The Card
Gigabyte's card is dominated by black plastic with silver highlights forming an X. On the back you will find a metal backplate with a copper core above the GPU. Dimensions of the card are 27.5 cm x 13.0 cm.
Adjustable RGB lighting is included, too, of course.
Installation requires three slots in your system.
Display connectivity options include a DVI port, an HDMI port, and three DisplayPorts.
The HDMI port is version 2.0b, and DisplayPort has been updated to 1.3 HBR3/1.4 HDR ready, which enables support for 4K @ 120 Hz and 5K @ 60 Hz, or 8K @ 60 Hz with two cables. GPU-accelerated encoding is now supported for H.264 at up to 4K30, and HEVC is supported at up to 4K60. Accelerated decoding is supported for HEVC at up to 4K60 Main-10, VP9 is supported at up to 4K, and H.264 works at up to 4K120.
We shine the light from a self-leveling line laser onto the card, which shows no noteworthy sagging.
Pictured above are the front and back, showing the disassembled board. High-res versions are also available (
front,
back).