Inno3d, gigabyte and galax announce their reference gtx 1080

The new Nvidia graphics cards, the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, were recently announced, and now the first models from some of the most important manufacturers in the sector are revealed for the most powerful graphics, the reference GTX 1080.

Inno3D, Gigabyte and Galax have presented their own models of the GTX 1080, the first to be revealed after the announcement made by Nvidia and which will reach the enthusiastic consumer later this May.

Gigabyte GTX 1080 Reference

Recall that the GTX 1080 is the most powerful new "mono-gpu" graphics card on the market, or at least it will be as soon as it goes on sale and AMD responds with the VEGA series in October. This graphics card is manufactured based on the new GP104 GPU with 7.2 billion transistors in its package, it will use GDDR5X memory of up to 8GB running at 2, 500MHz with a bandwidth of 320GB / s. The GPU will work with a base frequency of 1607MHz from the factory and use a "boost" that will raise the frequency to 1733MHz, although this may vary depending on the manufacturer and there will be models that could exceed these limits.

Inno3D GTX 1080

Perhaps one of the most interesting features of these new Nvidia graphics cards (in addition to their performance) is the 180 watt TDP and it will only require an 8-pin power connector. This is because a new 16nm manufacturing process was used, which allows chips that demand less energy to operate and generate less heat, something that will also happen with AMD's new graphics cards that use 14nm.

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Galax GTX 1080 (Galax is KFA2 in Europe)

The KFA2 GTX 1080 will have the same specifications as the previous models. We are very attentive to the new HOF and OC Black Edition. What is confirmed is that the GTX 1080 will come out this May 27 at an official price of $ 699.

Will you buy the reference model to mount an SLI? Or do you prefer a custom model?