ASUS GTX 580 Matrix Platinum 1.5 GB

, on Jun 9th, 2011, in Graphics Cards. Manufacturer: ASUS

Introduction

As a leading motherboard and graphics card vendor, ASUS has plenty of resources to put into design and development of high-end products that are deviant from reference design, and qualifies as being genuinely in-house. The Republic of Gamers (ROG) line has housed the company's very best in motherboards and graphics cards, targeting consumer segment. Compared to ROG-branded motherboards, while ROG-branded graphics cards are few and far between, ROG does manage to make some extremely desirable limited edition graphics cards.

Seen first at Computex 2011, the ASUS Matrix GTX 580 is a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580, that is geared toward overclockers and enthusiasts. The card sports many features for the hardcore overclocking crowd like voltage measurement pads on the card and extensive software voltage control. It is also the first card that comes with solder bridges to enable additional tweaking potential. In terms of cooling, ASUS is using a new variant of their triple slot Direct CU heatsink, which promises maximum cooling performance while still keeping noise levels at a minimum. The card is also backed by a wealth of ASUS ROG-exclusive features such as fan throttle, ROG GPU Tweak, redundant BIOS with Safe Mode fallback, and a huge aesthetic boost for your rig.

GeForce GTX 580 Market Segment Analysis
	GeForce GTX 560 Ti	Radeon HD 6950	GeForce GTX 570	Radeon HD 6970	GeForce GTX 580	ASUS GTX 580 Matrix
Shader Units	384	1408	480	1536	512	512
ROPs	32	32	40	32	48	48
Graphics Processor	GF114	Cayman	GF110	Cayman	GF110	GF110
Transistors	1950M	2640M	3000M	2640M	3000M	3000M
Memory Size	1024 MB	2048 MB	1280 MB	2048 MB	1536 MB	1536 MB
Memory Bus Width	256 bit	256 bit	320 bit	256 bit	384 bit	384 bit
Core Clock	823 MHz	800 MHz	732 MHz	880 MHz	772 MHz	816 MHz
Memory Clock	1002 MHz	1250 MHz	950 MHz	1375 MHz	1002 MHz	1002 MHz
Price	$230	$275	$330	$370	$490	$530