GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Work The Frames
November, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$749.99 USGALAX GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Work The Frames Thermal Tests
No graphics card review is complete without evaluating its temperatures and thermal load. The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Work The Frames graphics card comes with a triple-fan cooler with 0db fan technology, a massive heatsink that is composed of several aluminum fins and heat pipes and an extended backplate which covers the entire PCB.
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Work The Frames is a solid performer all around, something that you can expect from a triple-fan cooled graphics card and the new RGB focused design looks very neat. The card rocks one of the highest factory-overclocks we have seen and is a definite recommendation in the large array of custom RTX 2080 SUPER series cards.
- Decent performance uplift from the same price
- Great performance at 1440p and 4K resolution
- Great upgrade from GTX 1080 and GTX 1070
- Factory Overclocked Out of Box (1860 MHz With 1-Click)
- Triple Fan Cooler
- Refreshing new design
- 0db fan technology
- Great overclocking potential, full tuning options
- Memory modules on the Gaming X Trio can hit more than 550 GB/s bandwidth
- Backplate includes heat pads for increased heat dissipation
- RGB Lighting support on the shroud and back 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
- High Price (Around $750 US)
- 1860 MHz Profile only unlocked through proprietary Xtreme Tuner Plus application
- The galaxy picture on the backplate may not be of everyone's liking
- High Power Consumption when overclocked
- No Memory overclock out of the box
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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