Are the expensive ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 cards worth the premium?

Reviewers are openly skeptical. Outlets like TweakTown note real 4K performance gains over the Founders Edition, but r/hardware threads bluntly call the markup over reference MSRP excessive for only single-digit gains. It's a card for enthusiasts who want the cooler and overclocking headroom, not value seekers.