ASUS GTX 680 DirectCU II: coolest and quietest 28nm card All new DirectCU thermal design utilizes five all-copper heatpipes and 20% bigger dissipation area, achieving 20% cooler and 14dB quieter performance than reference Acclaimed DIGI+ VRM with 10-phase Super Alloy Power technology delivers precise digital power and enhanced overclocking headroom. VGA Hotwire allows you to plug and solder wires on the card’s voltage regulators and accurately read and control Vcore, Vmem, and PLL voltages on a hardware level GPU Tweak utility helps you modify and tune boost clock, power target , and fan performance via an intuitive interface Shop Modal header Deploy the Cool. Reign in Silence. ASUS Exclusive Innovation DirectCU II 20% cooler and 14dB quieter with exclusive DirectCU II thermal solution DIGI+ VRM with 10-phase Super Alloy Power Acclaimed DIGI+ VRM with 10-phase Super Alloy Power technology Delivers precise Digital Power and Enhance Durability for stable overlocking GPU Tweak GPU Tweak co-developed with the most authoritative GPU-Z to provide the most accurate information Gigantic 2GB GDDR5 Memory On-board memory for the best gaming experience & the best solution 1084 MHz Boost Clock 1084 MHz Boost clock for better performance and outstanding gaming experience Graphics GPU Features Powered by GeForce GTX 680 NVIDIA® GPU Boost NVIDIA GPU Boost technology that dynamically maximizes clock speeds to push performance to new levels NVIDIA® Adaptive V-Sync NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync adjusts VSync to current frame rates for maximum playability NVIDIA® PhysX® ready Dynamic visual effects like blazing explosions, reactive debris, realistic water, and lifelike characters. NVIDIA® SLI™ Supports multi-GPU technology for extreme performance ode NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround Ready Bring games to life with NVIDIA® Surround™ multi-monitor gaming on a single card PCIE 3.0 Delivers double the bandwidth per lane of PCIe Gen 2 for faster GPU – CPU communication Microsoft DirectX 11.1 API (feature level 11_0) Brings new levels of visual realism to gaming on the PC and get top-notch performance I/O Ports Highlight