The Card

Zotac's card is massive and looks really nice thanks to its metal construction. On the back, you will find a metal backplate. Dimensions of the card are 31.0 cm x 13.5 cm.


The card comes with adjustable RGB lighting.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include a DVI port, an HDMI port, and three DisplayPorts. It's nice to see that the DVI port has been brought back, which was missing on the GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition.

Unlike previous-generation NVIDIA cards, the DVI port no longer includes the analog signal, so you'll have to use an active adapter. NVIDIA also updated DisplayPort to be 1.2 certified and 1.3/1.4 ready, which enables support for 4K at 120 Hz and 5K @ 60 Hz, or 8K @ 60 Hz with two cables.

The GPU also comes with an HDMI sound device. It is HDMI 2.0b compatible, which supports HD audio and Blu-ray 3D movies. The GPU's video-encoding unit has been updated to support HEVC at 10-bit and 12-bit.


We shine the light from a self-leveling line laser onto the card, which shows a little bit of sagging, but the card itself does not warp.


Pictured above are the front and back, showing the disassembled board. High-res versions are also available (front, back).