What are the differences between the gtx 1080 cards?
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this thread has all the models with specs and reviews where available. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3047729/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1000-series-megathread-faq-resources.html#17902598
other than some cosmetic and pcie power connection differences, the cards are pretty much the same in performance. the "best" one is the one that looks good to you and is priced right for you. the high priced ones for sure are not worth it. but the founder's edition model is worth avoiding. they tend to cost more and are the only ones that are slower/hotter overall.
otherwise grab the cheap one that looks good
other than some cosmetic and pcie power connection differences, the cards are pretty much the same in performance. the "best" one is the one that looks good to you and is priced right for you. the high priced ones for sure are not worth it. but the founder's edition model is worth avoiding. they tend to cost more and are the only ones that are slower/hotter overall.
otherwise grab the cheap one that looks good
Hey,
There is very little difference between them, performance wise.
The ones that are 1100 will probably be water cooled, but this provides little extra performance for the huge price premium.
You usually pay extra for a better cooler, and a higher overclock out of the box.
But I would go for, and have gone for, one of the cheaper aftermarket cooled cards. I got a great deal on a Zotac AMP 1080 and overclocked it myself, to the point of a more expensive card.
I would not recommend getting the Nvidia Founders / Reference design due to it having some issues with thermal throttling.
There is very little difference between them, performance wise.
The ones that are 1100 will probably be water cooled, but this provides little extra performance for the huge price premium.
You usually pay extra for a better cooler, and a higher overclock out of the box.
But I would go for, and have gone for, one of the cheaper aftermarket cooled cards. I got a great deal on a Zotac AMP 1080 and overclocked it myself, to the point of a more expensive card.
I would not recommend getting the Nvidia Founders / Reference design due to it having some issues with thermal throttling.
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Basically you have the chip itself, then other companies usually alter the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) usually by adding power components for overclocking efficiency. Then they will add custom cooling, heatsinks and fans, and many models are factory overclocked. The big advantage of factory OC'd cards is that you can increase the performance of the GPU without having to do much tweaking with voltages and such yourself.
As far as the 1080 goes the OC cards are about 7-10 fps more than the reference Founder's edition card, as well as having MUCH better cooling, pascal cards tend to overheat more and throttle which you definitely want to avoid. For that reason I prefer 3-fan cards. The two top cards are the Zotac Amp Extreme and the Asus ROG Strix. But the Zotac AE is a bit cheaper and is slightly better.
The other guy mentioned the Amp, but I wouldn't go for that one, simce you have to adjust the fan profile significantly more to keep it cool enough.
I own the Amp Extreme and out of the box I have gotten up to 2071MHz, adjusting only the fan speed, running the fans at 50%. Recently I run the "Advanced" preset fan profile which is tiered to kick on the fams more depending on the temp, 10% at 10C, 20% at 20C etc., using that profile I have yet to see my gpu go over 50C, and as I said the clock hits up to 2071MHz and I constantly clock it at 2050MHz, which is more than it is advertised to hit, and the Strix, out of the box with no extra tweaking outside the fan profile.
I HIGHLY recommend the Zotac Amp Extreme for current 10 series cards.
Compared to other cards it is the best, even if marginally, and has the best PCB and components.
As far as the 1080 goes the OC cards are about 7-10 fps more than the reference Founder's edition card, as well as having MUCH better cooling, pascal cards tend to overheat more and throttle which you definitely want to avoid. For that reason I prefer 3-fan cards. The two top cards are the Zotac Amp Extreme and the Asus ROG Strix. But the Zotac AE is a bit cheaper and is slightly better.
The other guy mentioned the Amp, but I wouldn't go for that one, simce you have to adjust the fan profile significantly more to keep it cool enough.
I own the Amp Extreme and out of the box I have gotten up to 2071MHz, adjusting only the fan speed, running the fans at 50%. Recently I run the "Advanced" preset fan profile which is tiered to kick on the fams more depending on the temp, 10% at 10C, 20% at 20C etc., using that profile I have yet to see my gpu go over 50C, and as I said the clock hits up to 2071MHz and I constantly clock it at 2050MHz, which is more than it is advertised to hit, and the Strix, out of the box with no extra tweaking outside the fan profile.
I HIGHLY recommend the Zotac Amp Extreme for current 10 series cards.
Compared to other cards it is the best, even if marginally, and has the best PCB and components.
Hey,
Agree with almost everything said, apart from that apart from that about the Zotac AMP Card.
As I am not keeping the card, I have not tweaked it too much, just 150MHz boost on the core and 200MHz boost on the Memory, with stock Voltage and Power Limit.
I run the stock fan curve, and in an intensive game, the card sits in the low-mid 60s, reaching 70 very occasionally.
Although this is not as cool as the triple fan editions of the card it is certainly safe and a good operating temperature for the card.
