The TITAN X graphics card is designed for fans of the most resource-demanding games. It combines the most modern technologies and the extreme performance of the new NVIDIA Maxwell™ architecture, delivering the fastest, most technically advanced graphics card on the planet.
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
TITAN X continues the legacy of the TITAN family of graphics cards by delivering the world's fastest gaming GPU performance. It uses the powerful Maxwell architecture to provide latest technologies with twice the performance and energy efficiency of the original GTX TITAN.
UNMATCHED DESIGN
TITAN X is engineered and expertly assembled from high quality components, delivering significant performance gains while maintaining unrivaled acoustic and thermal performance.
This advanced GPU features hyper-realistic real-time global illumination with NVIDIA VXGI technology, as well as NVIDIA G-SYNC™ technology for smooth, tear-free gaming. Plus, you'll be able to experience DSR technology, which brings 4K capabilities even to 1080p displays.
EXTREME GAMES
TITAN X is the only single GPU graphics card capable of running 4K games at high settings with ease. It runs smoothly with GeForce® Experience™, which gives you access to the latest drivers and optimizes your gaming settings with just one click. You can even record your best gaming moments and share them with friends using NVIDIA® ShadowPlay™ technology.
Spring is a time not only for nature to awaken, but also for the traditional announcement of the flagship single-chip video card of the Titan line. And although the first demonstration of NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X was unexpected, this announcement was surrounded by a number of rumors. A couple of days ago the official presentation of this video card took place, and over the course of several days we had the opportunity to study it in detail. Let's see what she can boast of next.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X became the fourth in the line and the third “titanium” on a single-chip system. Let me remind you that the GeForce GTX Titan Z with two GPUs stands apart. Of course, we understand that such systems cannot be called “folk”, but even without 1000-1300 dollars, this review may be interesting to get acquainted with the Maxwell architecture in its maximum implementation today. As expected, it is based on the GM200 core, the second generation of this architecture. It comes with the PolyMorph Engine 3.0 with support for feature level Direct3D 12 functions and hardware acceleration of global illumination technology. Maybe this will be the breakthrough in realism and graphics that the gaming industry has been waiting for for so long?
The GM200 contains 8 billion transistors, 256 ROPs, 3072 CUDA and a 384-bit memory bus. All these weapons are aimed at supporting 4K resolution and improving performance in 3D mode. The base core frequency is: 1000 MHz, Boost Clock - 1076 MHz. The memory operates at a frequency of 7012 MHz. There is 12 GB of graphics memory on board; before the release of the Titan X, this amount was unavailable for video cards aimed at gamers.
Video review of NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X
Appearance
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X was not a revolution in the design of top video cards, appearance changed little. An air cooling system is used, which externally repeats what we saw earlier.
The changes here are minor, limited to changing the color of the body. Now it is almost completely painted black.
The video card does not have an amplification board on the reverse side printed circuit board. Let me remind you that the GeForce GTX 980 had it in the reference design.
The rear panel has three DisplayPorts, HDMI and DVI. In shared workspace mode, three connectors can work, but you can connect all 5 connectors at the same time. The same approach is applied throughout the 900 line.
On the side there is a shining NVIDIA GeForce GTX logo. Unfortunately, the spectacular images of the glowing fan remain only photographs.
Cooling
Design installed system cooling is the same as that used in the GeForce GTX 780 Ti.
An evaporation chamber is used, which has shown its strengths in removing a large volume of heat to the radiator.
The system is collapsible, so you can completely remove the heat dissipator; this can be useful for installing a water cooling system.
Filling
The power supply system has also migrated, despite the mention of changes, upon inspection it is still the same capacitors and chokes. Even the PWM controller is familiar to us - NCP4206.
But I won’t dramatize, we ourselves, even under long-term loads, were unable to find the noise and squeaking that was mentioned in the comments to a number of video cards.
The level for increasing voltage has also been preserved. In NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X it can be increased within 25 W (TDP 250 W/275 W).
