Dual-slot design: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming in review

In contrast to Asus and Gigabyte, which have also changed to 2.5 slot designs for the cooler, EVGA (and fans of a narrow structure) stays true to itself with the GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming and squeezes the technical possibilities of the ... The board at a glance Now let's look at the board, a look that is definitely worth it. Of course, the most interesting thing is the power supply for the GPU with its 5 double phases - but we'll get to these details right away ... Cooling concept and implementation The back of the board is conspicuously inconspicuous and shows the dark traces of the glued-on thermal pads between the backplate and the board. Which would have made us look elegant at the cooling. Tue... Benchmarks in 2560 x 1440 pixels We have deliberately dispensed with Full HD (1920 x 1080p) as the EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming races into the CPU limit even in the highest settings. In WQHD (2560 x 1440 pixels), on the other hand, the actual arb... Benchmarks in 3840 x 2160 pixels The EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming is in this high resolution, depending on the game, between 8 and approx. 10 percent faster than a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition or TitanX (Pascal). Overall, many titles ... When it is up to the power, we first need to know that the card with the factory settings at approx. 280 watts has been set a rather average Power Target, but one could manually raise it to just over 350 watts, which then ... In fact achievable clock rates The actual achievable clock is subject to some influences. Even if GPU quality plays a bigger role here - unfortunately it cannot be influenced as the only element. And so it is in the end well möglic... Fan control and curves We already wrote about the temperature range-controlled fans of the EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming, although it was interesting to follow the course of all three fans at first. The control measurement with a laser... Summary In order to do justice to the EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Gaming, we have to take a little further. After all, EVGA has shown courage and has not simply blindly followed the current trend towards ever thicker cards. With this, you can ...