NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti could make an appearance at CES 2017 with specs, release date

NVIDIA has recently rolled out their GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 mobile GPUs but the rumors are now claiming that the highly-anticipated GTX 1080 Ti will be launched on January 2017.

MSI has the new GT73VR gaming laptop powered by the GTX 1080 mobile GPU which is not far off from the actual desktop version. Owners will be able to play most of the latest games at the highest settings but not really up to the 4K resolution.

What the MSI GT73VR promises is the virtual reality experience hence the name. Unfortunately, the laptop does not come with an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive VR headset.

The MSI GT73VR Titan gaming laptop has the GTX 1080 mobile GPU with a 17.3-inch G-Sync panel screen, PC World has learned. Some would expect that it would sport at least a 1440p resolution but the laptop only has up to 1080p.

Gamers should not fret as the screen's refresh rate is set at 120Hz which means they will be able to see the difference in framerates even if they do have V-Sync on. Most desktop gamers only have monitors with just 60Hz in the refresh rate.

NVIDIA could also introduce the GTX 1080 Ti at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show or CES 2017 in January, Gamenguide reported. The said video card is expected to bridge the gap between the GTX 1080 and the powerful new Pascal Titan X GPU in terms of price and performance.

AMD could also launch the Radeon RX 490 which is expected to be powered by the new Vega 10 GPU although that is highly unlikely. Gamers will have to be contented with the current RX 400 line for Christmas.

MSI's GT73 VR Titan also has a better variant with an IPS 4K display but only with 60Hz. Both have 64GB DDR4 RAM which could handle almost every tasks the user throws at it.

NVIDIA's GTX 1080 Ti does not have a price or a release date yet. The MSI GT73 VR base model costs $3600 for the 1080p variant while the higher-end model costs $300 more for the added 4K display which is overkill.