Noctua's Quiet PC Fans Land On Another Nvidia GPU, This Time The RTX 3080
pcmag.comNoctua is once again bringing its cooling fans to another Nvidia graphics card. On Monday, the Austrian company announced(Opens in a new window) the Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua edition, which promises to be “the quietest card” in its class.
The product swaps out the standard three 92mm fans found on some RTX 3080 models for two larger NF-A12x25(Opens in a new window) 120mm fan units from Noctua. The company built the GPU in partnership with Asus.
Noctua developed the new model, citing its success with last year’s Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition, which also uses two NF-A12x25 fans. “The response on the first Noctua Edition graphics card was simply overwhelming, so we’ve been thrilled to continue our cooperation with Asus”, said Noctua’s CEO Roland Mossig in the announcement.
To develop the new RTX 3080 model, the company teamed up with Asus to create a much larger heatsink for the GPU tailored to take full advantage of the Noctua fans. “Compared to the Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080, the Noctua Edition runs significantly quieter while, at the same time, achieving lower GPU and memory (VRAM) temperatures,” Noctu said.
The company also supplied benchmarks, which show the Noctua Edition RTX 3080 outperforming the Asus TUF model in noise levels and thermals from the lowest to highest fan speeds.
However, neither Noctua or Asus has yet to release pricing or launch date information for the card. So it’s unclear when it will arrive for sale. But it'll probably cost significantly more than the RTX 3080's starting price at $699. The company's other GPU model, the Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition, can currently be found on sale for around $800 or more on Newegg(Opens in a new window).
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