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Professional Application Results

OurGermanteamdevelopedacrossoverworkstationincooperationwiththe
companyHappywareinHamburg.Sinceit'sdesignedtorepresentactualworkstation
hardware,we'reusingworkstationcomponents.TheCPUisastock3.7GHzIntel
XeonE31280v5,whichisthefastestSkylakebasedworkstationprocessor.

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Tom'sHardwareCrossoverWorkstation

IntelXeonE31280v5at3.7GHz
4x4GBKingstonDDR42133ECC
AsusP10WS
TestSystem
2xSamsungSM863(3DVNAND)
SeagateConstellationServerHDD
Windows10Enterprise(AllUpdates)

CatalystPro15.201.2401
Drivers QuadroODE362.56WHQL(ODEDrivers)
GeForce368.13(PressDrivers)

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Manyoftheprofessionalapplicationswetestrequirecertifiedhardwareanddrivers,
aswellasworkstationclassgraphicscards.Thenagain,agrowingnumberof
companies,includingAutodesk,haveswitchedfromOpenGLtoDirectX.Thismeans
thattherearesomeworkstationclassappsyoucanrunondesktoporiented
componentsforalotlessmoney.Thefollowingresultsprovideagoodoverviewof
wherethiskindofsetupcanbeexpectedtowork,andwhatitlookslikewhenit
doesnt.

AutoCAD 3D Performance

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WerefocusingexclusivelyonAutoCADs3Dperformance,sinceits2Dcomponentis
affectedbyhostprocessing,ratherthanGPUcapabilities.Asusual,wereusingthe
CadalystbenchmarkandAutoCAD2015.

Nvidia'sGeForceGTX1080managestobeattheQuadroM6000byapproximately
2.5percent.ThetrueworkstationcardhasthesameGPUasaGeForceGTXTitanX,
anditonlyoperates10MHzlowerthanthedesktopversionatitsthermallimit.Then
again,mostcardsfinishfairlyclosetoeachotherinthistestsinceIntel's3.7GHz
SkylakebasedCPUbottlenecksperformance.

Maya 2013

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ThecurrentversionofSPECviewperf12includesanassortmentofcommonbusiness
applicationswithfittingworkloads.ItsMayatestillustrateswhathappenswhenthe
GeForceGTX1080isntheldbackbysomeotherplatformcomponent.A44percent
advantageovertheQuadroM6000shouldtranslatetoasimilaradvantageover
GeForceGTXTitanX.Therestofthecompetitioncantkeepup.

Showcase 2013

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ShowcaseisanotherDirectXbasedapplication.AndwhiletheGeForceGTX1080s
advantageoverNvidia'sQuadroM6000(and,byextension,itsGeForceGTXTitanX)
isntaspronounced,a22percentadvantageisnothingtodismiss.Itsleadoverthe
GeForceGTX980isamassive40percent,andthat'sinthefaceofaCPUbottleneck.

Creo 2

Incontrasttowhatwe'veseenthusfar,thisapplicationdoesn'trunwellongaming
orientedhardware.TheGeForceGTX1080sperformanceisnthorrible,butdriver

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optimizationsspecifictotheprofessionalcardsareplaintoseethistimearound.

Catia V6 R2012

ThesamegoesforCatia,whichputsdesktopgraphicscardsatahugedisadvantage.
Still,Nvidia'sGeForceGTX1080performswellenoughwhenpriceisaconsideration.

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TheperformancestorytakesanotherturnfortheworseinSolidWorks2013.Apart
fromtheusualsegmentationofprofessionalanddesktopgraphicscards,SolidWorks
specificallylikesQuadrocardsandcrushesGeForces.AtleastAMD'sdriversallowthe
RadeoncardstodoalittlebitofprofessionalworkNvidia'smercilesslystopthis
benchmarkinitstracks.That'swhenbuyingaworkstationgraphicscardfor
professionalapplicationsmakessense.