12 GB of SKhynix memory chips with a frequency of 1750 MHz are soldered, there are 24 of them in total.
Testing NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X
A test bench was used.
| Model | Data |
|---|---|
| Frame | Aerocool Strike-X Air |
| Motherboard | Biostar Hi-Fi Z87X 3D |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell |
| CPU cooler | DeepCool Ice Blade Pro v2.0 |
| Video card | Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra |
| RAM | Corsair CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 DDR3-1600 16 GB Kit CL11 |
| HDD | ADATA XPG SX900 256 GB |
| Hard drive 2 | WD Red WD20EFRX |
| power unit | Aerocool Templarius 750W |
| Wi-Fi adapter | TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 |
| Audio | Creative Sound Blaster EVO Wireless |
| Monitor | iiyama ProLite E2773HDS |
| Monitor 2 | Philips 242G5DJEB |
| Mouse | ROCCAT Kone XTD |
| Keyboard | Razer BlackWidow Chroma |
| Stabilizer | Sven AVR PRO LCD 10000 |
| operating system | Microsoft Windows Ultimate 8 64-bit |
In all tables below, the data is provided using factory settings; proprietary software from manufacturers is not installed. Memory and core frequencies are also not affected in order to exclude the influence of extraneous factors.
1. Temperature video card operation
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 31/83
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 29/44
- GeForce GTX 980 - 34/79
- GeForce GTX 770 - 35/80
- GeForce GTX 780 - 35/77
- GeForce GTX 760 - 35/84
2. Noise
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 36/42
- GeForce GTX 980 - 34/79
3. Power consumption
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X-405
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 260
- GeForce GTX 980 - 295
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra - 340
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 7133
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 3522
- GeForce GTX 980 - 6050
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra - 6190
The time has come for the most spectacular tests, FPS measurements in resource-intensive games. We accompany a number of tables with visual videos with recordings during the game. Data is captured with Full HD resolution at Ultra settings. It is worth considering that in a number of moments in the videos, the actual FPS data is lower than that obtained during test runs, this is due to the expenditure of resources on video recording. For this video card, we separately tested operation at a resolution of 3840x2160 on Ultra settings.
6. Crysis 3
Crysis 3 - 3840x2160 - Very High 4x AA - 22.
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 45
- GeForce GTX 980 - 69
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra - 61
- GeForce GTX 770 - 43
- GeForce GTX 780 - 47
7. Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 - 3840x2160 - Ultra - 39
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 75
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 52
- GeForce GTX 980 - 91
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra - 82
8. Hitman: Absolution
A very demanding game, powered by the Glacier 2 engine. The game's appetite is the envy of other new releases of the year.
Hitman: Absolution - 3840x2160 - High, 2x MSAA, 16x AF - 46
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 95
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 44/li>
- GeForce GTX 980 - 70
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780Ti HerculeZ X3 Ultra - 62
- GeForce GTX 770 - 43
- GeForce GTX 780 - 55
- GeForce GTX 760 - 41
9. Metro Last Light
Another hardware-intensive game that uses DirectX 11 and tessellation.
Metro Last Light - 3840x2160 - Very high - 35
10. Middle Earth: Shadow Mordor
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 51
- GeForce GTX 980 - 111
11. Tomb Raider
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 156
- Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream - 64
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 68
- GeForce GTX 980 - 100
12. Watch Dogs Ultra 4x AA
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 80
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 49
- GeForce GTX 980 - 62
13. Total War: Rome II Extreme
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 79
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 41
- GeForce GTX 980 - 70
14. GRID Autosport Ultra 4x MSAA
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 154
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 80
- GeForce GTX 980 - 128
15. World of Tanks
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 124
- Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream - 71
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 960 Ultra - 75
- GeForce GTX 980 - 116
16. World of Warships
This is a new section of our tests; while the number of tested video cards is limited, comprehensive material will be presented by the end of March. Game World of Warships is difficult to evaluate in terms of graphics efficiency, but in general this data can be useful when assembling a system specifically for Wargaming games.
