#high_end_graphics_cards

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They are thinner than the Gaming Trio models A week ago, MSI announced a line of GeForce RTX 40 Gaming Slim graphics cards, which are thinner than most other current Nvidia graphics cards on the market. Then we knew about the RTX 4070 Ti, 4070, and 4060 Ti, but now the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 have been added to them. [caption id="attachment_54094" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4090[/caption] True, if the RTX 4070 and 4060 Ti occupied only two slots, and the RTX 4070 Ti required two and a half, then the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 already occupied three. GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 Gaming Slim models introduced More precisely, the thickness of the RTX 4090 Gaming Slim compared to the regular Gaming Trio has decreased from 77 to 62 mm, and in the case of the RTX 4080, we are talking about a decrease in thickness from 67 to 62 mm. That is, the reduction is noticeable, especially for the older card, but a three-slot card does not correlate with the name Slim. [caption id="attachment_54095" align="aligncenter" width="715"] GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4090[/caption] The cards have also become lighter. The older model weighs 1777g, and the younger one weighs 1673g. The Gaming Trio models, in the same order, weigh 2170g and 1876g.

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Looks like the ban will just take effect later The other day it became known that new US sanctions imply, among other things,  a ban on the supply of GeForce RTX 4090 video cards to China due to their high performance. Yesterday the information was clarified: supplies, as it turned out, are not prohibited, but production within China itself is prohibited. Now new data has appeared. [caption id="attachment_73560" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] GeForce RTX 4090 was removed from the list of sanctioned products for China The thing is that the initial information about adding the RTX 4090 to the sanctions list did not come from any third-party sources, but directly from the government website SEC.gov. There, the RTX 4090 was listed along with the A100, A800, H100, H800, L40 and L40S. However, in the current version of the document, after the update, the L40 and RTX 4090 were removed from the list. Against this background, one might think that the US government has changed its mind about the ban on the RTX 4090, but not everything is so simple. According to the Benchlife resource, the ban on the A100, A800, H100, H800, L40, and L40S comes into force immediately from the moment of publication, but the ban on the RTX 4090 and L40 will come into force on November 16. This information was reported to the source by several video card manufacturers at once, and the source speaks specifically about the ban on exports to China, and not just on production.

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RTX 5090 will likely have fewer active cores The release of the GeForce RTX 5090 is still very far away, but gradually more and more information about this video card is appearing. Now, a very reliable insider Kopite7kimi has shared some characteristics of the GB202 GPU, which will form the basis of Nvidia’s new flagship. [caption id="attachment_61683" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 5090[/caption] Judging by these data, the new GPU will receive 12 TPC blocks of eight SM blocks each. If the number of CUDA cores in one SM block does not change, and no rumors say anything about this, then the GB202 will receive 24,576 CUDA cores. For comparison, the AD102 has 18,432 CUDA cores. This will be the basis for the GeForce RTX 5090. At the same time, the RTX 5090 will likely receive GB202 in an incomplete configuration. For example, the RTX 4090 has 16,384 active CUDA cores, meaning 16 SM units are disabled, or about 11%. If the situation is approximately the same in the case of the new generation, then the RTX 5090 will receive approximately 170 SM blocks or 21,760 CUDA cores. Of course, these are all very rough estimates. It is also reported that the GB202 will receive a 512-bit memory bus. Whether the RTX 5090 or only the RTX 5090 Ti will receive it, if one comes out at all, is still anyone’s guess. But in any case, the GPU itself will have a much wider bus than the AD102. And if Nvidia uses GDDR7 memory in the new generation, the throughput of the RTX 5090 compared to the RTX 4090 will increase incredibly. Insider kopite7kimi was the first to accurately describe the parameters of GeForce RTX 30 cards, and he also described RTX 40 cards more than once. Overall, it is one of the most reliable sources in this segment.

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Nvidia told what to expect in the game from other representatives of the line Almost immediately after the release of Counter-Strike 2, Nvidia explained what to expect in the game when using 3D cards from the GeForce RTX 40 line. [caption id="attachment_61006" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] GeForce RTX 4090 is ready for Counter-Strike 2. The video card produces 543 FPS in the game With Full HD resolution and maximum graphics settings, the flagship of the line - GeForce RTX 4090 - produces 543 FPS. Nvidia assured that the GeForce RTX 4090 in Counter-Strike 2 is 4.5 times faster than the GeForce GTX 1080 and 2.9 times faster than the GeForce RTX 2080. At the other end is the GeForce RTX 4060, but even that delivers over 200 FPS under the same conditions. The performance gap between the GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is quite small, unlike other models in the line.

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Even when delivering 640 W power Back in July, we learned that Nvidia was working on a replacement for the fire-hazardous 12VHPWR connector. And now the first tests of the 12V-2x6 connector have appeared on the Internet, which should replace the 12VHPWR. [caption id="attachment_59926" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 5090[/caption] The authors of the HardwareBusters channel visited the laboratory of Linewell, which produces power cables, in particular for video card manufacturers. The GeForce RTX 5090 will not repeat the fate of the fire-hazardous RTX 4090. https://youtu.be/aI-soO7_l_M Linewell tested the cable with the new connector and tested it in a format that simulated the most common cause of 12VHPWR melting. At first, Linewell specialists tested it in normal mode for almost an hour, and the connector only heated up to 46.5 degrees. Then the cable was not connected completely, which usually leads to melting, and a power of more than 640 W was applied to it, that is, exceeding the established limit of 600 W. The connector passed the test, heating up to only 41 degrees.