GTX 1080 teardown reveals PCB design

GTX 1080 Teardown reveals PCB design

| Source: Videocardz Author: Mark Campbell

GTX 1080 Teardown reveals PCB design

A GTX 1080 Teardown reveals a PCB design that is very similar, yet less complex, than the GTX 980. Sadly the pictures are not at a very high resolution, but they do show a much cleaner PCB design that has a similar layout to Nvidia's GTX 980.

We can see here that the backplate of the GTX 1080 can be taken apart in two parts, giving GPUs that are close together extra breathing space when used in large SLI configurations.

When comparing the GTX 980 and 1080 we can see that the GPUs have very similar construction and cooler designs, with the main changes being aesthetic in external aesthetic.

Looking at the PCB of the GTX 1080 we can see that the PCB of the newer GTX 1080 has a lot more open space when compared to the GTX 980, which could potentially lead to shorter 3rd party designs than what was possible with the GTX 980.

Looking at the GTX 1080's new SLI connectors we can see that there is little aesthetic difference between the design of Nvidia's SLI connections, which could mean that the new "high bandwidth" SLI connector could simply just use two traditional SLI fingers for a dual-GPU SLI configuration instead of one, though this is yet to be confirmed.

One thing that we can also see in the PCB design of Nvidia's GTX 1080 is that there is space for an extra 6-pin power connector, allowing aftermarket designs to use additional power connectors.

You can join the discussion on the PCB design of Nvidia's GTX 1080 on the OC3D Forums.

A GTX 1080 tear-down reveals a PCB design that is very similar to the GTX 980.https://t.co/rioHpyss4G pic.twitter.com/USlwYHRTvh — OC3D (@OC3D) May 11, 2016

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