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Asus Rolls Out ROG Astral RTX 5080 Dhahab Core in U.S. for $1,899, With No Gold Listed

The release extends a Middle Eastern luxury look to a wider market at a roughly 90% premium to Nvidia’s $999 RTX 5080 MSRP.

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Asus' golden RTX 5080 card is now in the US, but with no gold and a stupid price
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Overview

  • Asus and Micro Center are selling the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 Dhahab Core in the U.S. at $1,899, with reports of about $2,300 pricing in China.
  • The product page omits any claim of real gold, contrasting with earlier Dhahab editions that advertised 6.5g of 24K gold.
  • The card is a factory‑overclocked RTX 5080 variant with an OC boost clock up to 2,790 MHz.
  • The $1,899 tag is roughly $900 above the standard RTX 5080 MSRP and sits just below the RTX 5090 Founders Edition price.
  • The Dhahab Core brings the regional luxury branding beyond the Middle East as Asus broadens distribution of the line.