Titan V and Nvidia's bleeding-edge Volta GPU: 5 things PC gamers need to know

Seven long months after the next-generation "Volta" graphics architecture debuted in the Tesla V100 for data centers, the Nvidia Titan V finally brings the bleeding-edge tech to PCs in traditional graphics card form. But make no mistake: This golden-clad monster targets data scientists, with a tensor core-laden hardware configuration designed to optimize deep learning tasks. You won't want to buy this $3,000 GPU to play Destiny 2. But that doesn't mean we humble PC gamers can't glean information from Volta's current AI-centric incarnations. Here are five key things you need to know about the Titan V and Nvidia's Volta GPU. Editor's note: This article was originally published on May 11, 2017 but was updated on December 8 to include information from the Titan V. If you're looking for hot details about the future of GeForce graphics cards, well, keep waiting.