],
  "publisher": {
    "name": "TechFuelHQ",
    "url": "https://techfuelhq.com",
    "author": "Lowell K. Wood IV (LK Wood IV)",
    "contact": "hello@techfuelhq.com"
  },
  "publication_date": "2026-06-09",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-11",
  "license": {
    "name": "TechFuelHQ Proprietary — All Rights Reserved",
    "spdx_id": "LicenseRef-TechFuelHQ-Proprietary",
    "url": "https://techfuelhq.com/data/gpu/rog-astral-rtx-5080-oc-2026-06-09/LICENSE.txt",
    "copyright": "© 2026 TechFuelHQ / LK Wood Web Development. All rights reserved.",
    "redistribution": "prohibited",
    "ai_training_use": "prohibited",
    "fair_use_quotation": "permitted with attribution",
    "attribution_required": "Quoted from: TechFuelHQ — ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC First-Party Bench Dataset (2026-06-09). © 2026 TechFuelHQ. All rights reserved. https://techfuelhq.com/data/gpu/rog-astral-rtx-5080-oc-2026-06-09/"
  },
  "card_under_test": {
    "model": "ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition",
    "chip": "NVIDIA GB203 (Blackwell)",
    "die_size_mm2": 378,
    "transistors_millions": 45600,
    "shaders": 10752,
    "rops_tmus": "112/336",
    "memory": "16 GB GDDR7",
    "memory_bus_bits": 256,
    "memory_bandwidth_gbps": 1055.7,
    "bios": "98.03.3B.C0.AS56 / 98.03.3B.C0.70",
    "device_id": "10DE-2C02",
    "cooler": "Quad-fan + vapor chamber",
    "identity_verification": "ASUSGPUZ identity card on file; retained by publisher and available on request"
  },
  "system_under_test": {
    "gpu": "ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC",
    "cpu": "AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D",
    "motherboard": "ASUS ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI (Rev 1.xx, BIOS 3854 04/03/2026)",
    "memory": "64 GB DDR5-6000 (TEAMGROUP UD5-6000, SK Hynix dies, XMP 3.0 at 1.300 V)",
    "storage_boot": "1 TB Samsung M.2 NVMe",
    "psu_watts": 1000,
    "cpu_cooling": "NZXT Kraken AIO",
    "pcie_link": "PCI-Express 5.0 x16 capable, running 4.0 x16 at 16.0 GT/s",
    "test_date_window": "2026-06-08 to 2026-06-11",
    "location": "St. Louis County, Missouri, United States",
    "tester": "Lowell K. Wood IV",
    "oc_tooling": "ASUS GPU Tweak III",
    "oc_offsets_manual_profile": {
      "profile_name": "User Mode 2",
      "core_clock_offset_mhz": 328,
      "memory_clock_offset_mhz": 2996,
      "power_target_pct": 112,
      "gpu_voltage_offset_pct": 0,
      "fan_speed_pct": 33,
      "frame_rate_target_fps": 0
    },
    "system_validation": "ROG CPU-Z signed validation file (CPU-Z .cvf) retained by publisher and available on request",
    "methodology_notes": [
      "Every measurement on this page is a TechFuelHQ first-party run on Lowell K. Wood IV's home test bench in St. Louis County, MO.",
      "Thermals and board power captured with HWiNFO64 during sustained-load runs.",
      "Board power is read at the GPU sensor (board power, not wall power).",
      "OC tuning done in ASUS GPU Tweak III; no shunt mods, no LN2, no driver hacks.",
      "Three tune profiles per synthetic test: Stock (out-of-box defaults), Factory OC (the ASUS-shipped OC profile / silent BIOS), and Manual OC (hand-tuned offsets in GPU Tweak III User Mode 2: +328 MHz core, +2996 MHz memory, +12% power target).",
      "Cyberpunk 2077 runs use the in-game benchmark scene at 3840x2160 native, max preset, RT Overdrive where indicated.",
      "DLSS 4 MFG ladder uses the in-game benchmark scene with DLSS Quality + Reflex on; FPS and PC Latency captured together.",
      "Power & Thermal is a side-by-side comparison of two TechFuelHQ-measured profiles on the same Astral card: Astral Stock (out-of-box defaults) and Astral Manual OC (User Mode 2 offsets above).",
      "Generational Positioning index normalizes 4K rasterization throughput to RTX 4080 Super = 100. Baseline established from prior TechFuelHQ test-bench runs. All four index points are first-party."
