Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Aorus 8G 11 Gbps, 8192 MB GDDR5X [GV-N1080AORUS-8GD]

 The "Aorus Graphics Engine" software allows the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Aorus 8G 11 Gbps to switch to "OC" mode, while OC mode increases the base clock to 1,733 MHz and the boost clock to 1,873 MHz 5.505 MHz (effectively 11.010 Mhz) and the power supply of the 29.3 cm long graphics card requires two 8-pin PCIe connectors.

Cooling the graphics card is based on the semi-passive WindForce 3X cooler design from the manufacturer Gigabyte, which consists of two heatpipes, two large-area cooling blocks made of aluminum fins and three 100 mm fans. The special "triangle fan-edge design" of the fan blades has a up to 23 percent better airflow than conventional fans. The Windforce-3X-Cooler features a RGB-LED illuminated lettering and a backplate for increased PCB stability.

Features of the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Aorus 8G include two internal HDMI connectors that can be used to connect VR front panels. The special feature of the backplate is an integrated copper block, which dissipates heat generated by the GPU at the back of the PCB directly from the card - directly into the airflow in the case!
The features of the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Aorus 8G 11 Gbps at a glance

WindForce 3X cooler design with special backplate
Two internal HDMI front connectors
High base clock of the GPU: 1,733 MHz
Enormous boost clock of the GPU: 1.873 MHz
Very fast memory clock: 5,505 MHz (effectively 11,010 MHz)
Additional power connections: 2x 8 pin
The GeForce GTX 1080 "11 Gbps" in detail

The GeForce GTX 1080 high-end graphics card with Pascal architecture is a milestone in NVIDIA's graphics card history. Built in the 16-nm FinFET process, the GP104 graphics chip of the GTX 1080 makes a big step forward in computing performance as well as in energy efficiency, as the "Pascal" GPU architecture features extensive improvements over the predecessor "Maxwell". The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 in the revised "11 Gbps" revision also uses optimized 2nd generation GDDR5X video RAM with a memory clock of 5,500 MHz (effectively 11,000 MHz).

These memory chips are not overclocked 10-Gbps modules, but new native 11-Gbps modules, which can deliver significantly less signal noise than the older 10-Gbps chips at the same frequency. The 8GB GDDR5X video memory of the GTX 1080 "11 Gbps" is connected to the GPU via a 256-bit memory interface, which achieves a memory bandwidth of 352 GB / s. In addition to the video memory, the 2.560 CUDA cores of the GP104 graphics chip are responsible for the brutal gaming power of the GeForce GTX 1080.

The GTX-1080 graphics card family supports DirectX 12 and current gaming technologies, including NVIDIA GameWorks, Warp, Stereo-X, VR-Audio, PhysX and SMP (Simultaneous Multi-Projection). The latter is supported in version 4.0 and offers great advantages, especially for VR, curved displays and multi-display setups. Several monitors were viewed by games as a kind of broad monitor, rendering the GPU just a viewport and creating distortions.

Thanks to SMP, Pascal now supports 16 simultaneous viewports, which allow a much more realistic display on several monitors, on curved displays or in 3D operation. Especially VR benefits from the new technology, because two viewports can be rendered in one run. By using multiple viewports, the rendered image also comes with a smaller number of calculated pixels, which greatly improves VR performance.

Despite the extremely high computing power and memory expansion with 8GB GDDR5X VRAM, the GeForce GTX 1080 "11 Gbps" with a TDP of only 180 watts, which is compared to the direct predecessor GTX 980 only 15 watts more - at significantly higher speed. Thanks to the reworked power supply of the GTX 1080 PCB, the energy efficiency of the GTX 980 increases by a whole six percent thanks to the new five-phase supply (in the reference layout) of the GPU and the various optimizations on the PCB.

Technical details:
Dimensions: 287 x 57 x 140 mm (W x H x D)
Height: 2.5-Slot
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Chip: GP104
Manufacturing: 16 nm
GPU clock (gaming mode): 1.708 MHz
Boost Clock (gaming mode): 1.847 MHz
GPU clock (OC mode): 1.733 MHz
Boost Clock (OC-Mode): 1.873 MHz
Shader units (CUDA cores): 2560
Memory Size: 8,182 MB
Memory clock: 5,500 (11,000) MHz
Type: GDDR5X
Memory connection: 256 Bit
Memory bandwidth: 352 GB / s
Slot: PCIe x16 (PCIe / PCIe 2.x / PCIe 3.0)
Connections:
3x DisplayPort 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b (+ 2x internal)
1x DVI-D (Dual Link)
Power supply: 2x 8-pin PCIe
Recommended power supply: min. 500 watts
Features: DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, VR Ready, NVIDIA Ansel, G-Sync, Gamestream, GPU Boost 3.0, HDCP 2.2, NVIDIA Surround, 3D Vision, Tessellation, PhysX, CUDA, NVENC, Adaptive Vertical Sync, VXGI, Super Resolution, 4K Ultra HD Support, SMP, NVIDIA ShadowPlay, backplate, LED lighting, semi-passive cooler