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X - 72
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 780Ti - 72
- Palit GeForce GTX 960 Super JetStream - 59
- Radeon R9 280x - 70
- Radeon R9 280x - 70
Overclocking
By tradition, we do not limit ourselves to testing at standard frequencies. For overclocking, the MSI Afterburner program is used, the latest version at the time of testing. For NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X, we were able to achieve the following results without increasing the core voltage:
To compare the performance increase, the synthetic 3D Mark FireStrike test is used:
There is potential for further overclocking at maximum voltage. The core frequency can be raised to 1202 MHz and 7806 MHz from memory. Here the maximum temperature level rises to 88 degrees.
Results for NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X demonstrated an increase in performance while reducing power consumption. Given the current balance of power, this is the maximum performance on a single-chip system. Adequate responses from the outside AMD Radeon before current moment not stated. As an alternative, you can consider the still relevant GTX 780 Ti, GTX 980 in SLI mode, Radeon R9 290X. It will also be interesting for video rendering. NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X receives the well-deserved Gold Award..
The main conclusion: GeForce GTX TITAN X is the fastest single-chip gaming video card of our time. The performance of the new NVIDIA flagship is enough to effortlessly enjoy modern 3D entertainment in Full HD and WQHD at the highest graphics settings. True, the GeForce GTX 980 can do this too. “Wait, what about 4K?” - the reader will ask. Yes, although I called the article “The first for Ultra HD”, but in part modern games At maximum graphics quality settings, the GeForce GTX TITAN X demonstrates only a conditionally playable FPS level. However, this is the best indicator among single-chip video cards. Therefore, for me personally, the GeForce GTX TITAN X is the first video card that is really capable of satisfying the requirements of a gamer who wants to conquer virtual spaces at such high resolution. Even if in some cases you will have to delve into the settings. But a couple of these “titans” are capable of reining in any emerging next-gen. If only the drivers and optimization did not fail. However, this is a topic for a separate article.
It is 12 GB of video memory that provides a large margin of safety for the GeForce GTX TITAN X. Of course, someone will rightly note that such a volume is excessive. However, the same Assassin’s Creed Unity in 4K resolution, not at the very highest graphics quality settings, already “eats” 5-6 GB of video memory from the video card. That is almost half. That is why (and we have clearly seen this) even ultra-expensive combinations of several 3D accelerators can have a bottleneck in the form of 4 GB GDDR5. So for gaming in Ultra HD you already need to have some reserve.
As always, the NVIDIA reference showed itself to be good. The video card has decent overclocking potential. A cooler based on an evaporation chamber cools a 250-watt chip quite effectively. It is a little noisy, but quite tolerable.
Of course, if NVIDIA had released this video card in September last year (not for ~1000 bucks - author's note), then the wow effect would have been, in my opinion, stronger. However, should we be surprised by NVIDIA’s scheme, which has been proven over the years? Price is the strongest limiting factor for purchasing a GeForce GTX TITAN X. In our country, which is experiencing another economic crisis, this is even more so.
Finally, I’ll just note that the “greens” have raised the performance bar quite high, which the future AMD flagship (Radeon R9 390X?) will have to at least reach in order to restore the status quo. Or do something similar in performance, but noticeably more budget-friendly. Agree, this will be very interesting to follow.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X receives our Editors' Choice award.
The GeForce GTX Titan X video accelerator is currently (April 2015) the most technologically advanced in the world. It has unprecedented performance that has no analogues in the world. The Titan X graphics card is designed for professional and experienced gamers, as well as PC enthusiasts. The board is built on the new Maxwell architecture from NVIDIA, which is characterized by twice the performance of the previous generation Kepler GPU and incredible energy efficiency.
The GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card is equipped with a GM200 graphics processor, which includes absolutely all 3072 CUDA cores, which is the maximum value for model range GeForce GTX 900.
The innovative GM200 GPU features a number of impressive gaming technologies, both inherited from previous generations of accelerators and developed from the ground up by NVIDIA engineers. Along with the well-known technologies for supporting 3D displays 3D Vision, adaptive synchronization G-Sync and anti-aliasing algorithms MSAA and TXAA, the GeForce GTX 900 family video cards now feature multi-frame anti-aliasing (MFAA) technology, which guarantees a performance increase of 30%; anti-aliasing method using ultra-high resolution DSR; and Voxel-based Global Illumination (VXGI), which accelerates dynamic lighting effects to deliver immersive, cinematic-quality gameplay.
