GTX 1080 Pascal Architecture Explained by Nvidia. What does new Pascal bring after the Maxwell? New technologies, new efficiency and new performance in Pascal.
This video was recorded at U.S.A. Texas Austin Nvidia Global Presentation of GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070. After the agreed NDA date we are making the record publicly available for all technology enthusiasts. There are great many details about new Nvidia Pascal architecture, new 16 nanometer production process, new drivers, software features and VR (Virtual Reality) in this series.
Craftsmanship in every aspect of GPU design was a major focus for the Pascal development effort. Pascal is the most energy efficient GPU ever, due not only to the 16FF process but also due to continued improvements in energy efficiency of the GPU implementation. Clock frequency was another major investment area for the NVIDIA engineering team. Clock frequency is set not by the average circuit path timing in the design, but by the single slowest path among the millions of total timing paths. Careful design and optimization of critical paths is crucial to ensure that the capability of the overall design is not restricted. As a result of intense effort in this area, GeForce GTX 1080 delivers an over 40% increase in Boost Clock compared to GTX 980, well above what the 16FF process transition alone would enable.