MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio
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$799.99 USMSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio Benchmarks (VULKAN)
DOOM
In 2016, Id finally released Doom. My testing wouldn’t be complete without including this title. All cards were capable to deliver ample frame rates on 1440p resolution using Nightmare settings so my focus turned over to 4K. Here, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is more than twice as fast as the Fury X and the 980 Ti on the highest 4K resolutions. The overclocked Lightning squeezes in a few extra FPS over the other 1080 TI cards but overall, we are looking at similar performance results when running at the default OC profiles.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein is back in The New Colossus and features the most fast paced, gory and brutal FPS action ever! The game once again puts us back in the Nazi controlled world as BJ Blazkowicz. Set during an alternate future where Nazis won the World War, the game shows that it can be fun and can be brutal to the player and to the enemy too. Powering the new title is once again, id Tech 6 which is much acclaimed after the success that DOOM has become. In a way, id has regained their glorious FPS roots and are slaying with every new title.
We tested the game at Ultra settings under the Vulkan API which is standard. Async Compute was enabled for graphics cards that support it while deferred rendering and GPU culling were disabled.
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Once again, a solid performer by MSI that hits all the right notes by delivering a solid and refreshing new Dragon themed cooler while providing end users with great cooling and blistering fast performance that you would expect from the GTX 1080 Ti.
- Great performance at 4K resolution
- Upgrade From GTX 980 Ti and GTX 1070 will see huge performance leap.
- Factory Overclocked Out of Box. Ships with 3 profiles (Silent/Gaming/OC)
- Tri Frozr heatsink cooling performance is great
- Refreshing new MSI Gaming design which sticks to the roots of Dragon theme
- ZeroFrozr Technology Included on Torx 2.0 fans
- Great overclocking potential, full tuning options with MSI Afterburner app
- Memory modules on the Gaming X Trio can hit more than 500 GB/s bandwidth
- Backplate includes heatpipe solution for increased heat dissipation
- RGB Lighting support on the shroud and backplate are a plus
- 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, not for mainstream gamers. ($800 USD)
- Overclocking gains not noticeable in some games.
- Bulky design, requires lot's of room for installation.
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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