This accelerator, like other cards in the lineup, has received updated NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 automatic overclocking technology, which monitors the operation of the video card, even more effectively managing GPU temperature, increasing the processor clock frequency and voltage, which allows you to achieve maximum GPU performance.
The product incorporates NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync technology. This technology turns on at high frame rates to eliminate screen tearing, and turns off at low frame rates to minimize frame judder.
The developer guarantees full operation of the video card with the new Microsoft DirectX 12 API, which can significantly reduce the load on the central processor and speed up image rendering.
Overall, the new accelerator is an ideal solution for gaming in ultra-high resolution UHD 4K at maximum quality settings. It also provides sufficient performance in the increasingly popular virtual reality systems.
Advantages
Maximum performance The highest performance solution for enthusiasts allows you to play all modern games. computer games with 4K resolution and maximum image quality. Has a significant reserve for future games. SLI support Grouping allows you to create configurations of two, three or four cards (when using an SLI-compatible motherboard) to further improve gaming performance. Connecting additional displays Possibility of simultaneous use of Dual-link DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort for working in multi-monitor configurations containing up to 4 displays. Good overclocking Thanks to the proven 28 nm GPU production technology and the high energy efficiency of the Maxwell architecture, the GeForce GTX Titan X video card has excellent overclocking capabilities for the video processor. Professional overclockers can overclock the GPU of this accelerator by 2 times. Good job with video Full acceleration of decoding of all major video formats, both on DVD / Blu-ray discs and from the Internet, support for picture-in-picture functionality, support for CUDA / OpenCL / DirectX acceleration for video encoders and editors, HEVC hardware decoding. 3D Vision Stereo Ready The card has more than enough performance to deliver full stereo gaming in games when using the NVIDIA 3D Vision kit (compatible monitor required). Support for PhysX acceleration The GPU has enough power to simultaneously calculate 3D graphics and additional special effects in PhysX-enabled games. Low power consumption Thanks to the new GPU architecture, this video accelerator has the highest energy efficiency. As a result, a more modest power supply (from 600 W) is sufficient for its operation than for the top solution of the previous generation, the GeForce GTX Titan Z accelerator. Ready for virtual reality The card has VR Direct technology, which is specifically designed to work with virtual reality devices. The development involves the use of multiple video cards in an SLI configuration, includes Asynchronous Warp technologies, which reduces image delays and quickly adjusts the picture in accordance with head rotation, and Auto Stereo, which increases the compatibility of games with virtual reality devices such as the Oculus Rift.Flaws
High price Costing more than $1,000 or more significantly limits the range of buyers. High system requirements For maximum effective use cards, an “expensive” PC configuration is desirable, including a modern motherboard with PCI Express 3.0 support, the most powerful central processor, DDR4 memory and a PCI-e solid-state drive for running games.| Chipset |
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In March 2015, a new flagship video card from NVIDIA was presented to the public. The Nvidia Titan X gaming video card is single-chip, and its architecture is based on the Pascal algorithm (for GPU GP102), patented by the manufacturer. At the time of the presentation, Geforce GTX Titan X was rightfully considered the most powerful gaming video adapter.
Graphics processor. The GPU has 3584 CUDA cores with a base frequency of 1417 MHz. In this case, the accelerated clock frequency will be at 1531 MHz.
Memory. The flagship was presented with a capacity of 12 Gb, but later a version with a volume reduced by 2 times was released. Memory speed reaches 10 Gbit/s. The memory bus bandwidth is 384-bit, which makes it possible to have throughput memory at 480 Gbit/s. GDDR5X memory chips are used, so even with a 6 GB configuration the performance will be high.
Other Titan X specifications. The number of ALUs is 3584, ROP is 96, and the number of overlay texture blocks is 192. The card also supports resolutions up to 7680x4320, a set of connectors for the new standards DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI, as well as HDCP version 2.2.
The video card works with a PCIe 3.0 slot (bus). To ensure full power, you must have additional 8-pin and 6-pin connectors on the power supply. The card will occupy two slots on the motherboard (SLI is possible for 2, 3 and 4 cards).
