Review: asus rog matrix gtx 780ti

Technical characteristics

Graphics EngineNVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiBusPCI Express 3.0Video MemoryGDDR5 3GBClock FrequencyGPU OC Frequency: 1072 MHz

Default GPU Frequency: 1006 MHz CUDA Core 2880 Memory Frequency 7000 MHz (GDDR5) Memory Interface 384-bit Interface DVI Output: Yes x 1 (DVI-I), Yes x 1 (DVI-D)

HDMI output: Yes x 1

DisplayPort: Yes x 1 (Regular DP)

HDCP Support: Yes Accessories 2 x Power Cable

1 x ROG Metal Sticker Software ASUS GPU Tweak & Driver ASUS Features Matrix Series

Super Alloy PowerDimensions11.7 "x 6" x 1.6 "inches

29.718 x 15.24 x4.06 cm. Note • For maximum cooling performance possible, the ASUS MATRIX-GTX780TI-P-3GD5 heatsink occupies 2 slots. Check the dimensions of your chassis and motherboard before you buy it, to make sure it fits in your system.

• Please note that actual clock speed improvement will vary based on actual system conditions. For more information, visit http://www.geforce.com/

• Remove the protective film from the back plate before using the card.

ROG 780Ti Matrix Platinum

The first impression is impeccable, with the well-known red colors of the ROG series

In the back highlights an exploded view of the excellent cooling system, as well as the outputs that this graphic includes

The front opens as in the ROG series motherboards, directly showing the graphics and with a little more information about the advanced features, which this time they have not even mentioned to us on the back

Front cover detail

And from the graph from the outside

Opening the lid and removing the plastic we get to what interests us, the graphics and its accessories. We see that even in a product of this range they have included adapters from molex to pciexpress, so that although we have old sources, if they are of quality, we do not have any problem. It highlights that the fans are asymmetric, the left one being designed to push air both down and to the sides, and the right one only downwards, to achieve the most efficient flow possible over the fins of the heatsink. We can verify that the system is extremely effective, it is one of the quietest graphics we have tested, inaudible at rest, and with a very restrained sound even passing benchmarks.

The graphics looks impeccable, and oozes quality from all four sides. It is appreciated that in these ranges at least, the backplate of the graphic is included without making us go through the box again like other manufacturers

A detail that I have personally loved, and one of the great marketing elements of this graph for the most extreme users, apart from the usual measurement points, Asus has included a heater to defrost RAM, so that in case of overclocking with LN2 and arrived at the inevitable condensation, to be able to recover the functionality quickly and return to the load. It is not a characteristic for all audiences, but neither is this a product for all audiences, right?

Detail of the heatpipes and the pciexpress connector

Graphics and all its accessories

In this 780Ti they have opted for two DVI outputs, one of them with converter to analog (compatible with adapters to VGA), both dual link of course, along with an HDMI connection and a full size Displayport.

Power connectors detail

A very curious aesthetic detail, which will delight users with exposed equipment and modders, is the led that informs us of the load. Thus, we will see cold tones when the graph is at rest, while the led goes to all warm when the graph is under load.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel i7 5820k
Base plate:	Asus Rampage V Extreme
Memory:	Crucial DDR4 4x8gb 2133MT / S CL15
Heatsink	Cooler master Seidon 120XL + NB Eloop 1900rpm
HDD	Intel X-25M G2 160Gb
Graphic card	Asus 780Ti Matrix Platinum
Power supply	Antec High Current Pro 850W

We will use the benchmarks of 3 games to evaluate the performance of this beast. We will also compare the performance of stock and the performance achieved with overclocking, which in our sample has been considerable in RAM, reaching almost up to 7.7Ghz, although somewhat low in CPU, barely reaching +100 in the boost. A logical result if we take into account that it already has a fairly considerable overclock as standard and there is not much left to squeeze on the chip, at least not without high voltages and extreme cooling.

As we see the performance is very good, it does not reach the level of two gtx 680 in SLI (the setup that we used in the i7 4930K review), but they are also more than enough values to play 1080p. The graph as we have advanced is silent throughout its range of use, totally inaudible at rest and not very noticeable under load.

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The gains with overclock are around 10% as we can see, although in our sample we have only been able to overclock the memory considerably, the graphics chip is already very close to its serial limit. Actually part of this margin of almost 1Ghz in memory is because it does not come overclocked at the factory. In other products I can understand it more, but in a graph of this range it seems to me a considerable lack.

Final words and conclusion

We are facing a graph that has been the best of the best in terms of monogpus, powerful, silent, with extras that the most extreme users appreciate very much, and a rather measured consumption.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to make a recommendation of such an expensive product with its successors on stage, but of course this graph is a delight both for its lucky owners and for those who get it second hand or in liquidations in the coming days.

It is a more than comfortable graphics for the usual resolution of 1920 × 1080, which defends itself well even in 1440p, and which will continue to give war even with its successors hitting hard. Unfortunately, although it consumes relatively little, it is not a competition for the highly efficient Maxwell. Its price reflects its quality, a premium product available to very few.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ OVERCLOCK OUT OF THE BOX PRETTY GENEROUS ON THE GRAPHIC CHIP	- MEMORY WITHOUT OVERCLOCK AGAINST THE REFERENCE MODEL
+ EXTRAS THINKING ABOUT THE MOST EXTREME USES: RAM HEATER, ETC.	- VERY LIMITED RELEVANCE NOW THAT ITS SUCCESSORS ARE FOR SALE
+ OF THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS WE HAVE EVER SEEN	- VERY HIGH PRICE, EVEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PERFORMANCE AND THE EXTRAS
+ SILENT TO MORE NO POWER
+ PERFORMANCE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR A GOOD SEASON