9GHz | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 04 Dec 2014 06:10:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 9GHz | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Asustek unleashes Matrix GeForce GTX 980 with 14-phase VRM https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unleashes-matrix-geforce-gtx-980-with-14-phase-vrm/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unleashes-matrix-geforce-gtx-980-with-14-phase-vrm/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 04:34:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=224776 The world’s record GPU frequency of 2.20GHz was set on Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics cards made by Asustek and EVGA. While it is hard to believe that the GM204 GPU can be pushed further towards 2.30GHz – 2.40GHz, the new Asus ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce GTX 980 graphics card is designed to do just that. Asustek …

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The world’s record GPU frequency of 2.20GHz was set on Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics cards made by Asustek and EVGA. While it is hard to believe that the GM204 GPU can be pushed further towards 2.30GHz – 2.40GHz, the new Asus ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce GTX 980 graphics card is designed to do just that.

Asustek Computer on Wednesday unveiled its new graphics card that has all chances to become one of the best graphics cards for overclocking ever produced. The Matrix GTX 980 boasts not only a powerful DirectCU II cooling system (featuring two fans and five heat-pipes) and custom design of printed-circuit board, but it features extremely sophisticated 14-phase voltage regulator module (VRM) that can do magic things for overclocking as well as some other technologies for those, who want to push the graphics card to the extremes.

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The digital 14-phase VRM is based on concrete-core chokes, solid-state black metallic capacitors and hardened MOSFETs. The board features two 8-pin PCIe auxiliary power connectors that can deliver up to 300W of power to the graphics board (in addition to 75W supplied through PCIe x16 slot) and one 4-pin Molex connector for memory defroster power loop. When cooled to sub-zero temperatures during extreme overclocking, the memory defroster keeps the memory chips just above freezing, preventing cold bugs from hindering overclocking.

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The Asus ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce GTX 980 4GB will be the most powerful Nvidia GM204-based graphics card in Asustek’s lineup. The graphics processor of the monster graphics adapter is rated to run at up to 1342MHz out-of-the-box, a significant increase from 1216MHz recommended by Nvidia.

The ROG Matrix Platinum GTX 980 is the fourth GeForce GTX 980 graphics card in Asus’ family. The company carries a reference GeForce GTX 980, Strix GTX 980 with DirectCU II cooler and Poseidon GTX 980 featuring a hybrid cooling solution that use similar PCBs with 10-phase VRMs as well as the new ROG Matrix Platinum GTX 980 card that sports a brand-new printed-circuit board with 14-phase VRM as well as DirectCU II cooling system.

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The current 2.20GHz GPU clock-rate records were set by professional overclockers using Asus Strix GTX 980 and EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0 graphics cards that were cooled by liquid nitrogen cooling.

The Strix GTX 980 sports custom design of printed-circuit board with 10-phase digital VRM, the same one is used by Asus Poseidon GTX 980 graphics card, which has proven to be among the best in the industry. EVGA’s GTX 980 Classified sports custom PCB with 14-phase VRM, its voltages can be controlled using a special device. It will be very interesting to see whether Asustek’s engineers have managed to create a better voltage-regulating module than developers from EVGA and whether such VRM actually enables better overclocking. Will the record of 2.20GHz/9GHz (GPU/memory) stand or fall?

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KitGuru Says: While the Asus ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce GTX 980 could be the most potent GeForce GTX 980 graphics adapter, its price will likely be extremely high.

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K|NGP|N overclocks GeForce GTX 980 to record-high frequencies again https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/kngpn-overclocks-geforce-gtx-980-to-record-high-frequencies-again/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/kngpn-overclocks-geforce-gtx-980-to-record-high-frequencies-again/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2014 23:59:48 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=222709 Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido, a legendary overclocker who works with EVGA, has managed to overclock a GeForce GTX 980-based graphics card to record-high 2.20GHz/9GHz (GPU/memory) clock-rates and break a couple of world’s records in 3DMark FireStrike benchmark once again. In a bid to prove his world-class skills in overclocking, K|NGP|N pushed EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Classified …

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Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido, a legendary overclocker who works with EVGA, has managed to overclock a GeForce GTX 980-based graphics card to record-high 2.20GHz/9GHz (GPU/memory) clock-rates and break a couple of world’s records in 3DMark FireStrike benchmark once again.

In a bid to prove his world-class skills in overclocking, K|NGP|N pushed EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0 4GB graphics card all the way to 2201MHz for the GPU and whopping 9000MHz for the GDDR5 memory, making it the world’s highest-performing graphics card based on the GM204 processor. The graphics card was cooled down using liquid nitrogen (LN2).

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Using a test-bed equipped with an Intel Core i7-5960X processor clocked at 5.775GHz, an EVGA X99 mainboard and 16GB of 3.30GHz DDR4 memory, Vince Lucido scored 20154 points in 3DMark FireStrike benchmark, the best result for a single-GPU configuration ever achieved.

The overclocker also scored 9648 points in 3DMark FireStrike Extreme, which is also the new world’s record. In a bid to pass the FireStrike Extreme test, Mr. Lucido had to drop GPU/memory clock-rates to 2171MHz/8.80GHz.

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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0 4GB graphics card is among the highest-performing GM204-based graphics adapters available today. The adapter is based on a custom-designed printed circuit board with enhanced PLL circuitry, improved GPU power plane as well as ability to control voltages using Evbot accessory sold by EVGA to provide maximum overclocking potential. The GeForce GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0 sports two 8-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connectors as well as the company’s own ACX 2.0 cooling system.

Thanks to major enhancements of PCB design, the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Classified can not only enable great GPU overclocking results, but also has the ability to run memory at sky-high frequencies. No one has ever overclocked GDDR5 memory interface to 9GHz, but it looks like Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido has managed to break this record as well.

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KitGuru Says: It looks like 2.20GHz is the limit for currently available GM204 graphics processing units since nobody has so far managed to overclock the GPU to a higher frequency. 2.20GHz is still unbelievable clock-rate for a GPU that contains 5.2 billion of transistors and 2048 stream processors. The graphics chip also seems to have an excellent memory controller (probably, the best in the industry at the moment) which can operate at whopping 9Gbps data-rate. It will be interesting to see whether it will be possible to overclock GDDR5 further on GM204-based graphics cards.

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