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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, GTX 1080 Already Listed for Pre-order; GTX 1080 to Beat Titan X GPU

Major graphics card manufacturer Nvidia is betting big in the future of virtual reality.

(Photo : Reuters) Major graphics card manufacturer Nvidia is betting big in the future of virtual reality.

The California-based technology company Nvidia, mostly known for its GPU designs for the gaming market, just recently introduced its Pascal-based GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce GTX 1080 in Austin. With the introduction of both GPUs, Nvidia just made the virtual reality more powerful yet more affordable.

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It is said that Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce GTX 1080 are worth the wait, as it will definitely replace and take down the current high-end GPUs of Nvidia - GTX 970 and GTX 980. An unnamed source from Nvidia even revealed that the already striking Titan X may also lag behind if compared to the recently unveiled GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce GTX 1080.

Nvidia made sure that GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1070 will not disappoint, as the company made some exciting improvements on both video cards that includes graphic abilities, power efficiency and their physical size. GeForce GTX 1080 is slated to be officially launched on May 27, while its GeForce GTX 1070 sibling will be officially launched on June 10.

Meanwhile, comparing both GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce GTX 1080, the latter will definitely standout though more expensive with a $220 price difference, as the former is priced at $380 and the latter is priced at $600.

Since the GeForce GTX 1080 is packed with advanced features than its sibling, it will definitely bring impressive performance improvement to the table, and may possibly be powerful than Nvidia's own GTX Titan X.

Furthermore, aside from the possibility of its double performance against the $1,000 GTX Titan X, GeForce GTX 1080 is said to be more powerful than a pair of GTX 980s running SLI. Nvidia founder Jen-Hsun Huang even said during its event that GeForce GTX 1080 is insane.

"It's insane. The 1080 is insane, It's almost irresponsible amounts of performance," Huang said.

Since GTX 1080 is already listed for pre-order, fans should expect that it will soon be available for purchase.

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