Nvidia gtx 1080 review in Spanish (full review)

Just a few days ago we bought an Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition to be able to do a Review in Spanish of the new top of the range of the green giant. A graphics card focused on 4K resolutions and virtual reality. You want to know more? Don't miss our review!

Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition technical features

Design and unboxing

The Nvidia GTX 1080 assembler that we have purchased is from MSI. As we can see in the images we have a black cover and in large letters the name of MSI.

Once we open it we find the following bundle:

• Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition graphics card. Quick guide. CD with drivers.

The Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition has a length of 27 centimeters and a normal weight (like all reference models). The new aesthetics of the graphics is really impressive, since they have changed the classic design that we were used to from the GTX 780 to a much more linear one.

Incorporates TSMC's 16nm FinFET Pascal GP104 GPU graphics chip with 2560 CUDA CORES. It has GDDR5X memories at a speed of 10 GHz that makes a total of 8GB. The core of the processor runs in base frequency at 1607 MHz and when it goes up with turbo boost it reaches up to 1733 MHz, a 256 Bit bus and DirectX 12 compatible.

As expected, the graphics card has 6 + 2 phases of power (VRM), 140W of TDP and a single 8-pin connector for power.

Among its improvements we find a heatsink assembled by Foxconn that incorporates a steam chamber to improve temperatures. Actually, the graphics card is programmed to drop the frequency when it rises to 82ºC, so it is recommended to create a small profile with MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision to keep it at bay.

As you can see the graphics card incorporates a backplate divided into two areas. In one of them we find the model engraved and in the second the four screws. MSI has put a seal on one of the screws, in case we decide to open it, doing so will invalidate the warranty. This also happens with Asus, so take this little detail into account, if you want to improve air or liquid cooling.

You will be wondering a lot: Why choose a graphic card of reference to a personalized one? Although for many it does not make sense, since they prefer to have a "billet sink" and that it lowers temperatures by 20 degrees, other users may be interested in mounting an SLI or the arrangement of its box (vertically or with little space) allows a better cooling by removing air. The only downside that we found that there is a difference in price greater than the reference models.

One of the novelties of this new GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 series is the incorporation of the new SLI HB bridges. Although they are not yet commercialized, on paper they improve bandwidth, so we gain considerably more performance than with the traditional bridge that incorporates motherboards.

To finish we detail the rear connections:

• 1 x Dual-link DVI. 3 x Displayport 1.21 x HDMI.

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	Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition
Power supply	Antec HCP1000

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.

Testing in Full HD Games

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.

Testing in 2K Games

Testing in 4K Games

Doom 4 Gameplay in 4K resolution

Overwatch Gameplay in 4K resolution

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 the overclocking capacity by +193 MHz in the core to the Asus GTX 1070 Strix, leaving almost 2.1 GHz and the memories at 5500 MHz. ?

The improvement over the serial potential is noticeable between 2 to 5 FPS depending on the game in 2K resolution. All this keeping the voltage in stock (remember that it is blocked), so there will be no problem of chip deterioration.

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After conversations with other owners of GTX 1080 and some comments in the forum, we have seen that almost all units reach these frequencies, so we are in front of a good series cucumber. If they unlocked the voltage, we could see perfectly cool graphics at 2.2 GHz.

How to fix the fan curve failure?

For this we show you the profile that we have used to fix it. Although you can use the one that comes by default or use a custom one. Remember! The higher the fan percentage, the more noise the turbine will emit from the graphics card.

Temperature and consumption

The temperatures of the Nvidia GTX 1080 with the current fan curve may be somewhat lacking. You just have to know how to carry it… if we put for example a 1: 1 profile (1ºC = 1% fan) at rest we get 72ºC at full capacity. If we maintain the series profile, we can see the graph at 82ºC and lowering the frequency (throttling).

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 a high-end graphics and get 64 W at rest and 265 W playing with an Intel i7 processor. Excellent performance!

Final words and conclusion about Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition

The Nvidia GTX 1080 reaches the market to meet the needs of the most enthusiastic users: who play at 4K resolutions and are starting with virtual reality. It is currently the most powerful graphics card on the market by far (20 to 30% of a GTX 980 Ti) .

In our tests we have seen that it perfectly takes between 10 to 15 FPS to a GTX 980 Ti in 4K resolution. We also see it perfect to play with it at 2K resolutions at 144 Hz (In SLI) or at 60 FPS with just one.

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Apart from the power, we see a great improvement regarding consumption. As we have just seen, it consumes 265 W at maximum power, that is, we could perfectly mount an SLI with a quality 750W source. In addition to lowering at rest to 68W. One last!

What price can the graphics card find? It is currently in several online stores with low stock. The cheapest store has it at 730 euros while in other more famous stores it is around 780 euros.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ HEATSINK DESIGN.	- HIGH PRICE.
+ 6 +2 FEEDING PHASES.	- THE FAN PROFILE MUST IMPROVE.
+ 1 CONNECTOR ONLY.	- GTX 1080 Ti WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF Q1 2017. DOES THE CHANGE DESERVE YOU OR DO YOU PREFER TO WAIT?
+ LOW TDP.
+ IDEAL FOR VIRTUAL AND 4K REALITY.

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

NVIDIA GTX 1080 FOUNDERS EDITION

COMPONENT QUALITY

DISSIPATION

GAMING EXPERIENCE

SONORITY

PRICE

9.2 / 10

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