Spotted by Techpowerup.com, the  Asus GTX 1080 STRIX A8G will use the same custom PCB with 10-phase VRM, drawing power from a combination of 8-pin and 6-pin PCIe power connectors and use the same all-black DirectCU III cooler with five copper heatpipes, three 100mm fans, full-cover backplate and Aura RGB LED lighting.

The  GTX 1080 STRIX A8G will work at a 1,670MHz GPU base and 1,809MHz GPU Boost clocks, which is lower than 1,759MHz GPU base and 1,898MHz GPU Boost clocks on the previously available GTX 1080 STRIX O8G version. The 8GB of GDDR5X memory, paired up with a 256-bit memory interface, remained at reference 10,010MHz.

The good side of the story is that the  GTX 1080 STRIX A8G actually has a five to 10 percent lower price compared to the GTX 1080 O8G version. Currently, Newegg.com has the GTX 1080 STRIX A8G listed at US $609.99 ($579.99 after $30 rebate), while the GTX 1080 STRIX O8G sells for US $679.99.