The Titan X was my first "dream" gpu: the gpu I wanted to get, but knew I would never be able to afford. Now in 2022 it's outperformed by an RTX 3060. Crazy how far tech has developed.

The Titan cards have always been so cool. They are horrendous value most of the time though. There is the Tesla M40 though which is basically just a Titan X without any display outputs and lowered clocks. It’s a great deal for less than $100 dollars in the US. You have to do a small registry edit to get it working and get a fan for it. Other than that though, it works really well!

I had two of these back in 2015, spent so long saving for them and they were absolute monsters, always bounced off the 83C limit until I was able to save up enough again to fit EVGA Hybrid kits to them. One of them failed to a dodgy set of temperature sensors which was a shame, but the other one soldiered on right up until this year in the rig I gave to my brother. That massive amount of VRAM really stood it in good standing for a long time! Love the original Titan X, was very expensive at 800 pounds a card, but unlike even the x90 class cards now you got the full GM-200 chip in it, nothing held back. Great video as always!

Crazy how the general perspective back then was that $1,000 for a GPU was an insane amount of money. It absolutely was/is, but for that price you got the highest end GPU die Nvidia could make and enough VRAM to use ultra textures for a decade to come. Now you get a heavily cut down GPU on a 192 bit bus with a moderate amount of VRAM by modern standards. Looking at you -RTX 4070- RTX 4080 12 GB.

I still use this beast to this day. I never had a reason to upgrade besides of the insane heat this card can make. I got it for 150$ back last year, and it’s been one of my best purchases to date.

the titan x was my absolute dream card back in 2015 and seeing it strugle like this hurts my heart 😢

The performance is too low for the power they consume. If you're a collector, it would fill a hole, but you shouldn't game with it when there are higher performing cards that draw less power and generate less heat.

I remember when this thing first came out. Friends and I were going nuts over how cool the case itself looked. Joked about how it was a literal armor for the card

Conclusion: You shouldn't

I didnt thought, that this old beast would struggle that much with modern games. But then you realize how much time has passed and start to appreciate how well it has aged. When you go back another seven years in time, the equivalent top dog GPU would be something like a 9800 X2 and this wouldnt hold up at all in 2015.

Many people still to this day refer to top end cards (eg: rtx 3090) as “Titan class cards”. So the legend lives on.

Great video RGHD. I really appreciate the addition of the power stats. It really helps put in perspective how efficient some cards can be. TheTitan X was once a far-off dream for many of us, but look at it now ☹️

Having owned one of these bad boys it was a hilariously hot card that was highly desirable for many people. It was a crazy huge jump in performance over my gtx 550 Ti. The gtx 1660 super is close to the performance of this card while running a lot cooler and less noise.

I still have a GTX 970 in my PC and I'm honestly surprised with how comparable the performance is. I don't play a fair amount of the titles you showcase here, but in many newer games I can quite easily maintain very playable framerates, typically above 60. I think that generation of cards aged rather gracefully all things considered.

always loved this card. Great to see it still performing decently in 2022

This is the last, fastest NVIDIA card with native analog output for CRT compatibility.

I feel like top of the line cards nowadays will have more long-term value. The Titan came around in an era where 720p/1080p/1440p were basically it. Nowadays cards are built for 4k, and I don't really see most people ever wanting to go beyond that to something like 8k. The Titan handles modern 1080p titles just fine 7 years later, and I'd imagine 4k cards today will still be handling 4k just fine 7 years from now as well.

This card will always be legendary for me. At the time back in 2015 I bought PC parts monthwise to save up to my dream build. which finally consisted of a intel i7 5820K, 32 gb ddr4, 1300 watt psu and 3 Titan X in sli. Those were the bloody times :)

I always wanted one of these cards, so sick. My best setup at the time was 2 PNY 970s in SLI for $660, then I got married and haven’t had a cool setup since lol

From the 900 series? I'm guessing not unless you're trying to build an absolutely maxed out Windows XP retro machine for the meme, because the prices of these are still inflated above cards that handily outperform it.

