ASUS GeForce GTX 980 STRIX Review
Published by Marc Büchel on 25.09.14Page:
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| ASUS’ brand new GeForce GTX 980 STRIX OC Edition is a
really nice piece of hardware. This custom card is not only quicker than
a reference Geforce GTX 980 but it also features ASUS' latest version of the STRIX cooler, which makes it silent under load conditions and
inaudible in 2D since the fans don't spin up as long as the GPU runs
cooler than 65°C. Another thing that is just great with the new GM204
based cards is overclockability. This particular card can run at 1450
MHz easily. The only thing we would like to see improved with this particular card is the bundle. We'd love to find a few additional goodies, since after all this is a premium card. |
- Performance - Intelligent fan control - Cooling |
- Bundle | |
| Cooling / Noise Level | + | - | |
| The GPU temperatures were good at maximum of 67°C under heavy FurMark load with the fans locked at 30% fan speed. From a noise level perspective, the new STRIX series from ASUS provides 0dB while in idle or under very low-loads, which means the fans are completely off and they're designed to start spinning when the GPU reaches 65 degress. Furthermore, the cooler is really powerful and it keeps the card at reasonable temperatures even under heavy load. When running Furmark for 15 minutes the GPU temperature never passed 67 degrees, which is way lower then what you get with the NVIDIA's reference cooler. | - Noise level in both idle and load - 0dB in idle | ||
| Performance | + | - | |
| A closer look at overall performance shows that the
GTX 980 STRIX is, on average, 32 percent faster in games than a
reference GTX 780.
Taking a look at the clock speed shows that this card clocks at 1'305
MHz on average, when applying 3D loads. At this point one can
really see GPU Boost 2.0 doing its job, since it always tries to get
the maximum clock speeds out of the card, without overstepping the
temperature target. A closer look at power consumption shows, that our test system, equipped with the GTX 980 STRIX, burns 64 Watts under idle conditions and 283 Watts under load. |
- Performance - Power consumption under load |
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| Recommendation / Price | + | - | |
| Should you be looking for a really fast graphics card with a good cooler, and you'd love to have a silent gaming PC, then the GTX 980 STRIX from ASUS can definitely be considered. Unfortunately, the ASUS GTX 980 STRIX is a whopping 23% (629€ compared to 509€) more expensive than the lowest priced Geforce GTX 980 graphics card we found at geizhals, which is frankly speaking: a lot. | -
High-End Gaming - Enthusiast |
- Price | |
| The GTX 980 STRIX from ASUS receives 4 out of 5 stars. | |||
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