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Summary
1.MeetGP104
2.DisassemblingGeForceGTX10
3.SimultaneousMultiProjection
4.TheDisplayPipeline,SLIAnd
5.HowWeTestedNvidia'sGeForc
6.AshesOfTheSingularity,Battl
7.Hitman,CARSAndRiseOfThe
8.TheDivisionAndTheWitcher
9.ProfessionalApplicationRe
10.PowerConsumptionResults
11.TemperatureAndNoiseResults
12.Conclusion

About The Author

CHRISANGELINI&IGORWALLOSSEK @chris_angelini

ChrisAngeliniisanEditorEmeritusatTom'sHardwareUS.He

editshardwarereviewsandcovershighprofileCPUandGPU
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XENOL May 17, 2016, 9:48 AM

QUOTE:
Exactly,butitseemslikenvidiainstructedeverysingleoutletto
benchtheReference1080onlyagainststockMaxwellcards,
whichishonestlybullshitpardon.IbetanOCed980Tiwould
comesuperclosetothestock1080,whichatthatpointmakes
mewonderwhyevenupgradenow,sureyoucanpushthe
1080too,butI'dwaitforapricedroporatleastthesupposed
cheaperAIBcards.

Seemore

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CRISAN_TIBERIU May 17, 2016, 10:07 AM

performancewise,nocomment.Pricewise,really?ifthe1080costs700@
launch,the1080ti,orwhatever,willcosthowmuch?1000?thenthePascal
Titan1500?Idontliketheroadweareheading,really.

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TICAL2399 May 17, 2016, 10:10 AM

427362SAID:
performancewise,nocomment.Pricewise,really?ifthe1080
costs700@launch,the1080ti,orwhatever,willcosthow
much?1000?thenthePascalTitan1500?Idontliketheroad
weareheading,really.

The1080costs600atlaunch,thatextra100isthesuckerspricethatnvidia
ischargingfordayonepeople.Theyarecharging100becausetheyknow
Seemore

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OTHER COMMENTS

TODDYBODY May 17, 2016, 9:09 AM

Thesepowerconsumptionchartsaremakingmecrosseyed

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JEANLUC May 17, 2016, 9:18 AM
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Chris,wereyouinvitedtotheNvidiapresseventinTexas?

Abouttimewesawsomecardsbasedofanewprocess,itseemedlikewe
weregoingtobestuckon28nmfortherestoftime.

AsnormalNvidiaiscreamingitupinDX11butDX12performancedoeslook
ominousIMO,there'snotenoughgainoverthepreviousgenerationand
makesmethinkAMDnewPolariscardsmightdominatewhenitcomesto
DX12.

SLIMREAPER May 17, 2016, 9:20 AM
CouldyourunanOtoyoctanebench?Thisreallycouldchangethemotion
graphicsindustry!?

FMINUS May 17, 2016, 9:29 AM
SeriouslyIhavetoask,didnvidiainstructeverysinglereviewertobench
the1080againststockmaxwellcards?Causei'dliketoseerealworld
scenarioswithanOCed980Ti,becausenobodyrunsstockorevenbuys
stock,ifyoucanevenbuystock980Tis.

CKNOBMAN May 17, 2016, 9:30 AM
Niceresultsbuthonestlytheydontblowmeaway.
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Niceresultsbuthonestlytheydontblowmeaway.

Infact,IthinkNvidialeftthedooropenforAMDtotakecontrolofthehigh
endmarketlaterthisyear.

Andfixthefrigginpowerconsumptioncharts,youwentwithaboutthe
worstpossiblewaytoshowthem.

FORMATC May 17, 2016, 9:32 AM

Stock1080vs.stock980Ti

Bothcardscanbeoc'edandifyouhavearealcustom1080inyourhand,
theoc'ed980Tilooksindirectcomparisontoanoc'ed1080worsethanthe
stockcardinthisreviewtotheotherstockcard.

GUNGAR May 17, 2016, 9:32 AM
@Fminus,isawthesamething.Thegtx980Tioverclockswaybetterthn
1080,iamprettysureOCvsOC,thereisnearlynoperformancedifference.
(disappointing)

TODDYBODY May 17, 2016, 9:37 AM

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QUOTE:

@Fminus,isawthesamething.Thegtx980Tioverclocksway
betterthn1080,iamprettysureOCvsOC,thereisnearlyno
performancedifference.(disappointing)

LOL.My980tidoesnthit2.2Ghzonair.Weneedtowaitformore
benchmarks...I'dliketoseetheG1980tiagainstasimilar1080.
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FMINUS May 17, 2016, 9:38 AM

FORMATC May 17, 2016, 9:46 AM
IhaveahandpickedGigabyteGTX980TiXtremeGamingWaterforceat
1.65Ghzinoneofmyrigs,it'sslower.

