Product Photos
Product Photos
It is arguably the most gleaming and dazzling graphics card you have seen in a long time. But it holds its own and is an intriguing performer. A gorgeous shroud with a massive cooler sits beneath the card. Do not be scared by the bling; we will show you photos of what it is all about on the next page.
At 33cm long and 70mm deep this handwrought behemoth is big. The grey and black design should be easy to spot because it is mostly the same as the RTX 4090 model, and Palit has done a good job of making it look stylish despite its size; it needs a big 3.5-slot design.
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 2,640 MHz in gaming, but you'll likely see it hovering in a 2825 MHz domain. The TDP of the RTX 4080 rises to 325 watts while remaining within the parameters of the 12VHWPR three wires, which will be utilized on this model instead of four 8-pin connections. Multiple lighting zones allow for complete customization.
The backplate for the RTX 4080 Ti GameRock GPU is busy. What excites me the most is the well-ventilated space towards the back of the card. This novel design allows more heat to escape through the card rather than becoming trapped on the backplate. While some may argue that it does not look as good as removing the backplate completely, it does help to cool the GPU. Aside from that, we have an excellent graphical image with the GameRock logo spanning most of the backplate. I am not sure how I feel about the backplate's stickers and FCC information. While I understand that most of this is necessary by law, most other GPU makers find a way to accomplish it without putting it on the backplate.
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.
