MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming X TRIO review

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The sturdy cooler is hidden beneath the card's stylish sleeve. The TRI FROZR cooler is a high-end component, and the new TORX FAN v5.0 design is used for the fans. The backplate, which should aid in passively providing thermal conduction properties to the card, is an intriguing discovery. Everything about hardware has been made better. Inside the PCB, there are thicker copper traces (2oz), and the cooler's exterior is made of brushed aluminium with edges that have been cut precisely. Out of the box, the dual BIOS is set to Silent mode. For comfort, the GAMING BIOS mode can be turned on to make the product run "cooler." As explained on the previous page, the difference is not in performance. Instead, it is in the fan profile, which lets you choose whether you want a quieter or cooler running product.

The MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING X TRIO has been configured to 2595MHz from the factory. This is 90MHz faster than the standard clock speed of the Founders Edition (2500MHz). Memory clocks for both the 16GB of GDDR6X and the 32GB of GDDR4X are fixed at 22.4GHz. This graphics card has a 16-pin PCI Express 5 power connector, MSI suggests a power supply with at least 850W and bundles an NVIDIA 3-in-1 8-pin to 16-pin adapter. 



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This handcrafted behemoth is big at 337mm long, 140mm tall, and 67mm deep. The grey and black design should be easy to spot because it is mostly the same as the RTX 4090 model, and MSI has done an excellent job of making it look stylish despite its size. The MSI GeForce RTX 4080 TRIO has a max TDP of up to ~365 watts when you slide open the power limiter, which means it needs a big 3.5-slot design that weighs 2 kg and a very complex cooling system that uses a lot of materials. RGB has been changed so it no longer goes to rainbow colours by default. Instead, it now slowly changes to white. With Mystic light software, you can sync it to any music you want.


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The RTX 4080 GAMING X TRIO is loaded down with MSI's innovation. Start with MSI's TRI FROZR thermal solution. MSI's TORX FAN 5.0, found in the MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING X TRIO, are double ball bearing fans with ring arcs that join three sets of fan blades that tilt 22 degrees together to maintain high-pressure airflow at slower rotational speeds. At low temperatures and mild loads, the fans can be disabled with the help of Zero FROZR. The ADA series will replace the Ampere lineup, which will be phased out of the market as these cards are priced similarly but are significantly quicker. GeForce RTX 3080 Ti was equipped with 10240 stream/Shader processors, and the GeForce RTX 4080 kicks in at 9728 shading cores whilst being significantly faster. The GPU boost frequency has been increased to at least 2,595 MHz in gaming, but you'll likely see it hovering in a 2800 Mhz domain. The TDP of the RTX 4090 TRIO rises to 315~320 watts while remaining within the parameters of the 12VHWPR three wires, which will be utilized on this model instead of four 8-pin connections. 


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Of course, with a card of this magnitude, cooling is essential. All three Torx 5.0 fans turn off when not in use. When they do, they are aided by a vapour chamber, ten thick heatpipes traversing the board, all-encompassing heatsinks, thermal pads on all critical components, and memory module-specific heat pipes and heatsinks. Temperatures are unlikely to be an issue, and thanks to the aluminium backplate and metal anti-bending plate, the card sags slightly despite weighing a little under 2kg.


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Chokes on the custom-made PCB are High-Efficiency Carbonyl Inductors (HCI). Less choke noise and improved electrical filtering are made possible by the one-piece moulding used in this design. DrMOS power stage solutions provide great efficiency with low power loss and enhanced voltage controls. The custom PCB has embedded extra fuses for protection against electrical shorts. Despite conforming to PCIe Gen 5 specifications, the GeForce RTX 4090 employs a PCIe Gen 4.0 x16 host interface. GeForce RTX 4080 is equipped with 16 Gigabytes of GDDR6X memory, which operates at 22.4 Gbps (effective data rate). This provides a substantial amount of volume and bandwidth combined it's 256-bit wide memory bus. With a 325W+ TGP, we advise a 750 Watt power supply as a minimum. Realistically through with the founder edition card, we did not hit that value. You're looking at roughly 275-300 Watts, which is significantly lower than the Radeon RX 6900X and GeForce RTX 3090. The board partners, however, have more TGT allowance; there's where the card will jump in Wattage especially when you open up the power limiter.



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