News

ZOTAC’s GTX 1080 PGF Edition Looks Incredible

After much speculation, NVIDIA finally unveiled the new GTX 1080 graphics card and surprised users with the launch price. Apparently, the GTX 1080 will be more powerful than two GTX 980’s in SLI while costing $599.99. This is significantly cheaper than critics expected and looks likely to sell incredibly well. Of course, there are “founders editions” which have a $100 premium and initially caused some confusion about what these actually entailed. Many thought the founders cards referred to chip binning which explains the much higher asking price. However, it’s just a simple re-branding exercise and the new name for reference cards. This is fairly baffling because aftermarket versions usually have better cooling solutions and enhanced power delivery. Today, Zotac unveiled their new extreme range entitled, PGF which stands for Prime Gamer Force.

The PGF models are designed to replace the Extreme series and feature the best possible components. Images acquired by VideoCardz show the new Zotac GTX 1080 PGF graphics card which includes a thick illuminated backplate. On another note, they’ve also been working on the FireStorm application which allows you to alter the core clock, boost, memory clock, fan speeds and LED illumination. It’s even possible to use wacky LED effects and add an unusual twist to your build. Here we can see the memory clock is set to 5650MHz which equates to an effective speed of 11.3GHz.

Judging by the images so far, the Zotac GTX 1080 PGF looks incredible and I’m really fond of the illuminated backplate. It will be fascinating to see how extreme cards will fare in terms of overclocking ability and raw performance compared to the reference model. Whenever the custom variants are released, we should have some comprehensive coverage about their performance.

Are you looking forward to seeing the GTX 1080 benchmarks once they arrive?

John Williamson

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Still Wakes the Deep 

LIVE THE HORROR: An immersive disaster story aboard a stunningly realised North Sea oil rig,…

1 hour ago

PHILIPS 275V8LA – 27 Inch QHD Monitor

The Philips VA LED display uses an advanced multi-domain vertical alignment technology that gives you…

1 hour ago

EPOMAKER Ajazz AK820 Pro 75% Gasket-mounted Mechanical Keyboard 

【TFT Screen: The Interactive Interface】This 75% mechanical keyboard comes equipped with a TFT Screen, serving…

1 hour ago

Funko Fusion

FANDOM FUSION Play as your favorite characters and wield their unique weapons and skills. Team…

1 hour ago

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Standard Edition

The Definitive Version of Shin Megami Tensei V - Fully evolved with stunning visuals for…

1 hour ago

Hand Warmers Rechargeable 2 Pack

【Unique Split Design】5200mAh hand warmers rechargeable together with double-sided heating function, split snap swivel design,…

1 hour ago