Still own same evga card , temperatures were quite high ~around 80-87c with standart blower , so at the time i replaced it with accelero extreme 4 and after that maximum temperature i witnessed was 74c at 275watt max load. Replaced it with rx 6900xt a few months ago then they dropped at price. Even after all these years still a good video card with a plenty amount of vram. good video👍

I remember when the GTX 1070 launched and have almost the same performance for even less of half of the price. I literally said “I got a Titan X with less power consumption”

"The Titan X Maxwell began life as a beast. There are still gimmers of that monster still coming through" I love your testing, the things you say, and the way you say them.

whats super appealling to me about he maxwell cards is that theyre the last to support true analog output. so paired with a CRT monitor you could run lower resolutions at higher settings and fps with minimal loss of visual fidelity due the nature of CRT's being able to put out a sharp image with any resolution you throw at it.

I was running one of these until a couple of years ago, unloaded it during the GPU drought for silly money (it’s a free market!). Have to remember Maxwell overclocked like a beast, and the best thing about the Titan was the superb build quality, since they were marketed as “pro” level cards. The dies were well binned and the cooler surprisingly effective for a blower. A great card, and monster of its day.

One is my favorite GPU shrouds is still the Titan X from the Pascal generation (and the refreshed Titan Xp). The blower cooler was terrible for such a power hunger GPU, but man did it look cool.

I have a feeling this is how the 40 series will end up. Have to sell a kidney to buy one, and years later when it's affordable it'll be less than optimal for the games at the time.

These cards are obsolete, but if you have an old computer specifically for CAD or whatever sometimes the program you use determines the best GPU you can use for rendering, so they are definitely still in demand for things like AutoCAD/Maya/Inventor... because having the newest gpu available doesn't mean the renderers included with your editor can use their CUDA cores. Titan cards are more common/cheaper than the highest model Quadro from the same year/family (usually), so they are usually better choice to buy if you really need them for a drafting computer. I'm sure there are still architects/engineers out there with 780 Ti's in their older computers-it's not that they don't already have something better, but CAD programs from before 2016 were not subscription based, so you can see why they would want to hold on to a computer with CAD programs from 2008-2016 instead of paying $500 a month to rent the newest version of AutoCAD.

This is probably my favorite GPU ever, built my first-ever PC with this card and a 4790k. Was an absolute monster until my 2080ti took its throne, and the 3090 afterwards.

I can't believe how far we're come. I remember watching benchmarks of this card back in the day, when I was just a kid, being like "Wow this GPU is so powerful" and now it's just... ok?!

I have one of these right now. It generates so much heat that I don't play on it until my room is cold from the AC and this is with 4 exhaust fans plus one intake fan along with a CPU cooler/radiator.

I cannot believe the gtx titan is now in a RandomHDgamingvideo, how time flies

I had a pair until recently. Essentially performs like a 980Ti (no surprise there). Always a shame it never had a backplate though. I remember when this thing came out, I think the amount of vram blew my mind when you consider the 980 had 4GB…

These cards have been good value for at least the past 6 months sub £150 and ideal for entry gamming rigs at 1080P. 6 months ago I could not get a 980TI for less than £230, If you can pick one up for around £130 now still a great buy.

The TITAN was my dream card. I got one at the same time I purchased the 1080 and just keept the TITAN in box, never used it. Still feel proud of such achievement.

In 2016 I built an am4 PC with a 1070. It's lasted way longer than I thought it would and it's still awesome. Started with a 1600 and now I'm on a 3600 and there's nothing it can't do... Yet lol. These old cards still hold up very well.

You should do a top of video cards based in the buget Starting from 5 bucks all the way up to 1000

There were actually 3 different Titan X cards. The Maxwell version that this video is based on, the Titan Pascal, and the Titan Xp. The Xp was released almost a year after the Titan Pascal and is essentially the peak of the Pascal die.

You have to compare it versus 3060 12GB.

