Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 User Guide

							 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 
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8  Connect the 8- pin power connector from the power supply to the power 
connector on the top edge of the NVIDIA
®  GeForce®  GTX 1080 graphics card.  
Note that the connector and socket  on the graphics card have a unique s hape 
and connect one way only.  
 
 
9  Reinstall the cover on your computer and reconnect any cables that you 
removed earlier in the installation.  
 
 
 
GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card  
requires one 8 -pin PCI Express  power 
plugs from the system  power supply .  
						

							SOFTWARE INSTALLATION  
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION  
With the hardware installed, it is now time to install the 
NVIDIA
® GeForce®  Experience software and the graphics 
driver.   
GeForce Experience Software Installation  
1 Download and install GeForce Experience software. 
• Go to http://www.geforce.com/geforce -experience/download and click  
Download Now . 
• Accept the NVIDIA software license agreement by selecting Agree and 
Continue . GeForce Experience software begins to install.  
• Select  Close to finish the installation.  
2 Optimize your installed games.  
• Open GeForce Experience and click Scan for Games  and click OK to scan 
your installed games.  
• Click on Optimize All  to optimize your game settings.  
    
						

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3  Install the latest drivers.  
• Open  NVIDIA® GeForce®  Experience and select the Drivers tab. 
• Select Download Driver. Your GPU driver begins to download.  
• Select Express Installation when the download finishes. GeForce 
Experience begins to install the graphics driver. 
 
 Note: It may take several minutes for the installation to take place. Your screen may 
go blank for a few seconds one or more times during installation. This is normal.  
 
• Click CLOSE when the driver install completes. 
 
Congratulations!   
Your GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card is now ready to use!  
 
 Note: If you have any questions about your NVIDIA product  you can Chat live with NVIDIA 
Customer Care at  www.nvidia.com/support or call 1 -800 -797 -6530.  
  
						

							CONFIGURING SLI  
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CONFIGURING SLI  
NVIDIA SLI is a revolutionary technology developed by NVIDIA 
that allows you to connect identical NVIDIA
®  GeForce®  
graphics cards together to deliver increased performance.  
You can enable SLI by either clicking on the  SLI-capable 
system balloon in the system tray or by going to the NVIDIA 
Control Panel.  
 
 Note: You must have an SLI -ready motherboard and two  identical SLI -ready GeForce GTX 
1080  graphics cards installed in your PC in order to enable SLI.  
 
Accessing the NVIDIA Control Panel 
To access the NVIDIA Control Panel, you can right- click the Windows desktop 
and select NVIDIA Control Panel  from the menu. Other ways to access the 
NVIDIA Control Panel depends on the operating system.   
 
  
						

							 CONFIGURING SLI 
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Enabling / Disabling SLI  
1 Once  you have the NVIDIA Control Panel open, click on Configure SLI, 
Surround, PhysX  in the left task pane.  
2 Enable SLI by making sure the Disable SLI  button is not checked.  
 
 
  
						

							CONFIGURING HDMI  
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CONFIGURING HDMI  
Connecting HDTV via HDMI allows you to output both digital 
audio and video from your graphics card to an HDTV.  
Enabling Audio Over HDMI 
If you are connecting to your display over HDMI, you may need to set the HDMI 
output to be your default audio device.  
1 S elect  Start   Control Panel    Sound .  
2  On the Playback  tab, select your HDMI display and select   
3 Set  Default .  
Congratulations! Your NVIDIA  GeForce graphics card is now ready to use!  
For detailed instructions on using the NVIDIA Control Panel, consult the Co ntrol 
Panel User’s Guide  found at www.geforce.com/drivers
 (select your driver, then 
click on Documentation  to download the User’s Guide). 
  