My reason for arguing this cards point, is its price. In the UK, I picked up the card for 530GBP a great price. Whereas the Amp Extreme is 700GBP. Which, in my opinion isn't worth the 170GBP more for improved temperatures.
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That's very rare though. My card throttles when it hits 70C, in fact if I DON'T adjust the fan, WoW will get up to that temp after a few hours (I have gaming sessions of upwards of 12 hours though) and I will lose quite a bit of performance. Now I understand not everyone will game like I do and I will admit the AMP! edition will probably last a good 2-3 hours on the stock profile, but the AMP! Extreme even will overheat after 3-4 hours on stock fan settings.
But I think we can both agree that the AMP! Extreme is just an all around better card, even though the AMP! edition is also suitable, but for the hardcore gamer every bit of performance increase is worth it (almost, I'm still not buying a Titan XP lol)
In the US the price difference is much lower. On Amazon the AE is $680 right now, whereas the AMP! is $600, well worth the extra $80 if you ask me, but I paid almost $900 for mine a few months ago and I still think its worth it.
Ah, if the price difference isn't so great, then it makes more sense. Although some people still don't see an extra 80 dollars worth it though for very little performance increase.
Personally though, I do the same. I tend to buy one of the best cards for the line. I got a G1 980 Ti when it came out, which was fantastic, and I didn't say earlier, but the only reason I am getting rid of the Zotac GTX 1080 is because I am buying a Titan XP...
I too can find myself in gaming sessions that are frankly too long. 8 hours of GTA V a couple of days ago. I don't get why your card is throttling at 70 degrees, the throttle temp for the GTX 1080 is 83 degrees. Also longer gaming sessions should't also make much of a difference. There is a point, where if the GPU load is fairly constant that the card will not get any hotter, due to the same amount of heat being dissipated and being created, usually a few minutes after the card has been put under load.
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this thread has all the models with specs and reviews where available. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3047729/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1000-series-megathread-faq-resources.html#17902598
other than some cosmetic and pcie power connection differences, the cards are pretty much the same in performance. the "best" one is the one that looks good to you and is priced right for you. the high priced ones for sure are not worth it. but the founder's edition model is worth avoiding. they tend to cost more and are the only ones that are slower/hotter overall.
otherwise grab the cheap one that looks good
other than some cosmetic and pcie power connection differences, the cards are pretty much the same in performance. the "best" one is the one that looks good to you and is priced right for you. the high priced ones for sure are not worth it. but the founder's edition model is worth avoiding. they tend to cost more and are the only ones that are slower/hotter overall.
otherwise grab the cheap one that looks good
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It usually only happens in WoW, which has piss poor optimization for 10 series cards (they actually aren't technically supported at all, Blizzard keeps deleting my posts when I point this out, those bastards). But I actually have to fight to maintain 60fps in that game, so it makes sense that it treats my card like crap. I haven't noticed any decrease in any other game, and the card doesn't go above 50C on almost anything else with the stock fan profile (auto). It's frustrating to say the least.
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this thread has all the models with specs and reviews where available. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3047729/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1000-series-megathread-faq-resources.html#17902598
other than some cosmetic and pcie power connection differences, the cards are pretty much the same in performance. the "best" one is the one that looks good to you and is priced right for you. the high priced ones for sure are not worth it. but the founder's edition model is worth avoiding. they tend to cost more and are the only ones that are slower/hotter overall.
otherwise grab the cheap one that looks good
other than some cosmetic and pcie power connection differences, the cards are pretty much the same in performance. the "best" one is the one that looks good to you and is priced right for you. the high priced ones for sure are not worth it. but the founder's edition model is worth avoiding. they tend to cost more and are the only ones that are slower/hotter overall.
otherwise grab the cheap one that looks good
I disagree. The difference between the OC cards is very slight, I'll grant you that, 2-3 fps at the most, but the right of "best" belongs to the Zotac AMP! Extreme, now price to performance wise you are correct, I still prefer the slight increase in cooling potential of 3-fan cards, which is why the Asus ROG Strix is a close second in performance and cooling. 3rd would be Gigabyte Gaming G1, and then I go to a 2-fan card, only because of the outstanding OC, the MSI Gaming Z, which actually beats the Gaming G1 in clock speed and fps, but only has 2 fans. Water cooled is out of the question in my book.
But in terms of price to performance you are correct, the rest is basically bragging rights.
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if you say so. not seen any reviews that say any card runs hot other than the evga ftw which is having issues.
sure there was a few degrees between the cards but none were overly hot like the FE cards. but if the 3 fans make you feel better (and i do love the gigabyte xtreme 3 fan set-up) then go for it. not worth the money to me but might for some.
sure there was a few degrees between the cards but none were overly hot like the FE cards. but if the 3 fans make you feel better (and i do love the gigabyte xtreme 3 fan set-up) then go for it. not worth the money to me but might for some.
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