NVIDIA unveils Pascal-powered TITAN Xp graphics card -- very powerful (and expensive!)
When it comes to gaming, there are often three types of consumers -- budget, hardcore, and those that fall in between. Being a budget shopper doesn't necessarily mean you can't afford the best, although that is sometimes the case. Some people just respect money and do not want to buy more power than they need. Heck, some hardcore shoppers put the most expensive offering on a credit card, paying interest just for bragging rights -- foolish.
Today, NVIDIA unveils the latest card for those that want the absolute best. The TITAN Xp is insanely powerful (12 TFLOPs), but there is a big catch -- the cost. Seriously, folks, you won't believe how much you have to spend for this beast! Strangely, it offers Mac support, but no modern Apple computers can accommodate it. The last legit Mac that can run this card is the Mac Pro (Mid 2012). Is NVIDIA catering to the "Hackintosh" crowd?
"Introduced today, the Pascal-powered TITAN Xp pushes more cores, faster clocks, faster memory and more TFLOPS than its predecessor, the 2016 Pascal-powered TITAN X. With the new TITAN Xp we're delivering a card to users who demand the very best NVIDIA GPU, directly from NVIDIA and supported by NVIDIA," says NVIDIA.
The company further shares, "Speaking of users, we're also making the new TITAN Xp open to the Mac community with new Pascal drivers, coming this month. For the first time, this gives Mac users access to the immense horsepower delivered by our award-winning Pascal-powered GPUs."
You can see some of the key specifications for the PCIe 3.0 x16 card below.
GPU Engine
- NVIDIA CUDA Cores: 3840
- Boost Clock (MHz): 1582
Memory
- Speed: 11.4 Gbps
- Size: 12 GB GDDR5X
- Interface: 384-bit
- Bandwith: 547.7 GB/s
Thermal and Power
- Maximum GPU Temperature (in C): 96
- Graphics Card Power: 250 W
- Recommended System Power: 600 W
- Power Connectors: 1 X 8-pin, 1 X 6-pin
Display Support
- Maximum Resolution: 7680x4320@60Hz
- Connectors: DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b
- HDCP: 2.2
So, how much does this card cost? Hold onto your hat -- $1,200! Yes, that is a lot of money, but if you actually have a use for all of this power, it could be totally worth it. If you have the money and want to buy it, you can order it here. NVIDIA is limiting it to two per customer.