The card offers gamers with boost clock speeds of up to 1291MHz in gaming mode and 1317MHz in OC mode.

It comes with a DirectCU III cooler that claims zero fan noise while under light loads and is 30 percent cooler compared to reference designs.
It has Super Alloy Power II components to push efficiency levels and decreasebuzzing. The Strix GTX 980 Ti has a 12+2-phase power design, a GPU-fortifier and strengthened backplate that together prevent bending of the PCB, and a Strix LED that comes with pulsating lighting effects.

Asus said that the GeForce GTX 980 Ti Strix graphics card use Auto-Extreme technology which is unique to ASUS. This is an automated manufacturing process that eliminates human intervention.

Auto-Extreme technology allows the Strix GTX 980 Ti better reliability and a smooth rear printed circuit board. Humans can't print smoothly for toffee.

Asus  Auto-Extreme technology means that power consumption is reduced by 50 percent, making the new manufacturing process more environmentally friendly as well.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti Strix Graphics Card by Asus will be available worldwide sometime during this month.  Price is about EUR 561,40.