EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 iCX Open Air

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1080 Ti represents a refresh to their new Pascal graphics card line. It improves upon the original GTX 1080 with both more graphics processors (CUDA cores) and additional video RAM. Those combine to provide a substantial boost in performance, with the GTX 1080 Ti about 30% faster than the GTX 1080 - and even a hair faster than the Titan X, though without quite as much onboard memory as that model.

In addition to its great speed and efficiency, the GTX 1080 Ti shares the under-the-hood improvements that all Pascal cards have for boosting virtual reality and multi-monitor performance. It is excellent at maintaining good frame-rates in games and VR experiences, even in graphics-laden titles and at high resolutions, and includes support for CUDA, DX12, and NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology. Finally, it supports up to 5 usable display outputs: one dual-link DVI, one HDMI 2.0, and three DisplayPorts.

This particular variant of the GTX 1080 Ti uses a dual-fan cooling setup, rather than the reference NVIDIA design. This means increased cooling for the card and reduced noise levels, but most of the heat from the card is vented inside the computer rather than being exhausted out the back.