Test Rig
For our tests, we used a new test rig which is comprised of a Asus Maximus IV Hero (Z270) motherboard, along with an Intel Core i5-7600K at default clock speed of 3.8GHz, as well as 16GB of G.Skill Trident-Z DDR4-3200 ram in dual channel mode.
All tests were conducted at default clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.8GHz (Kaby Lake) |
| Cooling | Cooler Master MasterLiquid AIO |
| Motherboard | Asus Maximus IV Hero (Z270) Motherboard |
| Ram | 16GB G.Skill Trident-Z DDR4-3200 |
| HDD | Adata SX930 256GB |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower DSP G RGB 750W |
| VGA card | ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini |
| Nvidia Drivers | Version 385.28 WHQL |
| OS | Windows 10 |
FireStorm Software
You can use the included FireStorm software to overclock and tweak your GTX 1080 Ti. Spectra lighting can also be adjusted here too.
AIDA64 GPGPU Benchmarks
PassMark – Performance Test 9.0 (3D Test)
Idle Temperatures
At default clock speeds, the card was operating normally at around 36 degrees Celsius. No problems here. If the default clock speed of 1506 Mhz is not enough for you … you may try and take it a little higher using the Firestorm software from Zotac.
Load Temperatures
The card reached a high of 81 degrees Celsius during full load. It’s fairly high, but it’s what I expected from such a small heatsink and fan. Having said that, the card coped with no issues at all.
