When NVIDIA announced the GTX 1080 GPU earlier this month, it was billed as being super fast and superior to even its own Titan X which is costlier. However, NVIDIA's partner Asus has now revealed that is going to be making a commercial version using the Pascal architecture and has billed it as the ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080.

The ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 GPU was announced recently along with a slew of new models from NVIDIA's partners EVGA, MSI and Gigabyte. According to websites, this particular model was soon raising eyebrows as it was revealed to be clocked at 1,759 MHz and is therefore faster than the founder's edition which NVIDIA released earlier this month and has a speed of 1,607 MHz. This boost in speed is largely because Asus has included a custom build cooling solution for the ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080. Onboard this particular GPU, there are auxiliary fans and premium components included which allows it to run at a cooler temperature and also at a higher speed.

This particular combination of better cooling and components resulted in higher base and boost speeds. Additionally, there is also an overclocked mode for the ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 GPU and in this, the base speed is pegged at 1,784 MHz while the boost speed is at 1,936 MHz. More importantly, both these provide a 12 percent increase upon the founder's edition that was showcased by NVIDIA earlier this month.

However, when it comes to price, users are going to have to shell out more to get the ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 GPU as it is shoots past the recommended third party price of $599 which was advised by NVIDIA. Instead, the GPU is going to be comparable in price to the founder's edition of the GTX 1080 GPU which is priced at $699. Compared to this edition, the ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 GPU from Asus is actually cheaper and is priced at $619.99 while its overclocked version has a $639.99 price tag.