Conclusion
PNY's card is as fast and handsome as they come, so if aesthetics and speed matter, the GTX 980 Pure Performance OC2 is a fine choice.It's heartening to see a conservative company such as PNY push the enthusiast boat out with the release of the GTX 980 OC2 Pure Performance graphics card. Beautifully presented and well-overclocked on both the core and memory, benchmark performance is suitably sharp.
Extravagant single-GPU performance usually comes with a significant cost, and this time around it's no different. Providing scant change from £500 PNY's pricing is consistent with other manufacturers' top-tier graphics cards but significantly more expensive than, say, the Palit Super Jetstream with which the review card shares a common base.
Buying cutting-edge hardware is often as much about looks as it is performance. PNY's is as fast and handsome as they come, so if aesthetics and speed matter, the GTX 980 Pure Performance OC2 is a fine choice for that ultimate build you've been speccing up.
The Good The Bad Excellent performance
Looks great
Core and memory overclocked
Remains quiet under load
Three-year warranty
Overclocks well Mini display outputs
Not silent when idle
Expensive
PNY GeForce GTX 980 Pure Performance OC2
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