AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme
October, 2018Type
Graphics CardPrice
$879.99 USAORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Package
The AORUS GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards come in a very large cardboard package, it's bigger than all of the other RTX 20 series cards I have reviewed yet. The front of both packages has a large "GeForce RTX" brand logo along with the "AORUS" logo on the top left corner and the "AORUS Xtreme" series logo in the middle.
The packaging has put a large emphasis on the RTX side of things as the first feature enlisted by AIBs will be Ray Tracing, followed by GDDR6, DirectX 12 and Ansel support. NVIDIA has bet the future of their gaming GPUs on Ray Tracing support as these are the first cards to offer support for the new feature. Other highlighted features include RGB Fusion support, Windforce cooling, 8 GB GDDR6 memory, and a 4-year warranty.
The back of the box is very typical, highlighting the main features and specifications of the cards. The three key aspects of AORUS's top-tier custom cards are its blazing performance which is achieved by a fully custom design, the Windforce cooling, and lighting system with Stack 3X fans plus a new angular fin heatsink which will offer better cooling performance compared to the traditional flat surfaced fin heatsinks.
There's also a focus towards GeForce.com on each AIB card through which users can download the latest drivers and GeForce Experience application which are a must for gamers to access all feature set of the new cards.
The sides of the box once again greet us with the large GeForce RTX branding. There's also mention of the 8 GB GDDR6 (RTX 2080) memory available on the cards. The higher bandwidth delivered through the new GDDR6 interface would help improve performance in gaming titles at higher resolution over GDDR5 and GDDR5X based graphics cards.
Inside of the box is another box which has a dotted texture and a reflective AORUS logo in the middle. AORUS is definitely going with the more premium look with this product.
Outside of the box, the graphics card and the accessory package are held firmly by foam packaging. The graphics card comes with a few accessories and manuals which might not be of much use for hardcore enthusiasts but can be useful for the mainstream gaming audience. Following is the list of all of the accessories included within the package:
1. AORUS VGA holder
2. AORUS metal sticker
3. Quick guide
4. 4-year warranty registration
5. I/O guide
6. Driver CD
The card is nicely wrapped within an anti-static cover which is useful to prevent any unwanted static discharges on various surfaces that might harm the graphics card.
After the package taken care of, I can finally start talking about the card itself. This thing is a beast and I can't wait to test it out to find what kind of performance improvement I get over the stock & reference clocked designs.
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For those who are looking to purchase a brand new RTX 2080 graphics card, the RTX 2080 Xtreme from AORUS is a mighty good graphics card with one of the fastest factory out-of-box overclock in the market along with a stunning design and a unique take on RGB lighting which would definitely make your PC shine and stand out from the rest.
- Good Performance for 4K / 1440p Gaming
- Good upgrade for GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 Users
- Good overclocking potential, full tuning options (12+2 Phase PCB)
- One of the Fastest RTX 2080 Factory Overclock
- WindForce 3X heatsink cooling performance is great
- Refreshing new Design With Spiral Fan RGB
- 3D Active Fan Technology Included For Noise Free Gaming
- Memory modules can hit more than 550 GB/s bandwidth
- Backplate includes heat pads for increased heat dissipation
- RGB Lighting support on the backplate and sides are a plus
- Support for real-time ray tracing and DLSS features in next-generation gaming titles
- Good driver support for GeForce products, compatibility with DX11, DX12, Vulkan, OpenGL titles
- Performance per watt is great on Pascal graphics cards
- Lot's of display connectivity, great for VR and multi-display PCs.
Pros
- Very High Price ($879.99 US)
- Performance similar to custom GeForce GTX 1080 TI models
- No RTX and DLSS games available at launch
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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