Gigabyte Unveils GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX World’s Smallest GTX 1080 Graphics Card

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NVIDIA’s Pascal-based GeForce GTX 1080 GPU has been around for over a year now, so there’s isn’t seemingly much that could possibly be done to make us all that excited about the chip at this point, right? Well, someone didn’t get that memo to Gigabyte, as the hardware company has announced a genuinely interesting take on the popular GTX 1080 by putting all of that 4K graphics processing power into an incredibly small form-factor.

Meet the GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G, which crams all of the ferocity of the standard GeForce GTX 1080 (which measures 26.7cm in length) into to a card that measures just 16.9cmin length. The reduced dimensions thankfully don’t come with a decrease in performance. Gigabyte says that the GeForce GTX 1080 Mini ITX 8G features base and boost clocks of 1607MHz and 1733MHz respectively in Gaming Mode, which then rise to 1632MHz and 1771MHz respectively in OC Mode.

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Keeping this tiny card cool is the job of a custom-designed system that features three pure copper composite heat pipes and a 90mm fan (with 3D Active technology). Gigabyte says that this compact design helps to effectively dissipate heat and ensure that your gaming sessions continue unhindered in the tight confines of your gaming case. Speaking of cases, the card is designed to “fit into any small chassis.”

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As you might expect with this being a gaming card from Gigabyte, you’ll find the AORUS Graphics Engine which features one-click overclocking from an easy-to-use interface.

Unfortunately, pricing and available haven’t been announced at this time, although we’ll bring you that information once Gigabyte releases details.

Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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