MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X PLUS 8G review - Product Showcase

The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G PLUS takes advantage of Nvidia's Pascal GP104 GPU based on 16 nm FinFet architecture, and with 7.2 billion transistors, 2,560 shader/stream cores, and 8 GB of GDDR5X, it’s a rather fast product.

The GPU empowering the product is called the GP104-400 GPU, which is Pascal architecture based. It has 2,560 CUDA Cores, while texture filtering is performed by 160 texture units. The reference/founder cards have a base clock frequency of 1,607 MHz where MSI clocks the Gaming X PLUS base frequency at 1,683 MHz which is similar to their Gaming X model.

The card has a 180 Watt rated TDP, 75-150 Watts is delivered though the PCIe slot, then 150 Watts through the single 8-pin PEG (PCI Express graphics) power connector and another 75 Watts though the extra 6-pin connector. So yes, you'll have spare for a nice overclock. The GeForce GTX 1080 display engine is capable of supporting the latest high resolution displays, including 4K and 5K screens. And with HDMI 2.0 support, the GeForce GTX 1080 can be used by gamers who want to game on the newest state-of-the-art big screen TVs.