EVGA presents a "hybrid" version of its iCX cooling technology-- first seen in the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Gaming Hybrid, a graphics card featuring both direct liquid cooling and heatsink/fan cooling.
The liquid cooling takes care of the GPU, while the heatsink and fan keep the memory and VRM cool. The two cooling systems are combined with an array of thermal sensors and MCUs (iCX), and the company claims the result "gives you unbelievable GPU temperatures, sometimes cutting your GPU load temperatures in half."
The liquid cooling block is accompanied by a 120mm radiator and fan. The dedicated memory cooling plate makes direct contact with the cooling block plus dedicated heatsink/fan for the VRMs, helping push performance to the limit. Behind the scenes, iCX technology allows extensive monitoring and "full control" via Precision XOC software.
The card runs at a base clock of 1556MHz and boost clock of 1670MHz, and carries 11264MB of GDDR5X memory clocked at 11016MHz providing 484GB/s of bandwidth. Power consumption reaches 240W, and EVGA recommends customers use a 600W or higher PSU.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Gaming Hybrid is available now.