The height of the video card is 4.376″ and the length is 10.5″. It is recommended to use power supplies with a power of 600 W or more.
Video card review
The main emphasis of manufacturers was on improving graphics for VR, as well as on full support for DirectX 12. The performance of the video card in games can be slightly increased by overclocking the performance of the GTX Titan X 12 Gb card.
Pascal technology is aimed at gaming in a virtual helmet. Using ultra-high-speed FinFET technology, maximum smoothing is achieved when using a helmet. The Geforce Titan X Pascal model is fully compatible with VRWorks, which gives the effect of complete immersion with the ability to experience the physics and tactile sensations of the game.
Instead of thermal copper tubes an evaporation chamber is used here. The maximum temperature is 94 degrees (from the manufacturer’s website), but in tests average temperatures - 83-85 degrees. When rising to this temperature, the coolant turbine accelerates. If the acceleration is not enough, the clock speed of the graphics chip is reduced. The noise from the turbine is quite noticeable, so if this is a significant indicator for the user, then it is better to use water cooling. Solutions for this model already exist.
Improved mining performance
The company has focused on gaming performance. Compared to a video card, the Geforce GTX Titan X 12 Gb does not improve mining, and the consumption is higher. All Titan series graphics cards are distinguished by their performance in FP32 and INT8 double precision calculations. This allows the series of cards to be considered professional class boosters. However, the model with the GM200 chip is not such, since many tests show a decrease in performance in calculating hashes and other operations. Performance for cryptocurrency mining is only 37.45 MHash/s.
We do not recommend using Model X for mining cryptographic currencies. Even tuning the Nvidia Titan X for performance will not give the same result as the Radeon Vega (if we take it from the same price category), not to mention the Tesla.
New map from the same manufacturer gives 2.5 times more performance. In the overclocked state, Titan V gave a figure of 82.07 MHash/s.
Game test results
If we compare the Titan X Pascal video card with others, it is 20-25% better than a video card from the same manufacturer, and is also almost twice as powerful as its competitor Radeon R9 FuryX, which is also single-chip.
In all games in 4K and UltraHD we see smooth images. Also, high results were achieved in tests when using SLI mode.
Comparison of video cards from different manufacturers
The price of a Titan X 12 Gb video card starts at $1,200 and depends on the manufacturer and memory capacity.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the comparative characteristics of products from different manufacturers(* – similar):
| Product | Palit GeForce GTX TITAN X | MSI GeForce GTX TITAN X | ASUS GeForce GTX TITAN X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary list of characteristics | |||
| Video card type | gaming | * | |
| GPU name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X | * | |
| Manufacturer code | NE5XTIX015KB-PG600F | * | |
| GPU codename | GM 200 | * | |
| Technical process | 28nm | * | |
| Monitors supported | four | * | |
| Resolution GM200 (maximum) | 5120 by 3200 | * | |
| List of technical characteristics | |||
| GPU frequency | 1000Mhz | * | |
| Memory | 12288Mb | * | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | * | |
| Memory frequency | 7000 MHz | 7010 MHz | 7010 MHz |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | * | |
| RAMDAC frequency | 400 MHz | * | |
| CrossFire/SLI mode support | possible | * | |
| Quad SLI support | possible | * * | |
| List of connection characteristics | |||
| Connectors | HDC, HDMI, DisplayPort x3 support | * | |
| HDMI version | 2.0 | * | |
| Math block | |||
| Number of universal processors | 3072 | * | |
| Shader version | 5.0 | * | |
| Number of texture blocks | 192 | * | |
| Number of rasterization blocks | 96 | * | |
| Additional characteristics | |||
| Dimensions | 267×112 mm | 280×111 mm | 267×111 mm |
| Number of occupied slots | 2 | * | |
| Price | 74300 rub. | 75000 rub. | 75400 rub. |
Based comparative table, you can see that various manufacturers follow standardization. The difference in characteristics is insignificant: different video memory frequencies and adapter sizes.
This model is not currently on sale from any manufacturer. In January 2018, the world was introduced, which outperforms its analogues several times in terms of performance in games and in mining cryptocurrency.
