AORUS GTX 1080 11Gbps Xtreme model on the way

AORUS unveils its new GTX 1080 11Gbps Xtreme graphics card.

Anthony Garreffa

Gaming Editor

Published Apr 2, 2017 8:32 PM CDT
Updated Nov 3, 2020 11:56 AM CST

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AORUS impressed us recently with their GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition graphics card, but now the tweaked GTX 1080 11Gbps Xtreme Edition is on the way, with its 8GB of GDDR5X clocked up to 11Gbps - up from the stock 10Gbps.

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It should be absolutely identical in other specs, with the same GPU clock speeds, the same overall design, display output configuration, and the nifty GPU backplate all haven't received any changes. This is effectively the AORUS GTX 1080 Xtreme Edition, with its 8GB of GDDR5X clocked at 1Gbps faster, to 11Gbps.

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Anthony Garreffa

Gaming Editor

Anthony joined TweakTown in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of tech products. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.

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