Aorus GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Gaming 11G
The map leaves a lasting impression not only visually, but also physically on the table. With a live weight of almost 1.5 kilos, the Aorus GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Gaming 11G is a real blissful sensation that keeps buyers and motherboards in their breath alike. In terms of cooling, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this card, which is still quite rare. The board is also functionally layoutd and equipped. One can only criticize the software, whose OC-mode is a little too optimistic, because one does not raise the power target sufficiently enough. If you are unlucky with the chip quality (not to be influenced by the board partner), the OC tests should be carried out manually or immediately with suitable software such as the MSI Afterburner.
We assign a purchase tip for the mature and well-realized component cooling, as well as the very sovereign appearance in the delivery state. Overclocking results are random products that should not be included in the evaluation, as long as all the necessary basic requirements such as sufficient cooling including reserves, good power supply and a certain amount of free space with the Power Target supplied with us.
Asus GTX 1080 Ti Poseidon Platinum
There is no egg-laying woolly milk sow, even with graphics cards. After this test, we must hold this honestly and fairly. The Asus GTX 1080 Ti ROG Poseidon Platinum has no serious flaws and doesn't really do anything wrong. However, it does not occupy the top position in the respective radiator target group, either air-cooled or with connected water cooling. To do this, one simply had to make too many compromises in the practical implementation of the hybrid concept.
What saves and makes the card interesting in many ways, however, are two things: the already quite high clock ex works and the very simple possibility to change this card without changing the radiator (including a looming loss of warranty) into a real custom-loop water cooling system. to be installed.
We almost award the "Tested" award, because the card does exactly what you expect from it. Nevertheless, we struggle with a purchase tip in that it is a rather expensive niche solution, which can ideally be a perfect solution, but for the wide number of buyers of a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is eliminated.
Those who have really committed themselves to air OR water will surely find better and cheaper offers in both areas. You have to be so objective about it. But those who wave and are afraid of a loss of warranty during conversion or their own motor skills are welcome to strike. The card is really not bad, but it's a little too special.
Asus GTX 1080 Ti Strix OC
The ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC is conspicuously unobtrusive, apart from the unavoidable RGB effects. Asus has left the Power Target at a reasonable 275 watts ex works, which is quite sufficient. Even if you make full use of the manual possibilities, the voltage restriction imposed by Nvidia limits in the end and you are at the end as a customer at the end of the day helplessly at the mercy of the GPU lottery anyway.
The cooling concept with the three fans works quite neatly, even if you can hear a kind of oscillating sound at higher speeds under load, since never all three fans really run at the same speeds. We also miss a decent VRM heat sink that could have avoided warming up the board to the GPU. However, this weakness can only be noticed with longer loops in the stress test and then only in the built-in housing, which puts the whole thing somewhat into perspective.
We still award the purchase tip, although this decision was not easy for us at first due to the not quite optimal VRM cooling. In the end, however, the overall concept as such convinced us, because Asus has finally found its way back to the desired path with the heatpipes and the neatly processed heat sink and on the other hand the map is quite consistent in itself. The factory OC fits Power Target and fan curves; the conclusion is almost consistently positive.
Asus has managed to bring a not-too-heavy card into the performance range, where competitors sometimes need nearly 300 grams more for the cooler to offer a similar performance. That alone is worth a recognition, especially since It doesn't have to buy Asus at an extreme volume.
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming
The card has a medium overclocking potential, but this is due to the cooler. With a real water block, much more would be possible here, of course, also due to the possible power target of 350 watts and the good power supply. We like the special solution with the sensor-controlled fans, especially since the temperature sensors are also a paradise for control freaks.
The card has potential and, due to EVGA's tolerant handling of water cooling conversions, certainly also has the chance to become one of the favorites for this particular target group. If you also find little space in the depth in the case, or absolutely need dual-slot cards for an SLI, you are well advised here, because the search will surely come to an end. If it should and must be a GTX 1080 Ti.
KFA2 / Galax GTX 1080 Ti EXOC
The KFA2 / Galax GTX 1080 Ti EXOC is a common card whose narrow dual-slot design could be of particular interest to smaller enclosures. It will not be possible to set overclocking records, because the reserves of the very light but still relatively quiet cooler are severely limited. Either one is satisfied with the very well-chosen factory specifications, or one is punished with an increased noise generation, which is disproportionate to the possible clock gain.
What puts the card in focus a little more after the price update (following our review in May) is the comparatively cheap price, because certainly not only those who can't install a much heavier and thicker 2.5-slot design are willing to pay, or Want. Then, of course, the narrow waist of the EXOC does itself really well when installed.
