GeForce GTX TITAN X Video Card Review

The GeForce GTX TITAN X (part 1)

Figures 1 and 2 show the GeForce GTX 980 and the GeForce GTX TITAN X. We received the reference models and, as usual in high-end products, NVIDIA partners should simply sell the reference model with their own brand printed on it.

Notice that the cards are very similar; they have actually the same dimensions, being 10.5 inches (69 mm) long, and the coolers used are almost identical. However, the TITAN X does not come with the backplate seen in the GTX 980.

Figure 1: the GeForce GTX 980 and the GTX TITAN X

Figure 2: the GeForce GTX 980 (top) and the GTX TITAN X (bottom)

In Figure 3, you see the video connectors of the GTX TITAN X. It brings one DVI-I, one HDMI 2.0, and three DisplayPort outputs. The card supports up to four displays at the same time.

Figure 3: video connectors

Figure 4 shows the top of the board. It uses two PCI Express power connectors, one with six pins and another with eight pins. The “GEFORCE GTX” logo lits when the computer is turned on.

Figure 4: top view

Figure 5 unveils the TITAN X with its cooler removed. Actually, the cooler has two parts: a metal plate that cools the memory chips and the voltage regulator, and a vapor chamber base cooler that cools the GPU. You can also see the twelve memory chips that are located on the component side of the PCB (there are another twelve chips on the solder side of the PCB).

Figure 5: the GeForce GTX TITAN X with its cooler removed