Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition

If you have £700 cash in hand and are looking for the finest graphics card on the market, then the Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition should definitely make your final shortlist.

They say first impressions matter, and unboxing the Asus card was quite the experience. The card is beautifully put together, and the cooler itself is substantial in hand and fantastic to look at. No attention to detail has been spared – we particularly like the backplate, and the way that ASUS have coloured the heatpipes and aluminum fins with a special heat resistant black coating – to raise the aesthetic appeal.

The orange and two tone grey/silver colour scheme is both stylish and understated while the coloured lighting to indicate load status is effective and useful for troubleshooting potential issues.

Nvidia's GTX980 Ti has been king of the hill now since it was launched, and nothing has really changed since that day. While the Fury X is a great card set to satisfy the high end AMD audience, these modified GTX980 ti cards are simply in a performance league of their own.

With such high overclocked core clock speeds, the Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition is able to generate extremely high frame rates at 1440p, and many gamers would be happy enough with single card Ultra HD 4k performance. I personally prefer to get a steady 60fps at 4K, and this still will require an SLi configuration. Yes, super smooth 4K gaming is undoubtedly very expensive.

The Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition dominated our benchmark charts and outclassed all of the other Nvidia and AMD hardware on test today, apart from the dual GPU R9 295X2 which still manages to hold the top position in many of the tests. That said you need an effective Crossfire profile to get the most from dual GPU hardware and if there is no profile available then you are often playing a game with dramatically reduced performance. Many gamers don't want to rely on a Crossfire or SLi profile, regardless of potential gains. This is what makes a graphics card such as the Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition incredibly desirable.

The Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition is available for £659.99 inc vat. You will be able to buy it soon direct from Overclockers UK HERE.

Pros:

• class leading performance.
• high overclock out of the box.
• looks fantastic
• backplate.
• quiet.

Cons:

• We are not sold on ASUS GPU Tweak software.
• its expensive.

Kitguru says: The ultimate gamers wet dream? The Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980Ti Platinum Edition is one of the finest graphics cards we have ever tested.

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