Video Card Information
When you are configuring a computer, the question you should always ask is, 'What will I be using this computer for?' This question applies to the video card as much as any other part of the system. For many applications - like gaming, 3D design, and animation - video card selection is just as important for performance as picking the right CPU. If you simply need a stable and solid video card for 2D graphics, everyday display and light tasks such as DVD playback then even our most basic models will be sufficient.
When it comes to more intensive tasks, there are generally two types of video cards that you need to look at:
Mainstream / Gaming Cards - Examples include the NVIDIA GeForce line and the AMD Radeon HD line. Among our customers, these are the most common video card choices. These cards are excellent for normal 2D / 3D applications and computer gaming. Most current models will support at least three monitors, and can be paired together to either provide support for more screens or to improve 3D performance in games. While most video cards have fans for cooling there are some which are passively-cooled and therefore silent - they make great choices if you are trying to keep a computer as quiet as possible.
Professional / 3D Design Cards - Examples include the NVIDIA Quadro line and the AMD FirePro line. These cards are particularly useful in CAD, animation and related fields where their custom drivers and enhanced vendor support are major advantages. Professional-grade video cards are more expensive, but they are built specifically to meet the needs of professionals using programs like AutoCAD, Solidworks, 3DS Max, and similar industry-specific applications. There are also some professional-grade cards that are aimed at multiple monitor support rather than advanced 3D performance; if you need to run more than four monitors from a single computer, one of these cards might be appropriate.
Onboard Video | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB Open Air | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB Open Air | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Open Air | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB Open Air | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB Open Air | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB Blower | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24GB Open Air | NVIDIA T600 PCI-E 4GB | NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB PCI-E | NVIDIA RTX A4000 16GB PCI-E | NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCI-E | NVIDIA RTX A5000 24GB PCI-E | NVIDIA RTX A5500 24GB PCI-E | NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB PCI-E | |
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Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
Removable Backplate | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
Cooling System | Open Air Type | Open Air Type | Open Air Type | Open Air Type | Open Air Type | Blower Type | Open Air Type | Small Fan and Heatsink | Blower Type | Blower Type | Blower Type | Blower Type | Blower Type | Blower Type | |
DirectX Support | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | ||
CUDA Support | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||
OpenGL Support | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
Slot Width | 2 | 2 | 2+ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Chipset Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | NVIDIA | nVidia | |
Product Line | GeForce | GeForce | GeForce | GeForce | GeForce | GeForce | GeForce | Quadro | Quadro | Quadro | Quadro | Quadro | Quadro | Quadro | |
Series | RTX 3000 | RTX 3000 | RTX 3000 | RTX 3000 | RTX 3000 | RTX 3000 | RTX 3000 | Ampere Workstation | Ampere Workstation | Ampere Workstation | Ampere Workstation | Ampere Workstation | Ampere Workstation | ||
Model | 3070 Ti | 3080 | 3080 12GB | 3080 Ti | 3090 | 3080 Ti | 3090 Ti | ||||||||
Motherboard Connection | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | |
Maximum Digital Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | |
Maximum HDMI Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | ||||||||
