Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080: Release date, price and details.

 

Nvidia has unveiled a PC graphics card for 2016 based on its new Pascal architecture. That means that it is a massive step up from what has come before – even the mighty Titan X.
The Pascal GPU architecture has greater memory bandwidth and power efficiency than any of its predecessors, meaning that the card can potentially turn a PC into the best gaming device ever.

What is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 

If you are the sort of gamer that wants the very best and is willing to swap out kit in your PC to get it, the GeForce GTX 1080 is the best graphics card Nvidia has made to date.
There is 8GB of GDDR5X RAM on board and, most impressively, is capable of resolutions up to 7680 x 4320 (running at 60Hz). That’s 8K at 60fps
The GPU comes with 2560 Nvidia CUDA cores and runs at 1607MHz (base clock), 1733MHz (boost).
the GeForce GTX 1080 is the best graphics card Nvidia has made to date.

 

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 release date

A “Founders Edition” of the card will be available from 27 May. It will be available from a number of different graphics card manufacturers: Asus, Colorful, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, MSI, Nvidia, Palit, PNY and Zotac.
There will also be custom boards from many manufacturers too. Release dates for those are yet to come.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 price

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition graphics card comes with a recommended retail price of $699. The custom boards will start are around $599.
The UK prices shown above are based on current exchange rates. The actual UK retail prices are yet to be revealed.
A lesser spec’ed GeForce GTX 1070 will be available from June starting at $379.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 demos

We’re still to see the GTX 1080 in action and will test it ourselves in time, but during the Nvidia launch event the company’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, and partners did show several games running using the card.
As part of the launch announcement, Epic Games showed some renders from its forthcoming game Paragon running using a GTX 1080
Doom is running on ultra settings at a staggering 200fps.

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