Review: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming

by Tarinder Sandhu on 23 June 2016, 15:31

Tags: NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Gigabyte (TPE:2376)

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Conclusion

Solid boost core frequency means that the card benchmarks as well as most other GTX 1080s, offering a very pleasant gaming experience at 4K...

Gigabyte comes armed to the GeForce GTX 1080 party with three cards that offer different cooling and specifications. Sitting in the middle of this trio is the G1 Gaming version that has been the mainstay of its overclocking range for a couple of generations.

G1 Gaming uses an adapted version of the tri-fan WindForce cooler, now equipped with the obligatory RGB LEDs, and the overall dimensions of the card are much more in line with the reference board than the wider and taller models we've seen from other AICs.

Solid boost core frequency means that the card benchmarks as well as most other GTX 1080s, offering a very pleasant gaming experience at 4K, though do be aware that our sample was noisier than the competition, so if near-silent operation matters to you, this card won't fit the bill.

A £630 asking fee is, believe it or not, the median price charged for an aftermarket, overclocked GeForce GTX 1080. There's little doubt Gigabyte makes a solid effort with the G1 Gaming card, but we'd like to see a quieter model that matches the aural performance of its rivals.

The Good
  
The Bad
Solid, predictable performance
Two-slot form factor
Rear heatsink works well
  
Louder than we'd like
Getting more expensive by the day
Limited OC potential on core



Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming

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Posted by cjs150 - Thu 23 Jun 2016 15:58
£630! Thanks but not for me

On other hand same price but with custom water cooling full cover block and I might be interested
Posted by QuorTek - Thu 23 Jun 2016 16:26
Why is the TitanX not listed in the benchmarks?
Posted by kalniel - Thu 23 Jun 2016 18:47
QuorTek
Why is the TitanX not listed in the benchmarks?

s/980ti/TitanX
Posted by blokeinkent - Thu 23 Jun 2016 19:08
A bit disappointing on the noise front if I'm honest. Good job they stuck with the 8 pin- can you imagine the racket it would make to cool things down if you put a bit more oomph in the power!

I would really love to see how the GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme WaterForce performs (pretty pretty please). With all this downtime waiting for stock to appear I'm doing stupid things like considering this to throw my hard earned money at.

I don't think there's enough difference between most of the figures appearing in reviews to really sway me one way or another, but noise is something I consider important for my needs so would like to see if just 1 rad with fan is enough to manage the heat with no onboard fans.
Posted by Spud1 - Thu 23 Jun 2016 20:14
Can I ask where you are getting your prices from for all of the AIC 1080 boards?

They seem wildly out from the actual retail prices (and RRPs) - although I accept that the retail prices are varying immensely at the moment. The G1 Gaming RRP was £559.99 until the supply shortages upped it to £619 and you have it listed at £630 RRP, but your other AIC reviews have similarly out of touch pricing with some cards listed at under £600, when all the retailers list them at £620+

Not that it's a big issue, but i would be curious where the pricing comes from :)

I'm more and more relieved every day that I bought a FE card for £619 - all the worthwhile AICs seem to be more than that, and since I am seeing good temps and no noise from my FE card I don't regret it in the slightest :)

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