Maximum DisplayPort Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | 7680x4320 | ||
Maximum Monitors Supported | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
HDCP Compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Multi-GPU Technology | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | NVLink (GeForce RTX 3000) | Not Available | NVLink (GeForce RTX 3000) | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | NVLink (RTX A) | NVLink (RTX A) | NVLink (RTX A) | NVLink (RTX A) | |
Lite Hash Rate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||||||
GPU Specifications | |||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1,580 MHz | 1,440 MHz | 1,260 MHz | 1,365 MHz | 1,400 MHz | 1,365 MHz | 1,670 MHz | ||||||||
Boost Speed | 1,770 Mhz | 1,710 Mhz | 1,710 Mhz | 1,665 Mhz | 1,700 Mhz | 1,665 Mhz | 1,860 Mhz | ||||||||
Stream Processors | 6144 | 8704 | 8960 | 10240 | 10496 | 10240 | 10752 | 640 | 3328 | 6144 | 7168 | 8192 | 10240 | 10752 | |
Tensor Cores | 104 | 192 | 224 | 256 | 320 | 336 | |||||||||
Memory Specifications | |||||||||||||||
Video Memory | 8GB | 10GB | 12GB | 12GB | 24GB | 12GB | 24GB | 4GB | 12GB | 16GB | 20GB | 24GB | 24GB | 48GB | |
Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 ECC | GDDR6 ECC | GDDR6 ECC | GDDR6 ECC | |
Memory Speed | 19,000 MHz | 19,000 MHz | 19,000 MHz | 19,000 MHz | 19,500 MHz | 19,000 MHz | 21,000 MHz | ||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 256-bit | 320-bit | 384-bit | 384-bit | 384-bit | 384-bit | 384-bit | 128-bit | 192-bit | 256-bit | 320-bit | 384-bit | 384-bit | 384-bit | |
Bandwidth | 608 GB/s | 760 GB/s | 912 GB/s | 912 GB/s | 936 GB/s | 912 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s | 160 GB/s | 288 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 640 GB/s | 768 GB/s | 768 GB/s | 768 GB/s | |
Outputs | |||||||||||||||
Port 1 | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 | Mini DisplayPort | Mini DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | |
Port 2 | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | Mini DisplayPort | Mini DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | |
Port 3 | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | Mini DisplayPort | Mini DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | |
Port 4 | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | Mini DisplayPort | Mini DisplayPort | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | DisplayPort 1.4a | |
Power Connectors | |||||||||||||||
Plug 1 | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | None | 6-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin ATX | 8-pin ATX | 8-pin PCI-E | ||
Plug 2 | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | 8-pin PCI-E | |||||||
Plug 3 | 8-pin PCI-E | ||||||||||||||
Dimensions | |||||||||||||||
Length | 267 mm (10.5 in) | 293.9 mm (11.6 in) | 286 mm (11.3 in) | 293 mm (11.5 in) | 313 mm (12.3 in) | 267 mm (10.5 in) | 313 mm (12.3 in) | 144.78 mm (5.7 in) | 167.6 mm (6.6 in) | 241 mm (9.5 in) | 267 mm (10.5 in) | 267 mm (10.5 in) | 267 mm (10.5 in) | 267 mm (10.5 in) | |
Height | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 111 mm (4.4 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 138 mm (5.4 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 138 mm (5.4 in) | 69 mm (2.7 in) | 69 mm (2.7 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | 112 mm (4.4 in) | |
Width | 42 mm (1.7 in) | 42 mm (1.7 in) | 44 mm (1.7 in) | 42 mm (1.7 in) | 62 mm (2.4 in) | 42 mm (1.7 in) | 62 mm (2.4 in) | 40 mm (1.6 in) | 19 mm (0.7 in) | 42 mm (1.7 in) | 42 mm (1.7 in) | 42 mm (1.7 in) | 42 mm (1.7 in) | ||
Net Weight | 1.192 kg (2.6 lbs) | 1.215 kg (2.7 lbs) | 0.942 kg (2.1 lbs) | 1.366 kg (3.0 lbs) | 2.2 kg (4.9 lbs) | 1.366 kg (3.0 lbs) | 2.2 kg (4.9 lbs) | 0.281 kg (0.6 lbs) | 0.446 kg (1.0 lbs) | 0.499 kg (1.1 lbs) | 1.028 kg (2.3 lbs) | 1.028 kg (2.3 lbs) | 1.003 kg (2.2 lbs) | 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) | |
Performance | |||||||||||||||
Single Precision Floating Point (Peak) | 1.709 Tflops | 8 Tflops | 19.2 Tflops | 23.7 Tflops | 27.8 Tflops | 34.1 Tflops | 38.7 Tflops |