Decent, and I'm surprised that a card that old actually had 12GB VRAM. Though having said, something more modern may prove to be a better solution.

Could you do a retrospective on ryzen 2nd gen? Specifically the 2700x, as ive had one of them for a few years and noticing severe bottlenecking after upgrading my GPU to a 2080ti.

It's really neat but a $200 eBay prices as of this writing for a few dollars more you can get a 6600 that'll run rings around it.

These were so cool despite everyone knowing that they're not _really_ worth the money, but if you were going to splurge, might as well do it big time.

As someone who still uses a 1080, I probably won't pick one up, but it's cool that something so old still does work

My GTX 970 still going "strong". Id like a 40 series card and probably keep that for another 10 years. I see you added GPU power draw 👍

This is why we can't have nice things... Titan X (M) Titan X (P) Titan Xp (P)

Just earlier checked the prices. Still expensive.

Man, I remember telling my older cousin about the Titan X having 12Gb of VRAM back when it came out and he literally did a double take. Hahaa

The Titan gpus are awesome in performance and aesthetics 💪🥰🤯🤩. I’m surprised, despite power draw, the GPU performing as well as it did 💪🤩🤯! Due to the Titan moniker, you do pay a premium which isn’t a rational spend of funds when as mentioned you can get a GTX1070 which uses less power, performs a little better and can be found much cheaper . Cool GPU thou 😇🥰

Evga rip

With how things are nowadays with the xx90 basically replacing the Titan, this would basically be the GTX 990.

Love these cards, have two of them I recently picked up from someone parting out a server and installed an AIO on each one. Running them SLI on an old x470/r5 3600 combo for the giggles. Was really fun to build and test with. $470 total too!

No more EVGA :(

A few years back during the GTX 10x0 generation, dual SLI Titan X builds were the builds for the mega-wealthy gamers, no surprise seeing it still be pretty decent

I've been gaming on this for over 2 years now as a friend updated their GPU to a 3080. Sure its old, but when all you're doing is WoW, Diablo, Starcraft, Civilization series, EU4.... It's all you need, even at all maxed out settings

I have a titan x 900 series. Im impressed. I've been really considering a 3060ti tho

I stopped using my 980ti at the beginning of 2022 running a 4k display. The 9 series cards were priced so well and lasted years.

Didn't see any comments on this but the best reason to own this card imo is that it has true DVI-I out. So using an adapter I can hook it up to my VGA CRT monitor and hit 1600x1200 resolution at 100hz. Something I was not able to accomplish with my 4070 no matter what adapter I tried.

Honestly, I wasn't expecting Cyperpunk to get anything above like 15 fps. Well done old Titan!

You know you will need hearing protection when you see a hamster wheel on a card.

The main superpower of this gpu is the DVI-i port , this is the absolute best gpu for CRT Monitor users, the very last one to have native analog. For people who dont know, DVI-i is a dual output, it carries both signals digital and analog, what you do when you hook a dvi-i -> VGA adapter isn't doing anything at all to the signal, its just molding the analog pins to the d-sub standard, it is the exact same as using a direct vga output. This is why, even if it sounds ridiculous to you, RandomGaminginHD , it could be really helpful if you one day tested this gpu on 720p and 900p , those types of resolutions will be the ones that most crt users will be running games on, lots of 1280x800 , 1440x1080 too. I wish at least the Intel gpus had analog out, they are the last gpu's to support interlaced resolutions too. If you're gonna use a liquid display with HDMI or Displayport, you REALLY shouldn't buy this gpu, its usually 250U$D at the cheapest, and for that money you can get a brand new 6600 non-xt , which will give you more or less doble the framerate, the RX 6600 is a bit weaker than a 1080Ti , the GTX Titan X is just a 980Ti , nVidia really didn't cut the die much for the 980Ti , its almost the same full maxwell power in obth, the 980Ti is more famous for having been dobled in performance by the 1080Ti than for being a full die lol....you ONLY BUY THIS CARD, if you're using a CRT monitor and you want native signal, otherwise look elsewhere.

