The most functionally full models of the ASUS ROG STRIX RX 480 series have become the first exponents of the ASUS Radeon RX 480 video cards line. Recently they have been joined by the pair of ASUS Dual Radeon RX 480 series versions at a more affordable price. The simplified cooling system and lower number of features justify the lower price.ASUS DUAL-RX480-8G and ASUS DUAL-RX480-O8G models are equipped with 8 GB of GDDR5 video RAM with the effective frequency of 8000 MHz, the Super Alloy Power II element base and the 2-fan cooler featuring the Wing-Blade design. These samples have been manufactured on the automatic ASUS AUTO-Extreme Technology line, and the power subsystem uses the 8-pin connector to guarantee the stable work even under the conditions of manual overclocking. In case you decide to connect the VR-headset, the pair of HDMI-ports on the interface panel will come in handy.
The only difference between ASUS DUAL-RX480-8G and ASUS DUAL-RX480-O8G is in their clock …
The EVGA vendor presented its novelty – the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid graphics card with the brand iCX technology applied. Nine additional thermosensors near main warming components on the PC-board are responsible for the hybrid cooling system operation. The air cooler cares for the power supply, and the water cooling system chills the video memory and GPU.
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