KFA2 / Galax GTX 1080 Ti HoF (Hall of Fame)
Despite some criticisms, it was enough in the end, albeit narrowly, for the purchase tip, which was mainly accounted for by performance and optics or unique features. Nevertheless, you have to be aware of what you build for a block in the PC, because length, listening and weight must also be mastered. This is not only the relatively high price that is likely to limit the target group a little.
However, if you are looking for optical LED and LCD broadband food, you will find it here to a degree that will be hard to beat. Whether it naturally meets the taste of the reader is up to everyone. The Galax/KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti HOF is definitely polarizing and that's a good thing.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11G
MSI has actually (almost) solved everything perfectly and delivered a fast yet at the same time quiet card, which at least in the delivery state comes very close to the ideal desired by the customer. But it is also different, because the card has certain thermal and electrical reserves, which are not from bad parents.
The only small flaw is the positioning of the voltage converters for the memory, which MSI cools over the cooling plate of the memory. The possible influence of the waste heat then affects the three adjacent memory modules to a particular extent and one should not overdo it when throttling the housing ventilation, because almost 300 watts of power consumption is almost 300 watts of waste heat. And that's exactly what you should actively transport and respect from the housing.
Nevertheless, we give a purchase tip, because on the one hand the factory settings are a good compromise between performance and the use of goods in the form of energy, on the other hand, MSI has also put on a good impression of the cooler. This also eliminated the criticisms we found with the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio
With the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio, MSI not only improves the old Gaming X, but for the first time relies on a new cooling system that actively cools VR MOSFETs, coils and also the capacitors of the GPU voltage converters with a new heat sink. The fact that this works better than the old design could be impressively proven.
The card is also almost whisper-quiet, even under longer full load and in a closed structure. The Power Target is well chosen, because with normal manual on-board devices (afterburners) you can achieve the clock that the respective GPU outputs individually.
With the purchase tip, we reward MSI's courage to leave the beaten track and to swap the homely feel-good climate of the old-fashioned with something new. Fresh wind instead of slab construction, the customer will thank it. Only with the memory VRM will MSI improve. But that was promised to us during the visit here in the laboratory. For the normal use case, the card is sufficient, almost too much. But who doesn't like the longest in the computer?
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Lightning Z
It is almost a map of superlatives, because it is really fast, yet still sufficiently quiet and it still makes a lot of fun even with manual overclocking. Shock moments will probably only be experienced in the end: the price at the purchase and the first time the fans start up. MSI still has to work on this push-up pulse, which is far too high. Everything else is under control and you can sit back and relax at MSI, because we haven't found any other mistakes.
The overall package can convince in its entirety, so we even award the rare "Editor's Choice" award for the MSI GTX 1080 Ti Lightning Z. Because it is probably the best air-cooled graphics card in the sum of all the features from the already tested stock.
Apart from the very high price, it is therefore also a smooth purchase recommendation, which should not be really compatible with the broad mass in a generalized form. But it has never been cheap to own something very special.
Palit GTX 1080 Ti SuperJetstream
Because of the deficits in the 300 watts for this card, we wouldn't want to give an explicit purchase tip directly to Power-Target and the associated consequences, but a purchase recommendation for all those who don't have the very last bit of power. want to squeeze out with manual overclocking, but in return can also live with a lowering of the power target, which can even bring advantages at the clock.
The implementation of the heat sink for the voltage converters is almost perfect and corresponds almost identically to what we had repeatedly demanded. One hardly finds thermal hotspots and for the occurring losses the measured result is really good. It is doubly annoying that the card acts a little unbalanced on the power target and the fan curve.
Overall, the map makes a good impression and it could certainly position itself even better with a suitable BIOS update. Those who trust themselves with the manual changes can now access without hesitation, if it is not and must not be the Megadragonhyperblingbling card.
Zotac GTX 1080 Ti Amp! Extreme Edition
Whether it is finally enough for the world super-heavyweight belt, we cannot yet make a final assessment of that, because we have to test a lot more cards for that. However, Zotac is looking for a completely different approach than MSI or Aorus (gigabytes), because one wants to present with brachial power in cooling. In some respects, this works quite well with the boost clock, but fails at the ears, because due to poor cooling of voltage converters & Co, the board is warmed up to the GPU socket. Then, however, the fans have to run up to the top form in order to reach the target values of less than 70°C.
We give a purchase tip for good GPU cooling, OC potential, factory-metered memory and clean workmanship, but also point out the minor flaws (VRM cooling, some what's loud and buzzy fans, voltage converter noises). So everyone will have to weigh up their preferences and consider which of the many offers they will actually choose for themselves in the end. If he wants to spend so much money and it has to be a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. But that is up to everyone.
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