I remember being a kid making a custom PC on ibuypower and the titan just released at the time and ever since then it's been a dream card of mine

Bought my RTX 3090 basically only because I always wanted a Titan but couldnt afford it until the 3000s Series when they stopped selling them.

I am getting old.. I remember when this was top of the line and I could only own it in my dreams. Now it barely achieves 60fps on low settings 1080p.. Good times to be alive though!

The fact that this card ist still doing fairly good, is just a testament to how much consoles have been holding back graphical advances

Still rocking my EVGA GTX Titan X with an EK waterblock. Runs very cool. Not the fastest gpu, by any means, but Ive had it since 2016 and it keeps me playing pretty much everything at high details.

Do you have any cards you recommend for price points like 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 ? Just wondered. You have such a vast and wide experience of gear.

I remember thinking this card was gargantuan when I got it back in the day, but look how small it is now compared to the 4090!!

Still keeping this monster since 2016... no problems whatsoever. Cost me almost US 1800 here in China.

I know this video is a year old, but I got this exact card for free from my gaming stepdaughter that moved recently and I have to say its a massive card. I remember when these first released but never could afford one then. I am pretty sure this card will work great for all legacy gaming up to PS2 and Gamecube emulation. So I think this Titan still has plenty of life left in it.

The reason for why the Titan cards are still priced at ludicrously high values is not because of their Launch Price, but because of something essential that many Consumers and GeForce users don't seem to often talk about: Quadro Certification, all Titans have it in a Partial capacity (to my knowledge) and it puts this lineup of cards in a league of its own because Prosumers that know this can make use of them for incredibly specific workloads; a major factor that also benefited EVGA's 2060 KO, something many will remember thanks to Steve Burke's coverage of it on Gamers Nexus and actually benefited some Budget Workstation builders prior to Ampere's existence. By today's standards, a Titan X (Maxwell) is pretty much just within range of a GTX 1070 in most Gaming workloads, though I am not fully certain as to how well the extra GDDR V benefits certain VRAM Heavy titles that may benefit from running on higher Texture/Shading/Filter presets; as we go deeper into Maxwell's End of Life status, I would hope that those with the card try their best to give it more life by getting a Custom Cooler from Arctic or Raijintek: If you opt for Raijintek, the Morpheus II would be what you're looking for, give it a couple of Noctua NF-F12 Fans (Black, 3000 RPM), and you'll be in good hands; it might also be compatible with the Titan X (Pascal) and Xp, and I can easily say that it'll make a difference for those, given how hot Pascal Era Blower units with 1080 Ti/Quadro P6000~style performance get, definitely worth looking into if you can't get another Third Party cooler and could easily be worth the cheaper cost. (:

I have an EVGA Hybrid edition running with a 5900X in a HAF 932 case. Real sleeper! Temps in the 30's.

I recently bought a TITAN Z from PNY on eBay lol. Surely had fun testing that and finding out that.....Almost no games will support it, it's super unstable but a monster still. And heavy. You're certainly right, I did mostly get one because it's cool to own them, since they'll become a lot rarer over time. I mean hey, when I was 14 when the TITAN Z came out, in my head I thought I'd be immortal if I owned one of these, and it's definitely got a nostalgia bias to it. The fact I got one in such good condition surely hasn't helped my addiction to hunt collector's cards, headphones, etc... lol.

I got a Titan X - put DX12 on - Then put on NZXT cooler AIO and overclocked it. £200 in 2019 - then a spare AIO, and then smash the overclock

I also had 2 of these in Sli, was really great being able to play every game available, even tweaking SLi profiles was fun at the time.

It would be really cool to see you throw some fresh paste and zip tie a couple 120mm fans in place of the shroud, maxwell can see huge performance gains with overclocking

Used to have one of these. Replaced my 780Ti. Remember playing GTAV at 1440p maxed out with it. And yes I paid £1000 for it :(

Finally, I've been waiting for this exact review. Nice video, man!

