14 DAY TRIAL // Gigabyte didn't just customize the GeForce GTX 570, the company also created a boosted version of the top-end enthusiast 500 Series card form NVIDIA, one named GV-N580UD-15I.
Those keeping track of the developments on the video card market might know that, not long ago, it was revealed that Gigabyte had developed a new GTX 570 board.
This is just one of the multiple (arguably) new video adapters that the high-end and mainstream markets received lately, other examples being Sparkle's GTS 450, and KFA2's wireless GTX 460.
The aforementioned new Gigabyte controller is a factory-overclocked version of NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 570 and utilizes the three-fan WindForce 3X cooling module.
Now, it appears that another board has gone through a very similar customization process, the GTX 580 to be exact.
Basically, in order to ensure that it had left an obvious imprint on the top-grade gaming hardware market, Gigabyte released the GV-N580UD-15I.
It is simply supposed to be a stronger, cooler, more durable and stable model than the one NVIDIA itself put together, though also more expensive (as all tweaked hardware products are, usually).
That said, the GF110 graphics processing unit is pushed to a clock of 795 MHz, while the 1,536 MB of GDDR5 VRAM works at 4,008 MHz.
What's more, even the shaders, the 512 CUDA cores, have a higher operating frequency than usual, of 1,590 MHz.
The rest of the feature set wasn't left untouched either, except, perhaps, for the memory interface of 384 bits.
Gigabyte actually used the ultra Durable Design, the one that implies solid capacitors and a 2oz copper PCB, among other things.
Other specifications include the obligatory PhysX, CUDA and 3-way SLI support (for multi-GPU configurations), plus dual-DVI ports and a mini HDMI output.
As before, the three-fan cooler covers the entirety of the card and no pricing details were provided.