ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum - Performance Test
Introduction
Last month, ASUS added two new Matrix graphics cards into their Republic of Gamers (ROG) family. One of them is based on AMD’a Radeon R9 290X and the other one is powered by NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 780 Ti. Today we will take a look at the ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum, designed for hardcore gamers and extreme overclockers.
The Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum features a custom PCB with enhanced components and a dual slot DirectCU II cooler. The card comes with factory overclocked GPU and memory, 14-phase Super Alloy Power, Black Metallic Capacitors, DIGI+ VRM digital power delivery design. Not just that, ASUS also provides subzero overclockers the new Memory Defroster technology, LN2 Mode, VGA Hotwire and many other features to give users a pleasant overclocking experience. The DirectCU II cooler keeps the card running at 20% cooler and 3X quieter acoustics as compared to the reference GeForce GTX 780 Ti.
Product Link: http://www.asus.com/ROG_ROG/MATRIXGTX780TIP3GD5/
Suggested Retail Price: RM 3,099
Specifications
GPU-Z Information
On the paper the Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum is indeed a beast of a card. It is equipped with offers 2880 CUDA cores, 48 ROPs, 240 TMUs, and 3 GB of Hynix-based GDDR5 video memory on a 384-bit memory bus. While the reference GTX 780 Ti has the GPU clocked at 875 MHz and 928 MHz for the GPU Boost clock, The Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum is overclocked to 1006 MHz for the GPU base and 1072 MHz for the boost clock. The video memory sticks to reference GTX 780 Ti’s clock at 7000 MHz.
Unboxing
The Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum is shipped in a large red box featuring ROG theme.
The back of the box describes some of the key features and specifications of the graphics card as well as an awesome picture of the DirectCU II cooler broken down by each of its layers showing a little of what is behind the cover.
Measuring 11.7" x 6" x 1.6", the Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum is a dual-slot solution which is slightly larger than the GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II OC series and comes with two 95 mm blazing fast fans. One of the fans has a unique CoolTech design, which carries hybrid blade and bearing. This fan is capable of providing a multi-directional flow, to dissipate the heat efficiently.
The NVIDIA GK110 Revision B1 GPU chip is soldered at the middle of the graphics card. For record, GK110 was first introduced as a Tesla-only product for powering demanding GPU compute applications. NVIDIA has now also released it as a GeForce GPU. It uses 7.1 billion transistors on a die size that we measured to be 561 mm². The GPU is produced on a 28 nanometer process at TSMC, Taiwan.
The custom PCB features DIGI+ VRM with 14-phase Super Alloy Power’s Japanese-made 10K Black Metallic Capacitors, concrete-core chokes and hardened MOSFETs to deliver a precise digital power for superior efficiency, stability, and performance.
The Safe Mode button resets the graphics card back to default frequencies and voltages. This is useful to get the card back to its original working condition and get the system working normally. The Memory Defroster jumper switch is ASUS’ brand new technology that will help extreme overclocking on the memory modules. This awesome feature defrosts the video memory during subzero overclocking to ensure stability and prevent cold bugs.
The memory chips are based on Hynix-AFR GDDR5 that are known to have a great overclock ability.
Review [REVIEW] ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum, 13% Faster, 20% Cooler, 3X Quieter