I've been using one of these for the past 4 years for Iracing. Running 3 24" monitors plus a smaller 10" monitor. Still works great and stream with the PC at the same time as well. Paid $400 Cdn 4 years ago.

I had one of these from around 2005-November of last year when I upgraded to a Ryzen 9 and an RTX 3080Ti. I think it's a pretty decent card if you are OK with 1080 gaming. I finally got my hands on a couple of 4K monitors, so I wanted something that would support 1440 gaming a little better.

insane to think that technology has progressed to a point were my 3060 laptop GPU is more powerful then the first Titan X, I still remember the days when I would dream about owning one of these.

Another way to differentiate the difference between the Maxwell and Pascal TItan X (excluding Titan Xp) is the maxwell has the GTX moniker while the Pascal Titan X lacks the GTX labelling. This is still a pretty decent card for what it as I myself still use it even today and got it for $274 about 4 years ago. I have it BIOS modded and typically max everything out at 2048x1536 resolution which is just shy of the typical 1440p pixel count.

Funny that seven years later only NOW are XX80 series cards getting 12gb of ram to catch up with the Titan.

Still have one in an old pc so made me smile to see this review 😀

I remembered when the Titan X came out for almost 3yrs it was the Strongest card

Now the Titan Xp on the other hand, which weirdly is not the Pascal one I think.... you know the next one, that is even more of a powerhouse and quite allright today as well, as it is basically a GTX 1080 Ti with more VRam.

i mean the fact they werent even made for gaming but for workbench but still permor this well is amazing

I remember once I woke up from a dream which I got a free 980ti and TitanX and fehlt rather disappointed. Then half a year later the 1070 released and I bsaically had a 980ti with 2 GBs more vram and more power than that TitanX. I remembered my dream and felt a little like the Moment before i woke up from that dream ;)

Man I miss these days. Back then, this was the card that everybody wanted. I love the design. I miss those days. Hardware was so much fun back then

That guy down that hall with SLI Titans.... Where are you now?? 😂😂

Basically the same power as gtx 1070 only using 100 watts more a hour and a unusable amount of 12gb ram, while the card hardly has the power to fill 8gb of ram as it will hit 30fps or less before filling it fully in games. Nice vid!

I love the reference design! Bought the reference 980Ti for $200 back in 2018 for my HTPC, currently running everyday, 8hours plus a day.

Amazing results for a card from 2015 though, 4790k Devil's Canyon and Haswell 5960X's were released in the same year. Look how far we've come.

Too funny this video popped up on my KZfaq videos. Actually in the market to sell my current custom fully liquid cooled small form factor build, which has 2x EVGA Titan Xs. All EK nickle fittings, back plates, pumps. Custom laser etched graphics. Just haven't listed it for sale yet, but she's a beaut!

Nice relook. It's nice that the hardware is aging well and can still play the tittles with ease.

"I'm not disappointed in it's performance, but there were times where it didn't do as well as I'd thought it would" .... well sir, I hate to inform you, but that's the actual definition of being disappointed. It did worse than you expected it to... lower performance than expectation. It let you down... it came up short... it did a disappoint. Sorry if that's disappointing.

I recently retired my array of Titan X's I used for mining. Great mining cards. I'll be taking them apart, applying fresh thermal paste and selling them soon. They have no use for me anymore after the proof-of-stake took over. I tested one in my rig and it performed just as it should. I stressed them out for years on end, but they are tough and can still perform. I may give a couple away as stocking stuffers for Christmas lol.

Considering that I ran a GTX 960 all the way from 2015 to 2020 (and had a blast with it), with the numbers the Titan X is showing, if I had managed to get one back then I'd probably still be running it.

This is crazy since you can still play many modern AAA titles pretty well yet you can also put this card into a Windows XP retro gaming PC and enjoy many classic titles at high refresh rates

I had a 980ti and modded it with a Morpheus II and 2x120mm fans. It was so quiet and it clocked at 1430+MHz. So the TItan X is capable of 10% more FPS than in your video.