The Pascal-based TITAN X has finally arrived, a lot sooner than many may have expected but nonetheless ready to lead NVIDIA's current lineup into the future. The way this card was launched via an off-the cuff announcement is unique, its specifications may leave you slack-jawed (as will the price!) and, based upon the GPU market's current direction, the new TITAN X could very well reign supreme for a very long time indeed.

As with previous TITAN cards, this version of the TITAN X is meant to combine professional-oriented features with gaming performance that is sure to appeal to the top 1% of gamers. The professional side of that equation lies with the folks who are focusing on Deep Learning wherein the potential of a staggering 44 teraflops of 8-bit integer throughput will be money in the bank. Before the new TITAN X, they would have had to spend upwards $6000 or more on a Tesla P100 to get remotely close to that performance.

Gamers will likely lambaste the Pascal-based TITAN X's $1200 price but it's tough to complain when there's obviously a market for these types of ultra high end products. Many will likely make their way into the hands of facilities focused on the aforementioned deep learning but plenty of others will be found in systems from the likes of Maingear, Falcon Northwest and other builders. As a matter of fact, many may prefer to go this route over two GTX 1080's in SLI since they won't have to worry about missing profiles or day-one support issues; the raw performance of TITAN X will help them power through nearly every scenario.