    ]
  },
  "charts": [
    {
      "chart_id": "01-generational-positioning",
      "title": "Generational Positioning — 4K Raster",
      "asset": "01-generational-positioning-4k-raster.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "RTX 4080",
          "value": 96,
          "unit": "index",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (prior test-bench run)"
        },
        {
          "label": "RTX 4080 Super",
          "value": 100,
          "unit": "index (baseline)",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (baseline reference run)"
        },
        {
          "label": "RTX 5080 FE",
          "value": 114,
          "unit": "index",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "Astral 5080 OC",
          "value": 123,
          "unit": "index",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "02-3dmark-time-spy",
      "title": "3DMark Time Spy Graphics — Stock / Factory OC / Manual OC",
      "asset": "02-3dmark-time-spy-stock-vs-oc.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "Stock",
          "value": 32350,
          "unit": "score",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Factory OC",
          "value": 33200,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 2.6,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Manual OC",
          "value": 34500,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 6.6,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "02b-3dmark-time-spy-extreme",
      "title": "3DMark Time Spy Extreme — Stock / Factory OC / Manual OC",
      "asset": "02b-3dmark-time-spy-extreme.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "Stock",
          "value": 16244,
          "unit": "score",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Factory OC",
          "value": 16961,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 4.4,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Manual OC",
          "value": 17600,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 8.3,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "02c-3dmark-port-royal",
      "title": "3DMark Port Royal — Stock / Factory OC / Manual OC",
      "asset": "02c-3dmark-port-royal.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "Stock",
          "value": 20300,
          "unit": "score",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Factory OC",
          "value": 21673,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 6.8,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Manual OC",
          "value": 22500,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 10.8,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "02d-3dmark-speed-way",
      "title": "3DMark Speed Way — Stock / Factory OC / Manual OC",
      "asset": "02d-3dmark-speed-way.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "Stock",
          "value": 9010,
          "unit": "score",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Factory OC",
          "value": 9100,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 1.0,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Manual OC",
          "value": 9900,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 9.9,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "02e-3dmark-steel-nomad",
      "title": "3DMark Steel Nomad — Stock / Factory OC / Manual OC",
      "asset": "02e-3dmark-steel-nomad.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "Stock",
          "value": 8150,
          "unit": "score",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Factory OC",
          "value": 8400,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 3.1,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Manual OC",
          "value": 9200,
          "unit": "score",
          "delta_pct_vs_stock": 12.9,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (2026-06-11)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "03-clock-headroom",
      "title": "Clock Headroom — FE vs Astral OC",
      "asset": "03-clock-headroom-fe-vs-astral-oc.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "RTX 5080 FE (ref boost)",
          "value": 2671,
          "unit": "MHz",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party (FE-profile reference run)"
        },
        {
          "label": "Astral OC Default",
          "value": 2784,
          "unit": "MHz",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "Astral OC Mode (BIOS)",
          "value": 2885,
          "unit": "MHz",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "Astral OC Manual",
          "value": 2918,
          "unit": "MHz",
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "04-power-thermal",
      "title": "Power & Thermal — Astral Stock vs Astral Manual OC",
      "asset": "04-thermals-power.png",
      "metrics": [
        {
          "metric": "Idle power",
          "astral_stock": "13-20 W",
          "astral_manual_oc": "20-30 W"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Gaming power",
          "astral_stock": "266-340 W",
          "astral_manual_oc": "~271 W"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Max / stress power",
          "astral_stock": "360 W",
          "astral_manual_oc": "400 W (450 W VBIOS)"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Transient spikes",
          "astral_stock": "500-600 W",
          "astral_manual_oc": "500-600 W"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Idle temp",
          "astral_stock": "30-42 C",
          "astral_manual_oc": "< ~50 C"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Gaming core temp",
          "astral_stock": "63-72 C",
          "astral_manual_oc": "~58 C"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Stress core temp",
          "astral_stock": "—",
          "astral_manual_oc": "~66 C"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Memory junction",
          "astral_stock": "72-82 C",
          "astral_manual_oc": "60-72 C"
        },
        {
          "metric": "Load noise",
          "astral_stock": "Near-silent",
          "astral_manual_oc": "Up to ~51 dBA"
        }
      ],
      "astral_stock_source": "TechFuelHQ first-party, HWiNFO64 during sustained-load runs (out-of-box defaults)",
      "astral_manual_oc_source": "TechFuelHQ first-party, HWiNFO64 during sustained-load runs (GPU Tweak III User Mode 2 offsets: +328 MHz core, +2996 MHz memory, +12% power target)"
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "05-dlss4-mfg-cyberpunk",
      "title": "DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation — Cyberpunk 4K Path Tracing",
      "asset": "05-dlss4-mfg-cyberpunk-4k.jpeg",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "Native PT (no DLSS, no FG)",
          "fps": 19,
          "pc_latency_ms": 95,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "DLSS-Q, no FG",
          "fps": 40,
          "pc_latency_ms": 45,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "MFG 2x",
          "fps": 90,
          "pc_latency_ms": 55,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "MFG 4x",
          "fps": 135,
          "pc_latency_ms": 62,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        }
      ],
      "notes": [
        "Cyberpunk 2077 in-game benchmark, RT Overdrive preset, 3840x2160.",
        "DLSS Quality across all DLSS-on runs; Reflex on.",
        "PC Latency captured via in-game overlay; cross-checked against NVIDIA Reflex telemetry."
      ]
    },
    {
      "chart_id": "06-4k-gaming",
      "title": "4K Gaming — Avg FPS and 1% Lows",
      "asset": "06-4k-native-gaming-8-game.png",
      "data_points": [
        {
          "label": "Cyberpunk Ultra (raster)",
          "avg_fps": 58,
          "low_1pct_fps": 49,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "Cyberpunk RT-Ultra + DLSS-Q",
          "avg_fps": 50,
          "low_1pct_fps": 41,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "Cyberpunk Path Tracing (native)",
          "avg_fps": 19,
          "low_1pct_fps": 15,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "Alan Wake 2 RT + DLSS-Q",
          "avg_fps": 49,
          "low_1pct_fps": 38,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        },
        {
          "label": "Black Myth: Wukong Cinematic",
          "avg_fps": 34,
          "low_1pct_fps": 27,
          "source": "TechFuelHQ first-party"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}