It is safe to say that the new Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 is the fastest and most powerful graphics card on the market. Following the release of the GPU, many in the gaming community are eagerly waiting for third-party manufacturers to release their own after-market version of the graphics card. Recently, ASUS revealed its ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080, and it pushes the boundaries of the graphics card even further.

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Compared to the reference GTX 1080 whose base clock is at 1.6GHz, the regular model Strix GTX 1080 boasts a base clock of 1.76GHz with boost speed of 1.9GHz. An overclocked version is also available with 1.78GHz base clock speed and boost speed of 1.94GHz. While the upgrades might look minimal on paper, hardcore gamers know that the clock speed upgrade is what it takes to hit a steady 60 frame-per-second refresh rate without the occasional drop in frame rates, according to Engadget.

Speed is not the only aspect of the graphics card that ASUS is upgrading. The Strix GTX 1080 has customizable lightning options that includes color-shifting patterns. There is even a lighting option that follows the beats of the music being played on the computer.

ASUS is also giving the Strix GTX 1080 custom designed heat pipes and fans which the company claims will keep its card 30 percent cooler and three times quieter than the reference design. Additionally, the reference GTX 1080 only has one HDMI port. However, the ASUS Strix has two native HDMI 2.0 outputs, a DVI-D port and two Display Ports, according to Polygon.

Typically, after-market graphics cards cost significantly higher compared to the reference models since it has more upgrades. Contrary to this, the ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1080 costs $640 for the overclocked model and $620 for the standard model. The reference GTX 1080 Founders Edition from Nvidia costs $699.

ASUS said that the ROG GeForce Strix GTX 1080 will be released on June 4.

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