#Gigabyte Gtx 1080 G1 Full Length To

Buy Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming Graphics Card featuring 1695 MHz Core - Boostable to 1860 MHz, 2560 CUDA Cores, Pascal Architecture, 8GB of GDDR5X.The GeForce GTX 1080 hit retail shelves on May 27th, and, unsurprisingly, sold out in short order. What seems to have occurred is that GIGABYTE has in some way moved away from the Windforce naming scheme and instead, re-dubbed those products as the G1. A mouthful indeed but it is a graphics card worth your consideration especially given its comparatively low retail price, but high performance. This is about the GIGABYTE GTX 1080 G1 GAMING.

There are two main banks measuring 100 x 100mm each, and they are connected via three 8mm thick copper heatpipes. Then again, the 980 Ti is a proven overclocker, so GigabyteвЂ™s mild 5% factory overclock on their GTX 1080 could be interpreted as a sign that we won't be seeing much in the way of extra performance out of the partner cards.Getting back to the G1 Gaming cooler, we find 200 x 100mm worth of heatsink sitting above the PCB. Using Gigabyte's Xtreme Engine software, it is possible to select the OC mode, a preset offered by Gigabyte which increases the clock speeds further.Using the OC mode the G1 Gaming now runs at a base clock speed of 1721MHz (7% higher than reference spec) which results in a boost clock speed of 1860MHz.Gigabyte usually gets the most out of their custom designed graphics cards - their GTX 980 Ti Gaming, for example, boasts an impressive 19% factory overclock. This is because Gigabyte has stuck with the single 8-pin PCIe power connector, so the G1 Gaming shouldn't be able to draw more than 225 watts in all, at least in theory.Out of the box, the GTX 1080 G1 Gaming operates at a core clock of 1695MHz base and a boost clock of 1835MHz, a mere 5% factory overclock out of the box. Replacing the 5+2 phase power design of the reference board is an 8+2 design, which is better for load balancing, and should improve stability and help lower temperatures, particularly when overclocked.While Gigabyte has upgraded the power circuitry on the PCB, the card isnвЂ™t able to consume any more power than the reference Founders Edition card. Moving on, the G1 Gaming should be better cooled than the Founders Edition, seeing as it's supported by three 75mm fans moving air over two large arrays of aluminum fins connected by composite copper heat-pipes.Gigabyte hasnвЂ™t just slapped one of their WindForce 3X coolers on and called it a day either - the PCB has been redesigned and upgraded.

Gigabyte Gtx 1080 G1 Full Length To

The plate itself is somewhat plain looking, though there is something to be said for the neat and tidy design.Coming to the dimensions, the G1 Gaming PCB measures 270mm long, though the cooler which overhangs the PCB takes the full length to 283mm.