Enthusiasts create detailed renderings of the Geforce RTX 3080

During the past weekend, what is said to be a picture of the Geforce RTX 3080 was unveiled, that of Nvidia’s upcoming top card in the graphics card family Ampere. The pictures reveal a different layout for the graphics card coolers, but since the pictures only show a limited angle, they leave some to the imagination to fill.

This is exactly what a couple of users on the Reddit forum have done. The users JDSP_ and tor6770 have both created 3D renderings based on the leaked image, where the cards’ unique layout for the large heat sinks is shown in detailed form. Both image and renderings show a solid heat sink that covers the entire surface of the circuit board and more.

What can not be distinguished in the pictures is whether Nvidia applies a form of steam chamber or whether it is just a conventional heat sink, but also not where the external power supply is located. The leaked picture reveals two axial fans that are mounted on different sides of the graphics card and with such a large cooling solution, it is possible that the Geforce RTX 3080 design can be cooled more efficiently than its predecessors, and thus require lower speeds for the fans.

According to previous reports, the capacity of the Geforce RTX 3000 series is stated to be 50 percent higher than that of the RTX 2000 series, at half the power consumption. With the Geforce RTX 3000 series graphics card, production takes place at 7 nanometers, according to reports on shared service between TSMC and Samsung. Nvidia has not yet officially unveiled the Geforce RTX 3000 or Ampere for consumers, but a launch is expected sometime in the autumn of 2020.

What do you think of the design of the cooling solution in the Geforce RTX 3080 displayed in these renderings? Something you hope Nvidia uses in the flagship when it launches?