Msi gtx 1080 gaming x review in Spanish

After analyzing the reference model, it is time to show you the best review in Spanish of the MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X. Where we will check the potential of two of the new flagship on the market. Don't miss our review!

MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X technical features

Design and unboxing

MSI makes a presentation simple but really attractive to the public. On the cover we see an image of the graphics card, the model and the series that we have. While on the cover we have all the technical characteristics of the product.

Once we open the box we find a DVD, a manual and the graphics card. At least this unit has this.

The MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X graphics card incorporates the most powerful PASCAL chip GP104-200 designed in a 16nm FinFET manufacturing process on an area of 314mm2. In other words, it has 7, 200 million transistors. As expected, it has 2560 CUDA cores in this new architecture.

It is complemented by a total of 160 texturizing units (TMUs) and 64 crawling units (ROPs). So what are their frequencies? It really has three modes available (Profiles in the BIOS): Overclock mode, game mode and silent mode. We detail it:

• OC mode: 1847 MHz / 1708 MHz Game mode: 1822 MHz / 1683 MHz Silent mode: 1733 MHz / 1607 MHz

All of them working with the new GPU Boost 3.0 technology for top-notch performance.

We continue talking about its characteristics and this time we have to tell you that it has a total of 8GB GDDR5X, which is an improved version that supports up to 5500 stable MHz without problem. This new design is cooler, more heat resistant and with greater potential. So it becomes the perfect ally for 2560 x 1440p 144Hz and 4K configurations with G-Sync.

The MSI GTX 1080 GAMING X with the new TWIN FROZR VI heatsink, which is a 0dB cooling system that will keep the processor, power phases and memories cool. The heatsink is divided into several zones, but we will talk about this later (when we gut it). But if we anticipate that it has MSI TORX 2.0 fans that offer 22% more pressure on the entire aluminum surface.

MSI has listened to us in recent years and incorporates a good RGB lighting system that we can customize via software and an excellent backplate. It really looks great in any box and will delight every foodie on the PC.

We can appreciate the two connections for the SLI HB bridge.

Engineers at the MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X have mounted all components on a fully customizable PCB with a robust VRM consisting of 10 phases of Super Alloy Power II power supported by Military Class technology. and

As we can see, it incorporates two 6 + 8 pin PCI Express connections to give a good power to the graphics card. This will come in handy when NVIDIA decides to unlock the graphics card's serial voltage.

Finally we show you the rear connections made up of:

• 1 DVI connection. 3 DisPlayPORT connections. 1 HDMI connections.

To remove the heatsink is very simple. It is as simple as removing the 4 main screws (the one with the guarantee seal) of the MSI GTX 1080 GAMING X and we will see the inside of the heatsink. As we can see the TWIN FROZR VI cooling system has an aluminum heatsink, a plastic LED housing, a heatsink for the supply phases and another for the supply phases. In addition to the comments TORX 2.0 fans and the backplate.

The fans are activated when 60ºC are reached, and they stop once the same temperature is reduced. It is a delight to see its performance and cooling capacity.

The PCB is a masterpiece. Great MSI job!

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	i7-6700k @ 4200 Mhz..
Base plate:	Asus Maximus VIII Formula.
Memory:	32GB Kingston Fury DDR4 @ 3000 Mhz
Heatsink	Cryorig H7 heatsink
HDD	Samsung 850 EVO SSD.
Graphic card	MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X
Power supply	Corsair AX860i

For benchmarks we will use the following titles:

• 3DMark Fire Strike normal.3DMark Fire Strike version 4K.Heaven 4.0.Doom 4.Overwatch.Tomb Raider.Battlefield 4.

All tests have been passed with the filters to the maximum unless we indicate otherwise. In order to have adequate performance, we have carried out three types of tests: the first is the most common at Full HD 1920 x 1080, the second resolution is making the leap to 2K or 1440P (2560 x 1440P) gamers and the most enthusiastic with 4K (3840 x 2160). The operating system we have used has been Windows 10 Pro 64 bit and the latest drivers available from the Nvidia website.

What are we looking for in the tests?

First, the best possible image quality. The most important value for us is the average FPS (Frames per second), the higher the number of FPS the more fluid the game will go. To differentiate the quality a bit, we leave you a table to assess the quality in FPS, but we will also have the minimum Fps in the tests that were thus possible:

FRAMES BY SECONDS
Frames for Seconds. (FPS)	Gameplay
Less than 30 FPS	Limited
30 - 40 FPS	Playable
40 - 60 FPS	Good
Greater than 60 FPS	Fairly Good or Excellent

Synthetic benchmarks

This time, we've narrowed it down to three tests as we consider them to be more than enough as synthetic performance tests.

Game Testing

We have decided to make the leap to checking various games manually. The reason? Very simple, we want to give a much more realistic vision and cover tests with current games. Since we make an effort, it is consistent with the level of the website and that of our readers.

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Testing in Full HD games

Testing in 2K games

Testing in 4K games

Overclock and first impressions

Note: Remember that overclocking or manipulation carries a risk, we and any manufacturer are not responsible for improper use, use the head and always do so at your own risk.

We have increased overclock capacity by +47 MHz in the core to the MSI GTX 1080, leaving a maximum of 2078/2084 MHz and the memories at 5500 MHz.

Does it go up a little? Yes, but it is that we are reaching the limit of 2.1 GHz, which is where they are all arriving. What is the improvement? After our tests just 1-2 FPS so it is not a brutal improvement either. As it comes standard it is more than enough to work with any game to the fullest.

Temperature and consumption

The temperatures of the MSI GTX 1080 GAMING X could not have been better. At rest we have obtained 49ºC since the fans are in passive mode until some game is activated and the temperature rises. While playing we do not exceed 65 ºC in any case. Since the overclock has been so mild, temperatures barely rise (69ºC).

Another of the great advantages of this range is the reduced consumption that we have in the equipment. Until very recently it was unthinkable to have high-end graphics and get 55W at rest and 277W playing with an Intel i7-6700K processor.

Final words and conclusion about MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X

The MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X is one of the best graphics cards on the market as it has everything you could ask for: brute force, memory and optimization for 4K and virtual reality games.

The incorporation of the TWIN FROZR VI heatsink and its overclock, gaming mode and silent mode profiles (Total difference of about 100 MHz) makes it one of the coolest, highest performance and quietest graphics cards on the market. The new fans are 22% more powerful making it possible to scratch a few degrees.

As we have seen in our test bench we have achieved excellent results in 4K: 60 FPS in DOOM, more than 100 FPS in Overwatch and it has fought very well with the poorly optimized Crysis 3.

Currently it can be found for a price of 799 euros, although it is estimated that it will drop a little once the stock is normalized and the rest of the ranges of graphic cards come out.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ 10 POWER SUPPLY PHASES AND COMPONENTS.	- PRICE.
+ RGB LIGHTING SYSTEM AND LOGO.
+ LOW TEMPERATURES.
+ 0 DB.
+ VERY GOOD PERFORMANCE.

And after carefully evaluating both the evidence and the product, Professional Review awards him the platinum medal:

MSI GTX 1080 GAMING X

COMPONENT QUALITY

DISSIPATION

GAMING EXPERIENCE

SONORITY

PRICE

9.5 / 10

EXCELLENT GRAPHIC CARD