Review: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid Gaming

Conclusion

Itching to start the new year with a blazing-fast graphics card? There's a temptation to hang fire a couple of months to see what AMD and Nvidia will have to offer in their next-generation architectures, codenamed Polaris and Pascal, respectively.

But there's no firm indication of how long that wait might be, so if you need top-notch gaming thrills and you need them now, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti remains an enviable choice for enthusiast users.

Nvidia's range-topping GeForce has matured nicely and, seven-and-a-half months after launch, is now available in a dizzying array of flavours from a wide range of partners. Liquid-cooled variants have been introduced at the premium end of this space and for £600 promise a factory overclock and best-in-class cooling performance.

EVGA's GTX 980 Ti Hybrid Gaming ticks those boxes and now comes with a revised shroud that's sleeker and more stylish than last year's design. The result is in our estimation one of the best-looking GTX 980 Tis available, and build quality is similarly impressive, however EVGA has missed a trick with its conservative shipping frequencies and overly aggressive fan profile.

It remains a viable choice for enthusiasts seeking maximum cooling performance in a closed-loop solution, but for most gamers, EVGA's GTX 980 Ti Hybrid Gaming is ultimately noisier than the competition and not quite as fast.

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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid Gaming graphics card is available to purchase from Scan Computers.

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