						

							FEATURES 
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FEATURES  
> NVIDIA® GeForce® Experience™: Ensures the best gaming experience, the 
day a game releases, by automatically updating your game -ready drivers. 
Plus, it allows users to optimize the game settings to their PC with a single 
click.  GeForce Experience  also includes NVIDIA ShadowPlay™ that lets you 
capture and share your favorite gaming moments.  
> Multi -Frame sampled Anti -Aliasing (MFAA) : MFAA delivers a 30% 
performance boost while maintaining smooth, high- quality edges by 
alternating sample calculations across each frame and each pixel.     
> Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR ): This innovative feature can delivers 4K 
fidelity to 1080p displays for exceptional detail and image quality.  
> Voxel Global Illumination (VXGI) : Part of the NVIDIA GameWorks™ library for 
developers, VXGI accelerates dynamic lighting effects for a truly immersive, 
cinematic experience. 
>  NVIDIA GameStream™1: GeForce GPU suppor t for NVIDIA PhysX technology, 
enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more 
dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce. 
>  NVIDIA Anse l: Ansel is a powerful, easy -to -use game capture tool built in 
cooperation with leading game dev elopers. Ansel lets you freeze time. You 
can compose your shots from any angle and adjust the image with post-
process filters. You can capture at unbelievable resolutions, grab EXR images 
for full -spectrum color capture, and share your screenshots in 360° 
panoramas using your smartphone, PC, or VR headset  
                                                 
1 NVIDIA GameStream requires an NVIDIA GameStream -ready device   
						

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>  NVIDIA G -SYNC ™-Ready2: NVIDIA G -SYNC monitors feature revolutionary 
NVIDIA technology that eliminates screen tearing while also reducing input 
lag. The result is a smoothest, fastest, and most responsive gaming monitor 
experience ever seen.  
> DirectX 12 Support : Support for the latest Microsoft DirectX API to enable 
next- generation gaming.  
> NVIDIA GPU Boost ™ 3.0:  Dynamically maximizes clock speeds based on 
workload and allows enthusiast -class controls such as  temperature target 
and fan controls, extra over -voltage headroom, and optimizations for water -
cooling solutions. This allows gamers to push performance to new levels.  
> NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync : Dynamically enable vertical sync based on 
your current fr ame rates for the smoothest gaming experience. 
> NVIDIA CUD A™: Unlock the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate 
demanding tasks such as video transcoding, physics simulation, ray tracing, 
and more, delivering incredible performance improvements ov er traditional 
CPUs.  
> DisplayPort  1.2 Certified, DisplayPort  1.3/1.4 Ready: Drive the latest 
DisplayPort panels with support for resolutions up to 4096x2160.  
> HDMI3: Support for HDMI includes 4K resolution at 60 Hz, GPU -accelerated 
Blu -ray 3D support, x.v.Color, HDMI Deep Color, and 7.1 digital surround 
sound.  
> Dual -link DVI: Drive flat -panel displays up to 2560x1600 resolution over a DVI 
connector. 
>  PCI Express 3.0 : This card is designed for the new PCI Express 3.0 bus 
architecture, offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most 
bandwidth -hungry games and 3D applications. It also maintains backwards 
compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest 
support.  
 
                                                 
2 NVIDIA G -SYNC requires an NVIDIA G -SYNC -ready monitor  
3 Blu -ray 3D playback requires the purchase of a compatible software player from CyberLink, 
ArcSoft, Corel, or Sonic. Upgrade your GPU to full 3D capability with NVIDIA 3DTV Play software, 
enabling 3D gaming, picture viewing and 3D web video streaming. See www.nvidia.c om/3dtv for 
more details.   
						

							COMPLIANCES 
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COMPLIANCES 
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX  1080 graphics card is compliant with the following 
regulations:  
> Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  
> Industry Canada (IC)  
> Conformité Européenne (CE)  
> Australian Communications and Media Authority ( RCM) 
>  Voluntary Control Council for  Interference (VCCI)  
> Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)  
> Korean Certification (KC)  
> Underwriters Laboratories (UL, cUL)  
> ISO 9241- 307 Visual Display Ergonomics  
    
						

							 COMPLIANCES 
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UNITED STATES  
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
 
 
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B 
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to 
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installat ion. This equipment generates  uses and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 
cause harmful interference to radio communications. 
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 
installation.  
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the 
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of  the 
following measures:  
> Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
> Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 
> Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which 
the receiver is connected. 
> Consult the dealer or  an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
  
 
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