WILDCARD999 May 17, 2016, 9:47 AM
Ihavetosayi'mabitdisapointedwith4Kperformanceeventhoughits
betterthenthe980ti/TitanXIstillwouldn'tconsiderita4KGPU.Iwould
liketoseeafollowupreviewforSLIsincethebandwithhasnearlydoubled
withthenewbridges.

"Sowhydoesthecardstillhavetwoconnectors?UsingnewSLIbridges,
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"Sowhydoesthecardstillhavetwoconnectors?UsingnewSLIbridges,
bothconnectorscanbeusedsimultaneouslytoenableaduallinkmode.Not
onlydoyougetthebenefitofasecondinterface,butPascalalsoaccelerates
theI/Oto650MHz,upfromthepreviousgenerations400MHz.Asaresult,
bandwidthbetweenprocessorsmorethandoubles."

XENOL May 17, 2016, 9:48 AM

QUOTE:
Exactly,butitseemslikenvidiainstructedeverysingleoutletto
benchtheReference1080onlyagainststockMaxwellcards,
whichishonestlybullshitpardon.IbetanOCed980Tiwould
comesuperclosetothestock1080,whichatthatpointmakes
mewonderwhyevenupgradenow,sureyoucanpushthe
1080too,butI'dwaitforapricedroporatleastthesupposed
cheaperAIBcards.

Seemore

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CRAIGN May 17, 2016, 9:50 AM

WhydidyoucapWitcher3at60FPS?

Sure,ithassomeinconsistentperformance,butit'sabitmeaninglessfor
the1440pbenchmarktoseeitjustsmackupagainstthewallwiththeTitan
Xand980Tiwhenyoucouldhaveletthemofftheleashtoatleastseethe
maximumgainsyouwouldgetfromit,likeyoudidforeveryothergamein
thereview.
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thereview.

BADELHAS May 17, 2016, 9:51 AM
Nicereview,congrats!ButwhataboutincludingthtHTCViveonyour
benchmarks?IfyoutalkabouttheVRbenefits,youhavetoshowthemin
graphs!

12

TICAL2399 May 17, 2016, 9:53 AM

Notenoughreasontomovefromy980ti.Idon'teventhinkthatthe1080ti
willdo4k60inallgames.I'llprobablyjustwaitanotheryearandahalfor

soto2yeafrsfor1180tiorwhateveritwillbe

FARMERFRAN May 17, 2016, 9:58 AM

Currentlythe1080ispricedprettyclosetothe980ti.Within~100ish.Soif
yourecentlypurchaseda980tithenanupgrademightnotbeworthit.

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CRISAN_TIBERIU May 17, 2016, 10:07 AM

performancewise,nocomment.Pricewise,really?ifthe1080costs700@
launch,the1080ti,orwhatever,willcosthowmuch?1000?thenthePascal
Titan1500?Idontliketheroadweareheading,really.

16

TICAL2399 May 17, 2016, 10:10 AM

427362SAID:
performancewise,nocomment.Pricewise,really?ifthe1080
costs700@launch,the1080ti,orwhatever,willcosthow
much?1000?thenthePascalTitan1500?Idontliketheroad
weareheading,really.

The1080costs600atlaunch,thatextra100isthesuckerspricethatnvidia
ischargingfordayonepeople.Theyarecharging100becausetheyknow
Seemore

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FARMERFRAN May 17, 2016, 10:16 AM
Likeallthingsinflation...thepricingseemstobesetrightwiththe900
series.

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CHAOSMASSIVE May 17, 2016, 10:25 AM

QUOTE:
SeriouslyIhavetoask,didnvidiainstructeverysinglereviewer
tobenchthe1080againststockmaxwellcards?Causei'dliketo
seerealworldscenarioswithanOCed980Ti,becausenobody
runsstockorevenbuysstock,ifyoucanevenbuystock980Tis.

Nvidia:Mycard,myrules

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