A fancy new card with a fancy way of spelling K|NGP|N has just been announced by EVGA. As you would expect, the card arrives with default clocks, a base clock of 1582MHz and boost of 1695MHz, however the card is guaranteed to hit 2025MHz and higher when you overclock the cards. The base model ships with a dual-slot profile, however EVGA chose to move the DVI port down, leaving the top of the card empty except for cooling vents, this also means you could purchase a Hydro Copper Waterblock and reduce the cards height to a single slot.
The card currently holds several single GPU World Records:
3DMark Time Spy World Record - 14,219
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme World Record - 19,361
3DMark Fire Strike World Record - 31,770
UNIGINE Superposition - 8,642
At $999 they're some of the most expensive cards on the market - bar the TITAN Xp at $1199.
$999? I'd rather get a normal 1080 ti for much cheaper, or go all in for the Titan Xp at that point. Realistically, is this card just intended for LN2 usage or am I missing something?
It is a binned card, meaning, this might be one of those 1080 Ti's that you could see 2100-2150MHz on after overclocking is taken into account, maybe even higher.
It is a binned card, meaning, this might be one of those 1080 Ti's that you could see 2100-2150MHz on after overclocking is taken into account, maybe even higher.
It is a binned card, meaning, this might be one of those 1080 Ti's that you could see 2100-2150MHz on after overclocking is taken into account, maybe even higher.
If they were binned, doesn't that mean there is another card that would share this exact same PCB? As far as I know there's no way to test the GPU until the GPU is soldered onto the board.
Rather, I think the little bit of additional OC headroom is just from the card design.
If they were binned, doesn't that mean there is another card that would share this exact same PCB? As far as I know there's no way to test the GPU until the GPU is soldered onto the board.
Rather, I think the little bit of additional OC headroom is just from the card design.
If you had a card that couldn't do 2025 it wouldn't be this one. That's why it's a binned card. So from having lesser odds of scoring a bad GPU, you, therefore, have better odds of a better one, since your chances have been artificially bettered from not having to play the odds for any of the cards which are below the binning threshold, which in this case is set at 2025. Other than that I'm not sure I follow what you're trying to say here. K|NGP|N cards have K|NGP|N card PCB's. A more expensive design allows for the higher potential overclock, as the best GPU's would also need the most favorable design to reach the world records - those runs are where this particular design plays a role in fact. It's all in the package in this one here.
EDIT: I understood now, we're saying the same thing. Apologies.
If you had a card that couldn't do 2025 it wouldn't be this one. That's why it's a binned card. So from having lesser odds of scoring a bad GPU, you, therefore, have better odds of a better one, since your chances have been artificially bettered from not having to play the odds for any of the cards which are below the binning threshold, which in this case is set at 2025. Other than that I'm not sure I follow what you're trying to say here. K|NGP|N cards have K|NGP|N card PCB's. A more expensive design allows for the higher potential overclock, as the best GPU's would also need the most favorable design to reach the world records - those runs are where this particular design plays a role in fact. It's all in the package in this one here.
EDIT: I understood now, we're saying the same thing. Apologies.
When I think of binned, I think of cards being sorted by their overclocking potential. So I wouldn't say these are binned cards, they are just cards with a quality PCB that enables a higher than average minimum overclock.
When I think of binned, I think of cards being sorted by their overclocking potential. So I wouldn't say these are binned cards, they are just cards with a quality PCB that enables a higher than average minimum overclock.
Well, that's what these are in addition to having a quality PCB. They are sorted by their overclocking potential. These should in theory all hit 2025MHz guaranteed, meaning they are all binned accordingly and should expect to clock over 2025. This is not standard or normal with most 1080 Ti overclocks.
And they have a means of testing the dies, not too long ago EVGA offered cards sold by ASIC Quality.
When I think of binned, I think of cards being sorted by their overclocking potential. So I wouldn't say these are binned cards, they are just cards with a quality PCB that enables a higher than average minimum overclock.
Well, that's what these are in addition to having a quality PCB. They are sorted by their overclocking potential. These should in theory all hit 2025MHz guaranteed, meaning they are all binned accordingly and should expect to clock over 2025. This is not standard or normal with most 1080 Ti overclocks.
And they have a means of testing the dies, not too long ago EVGA offered cards sold by ASIC Quality.
I wonder if the binning process is somehow the prime reason for the delayed release of these cards. I can't see the design of the PCB taking that long, for some reason.
I wonder if the binning process is somehow the prime reason for the delayed release of these cards. I can't see the design of the PCB taking that long, for some reason.
2025MHz guaranteed, meaning they are all binned accordingly and should expect to clock over 2025. This is not standard or normal with most 1080 Ti overclocks.
citations needed. My understanding is majority of the custom 1080 Ti will do 2ghz out of the box without even touching the clock (only raising power and temp limit)
People are claiming Lightning and Kingpin this gen are binned, with no solid evidence. Even EVGA isn't able to confirm when asked why ASIC ratings are no longer available.
KINGPIN's own world record doesn't mean much to me if he probably personally got to pick out dozens of silicon. Don't fall for marketing too easily.
Is the PCB actually gold plated or just faux color? It's pretty, I'll give you that.
Meh, overhyped card. Don't see what's so special about this KINGPIN card as compared to something like Strix 1080Ti which is readily available and still performs about the same at much lower price.
Limited production, usage of out or regular specs materials and capacitors as well as custom firmware and software to allow everything, binned cores etc.
I doubt it is as cheap as a regular or even a FTW version of the cards to make.
Also this card is a premium if you are looking for a card for extreme OCing without the need to do any soldering of your own.
It is not meant to even 99% of the 1080 TI buyers.
Meh, overhyped card. Don't see what's so special about this KINGPIN card as compared to something like Strix 1080Ti which is readily available and still performs about the same at much lower price.
Can you even buy one? Why do nvidia always keep their best stuff for so late in the cycle (classified, Lightning, HOF)? Many will hold out for Volta now .... such a waste of sales.
Nvidia has absolutely nothing to do with when AIB partners release their best cards.
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