Asus has partnered with Noctua as soon as once more to launch a brand new model of Nvidia’s RTX 4080. Based on Asus, following the success of the RTX 3070 and 3080 graphics playing cards from Noctua, each firms determined to crew up for this new product, dubbed the Asus GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Version.

Based on the official press launch (opens in new tab), the Noctua version is “switching from the inventory three slim 110mm followers to 2 of Noctua’s award-winning NF-A12x25 PWM 120mm models and to a extra elaborate, tailor-made heatsink with vapor chamber and 5 as a substitute of two 8mm diameter warmth pipes.” This is able to significantly improve the present 4080 design by bettering on thermals and acoustics, which might additionally create extraordinarily quiet followers.

Asus formally launched the GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Version at $1,650, which is far greater than the baseline worth for Nvidia’s card at $1,199. You’re getting a far superior product, however you’ll be paying for lots of it with its ultra-premium worth.

The way it works

The earlier profitable graphics playing cards from Noctua, the RTX 3070 and 3080, had their heatpipe and measurement format modified to finest benefit from the already high-quality aerodynamic efficiency of the NF-A12x25 followers. Nevertheless, this up to date model of the RTX 4080 is getting an entire design overhaul.

The 4080’s heatsink has been redesigned; to considerably enhance the thermal effectivity, a vapor chamber was added. The improved heat-spreading capabilities permit the cardboard to switch all that built-up thermal power to 5 heatpipes as a substitute of the 2 8mm within the unique 4080 (in addition to three pipes as a substitute of six 6mm ones). This could lead to a notably higher cooling efficiency than the unique mannequin, permitting it to function with slower fan speeds, which decreases the noise ranges of the cardboard.

Even in the event you run these new followers at most speeds because of a poorly ventilated case or excessive surrounding temperatures, the discount in noise is claimed to be as large as 14.9dB(A), which is the very threshold of human listening to. Which means you’ll barely decide up on that fan noise. At medium speeds, the Noctua Version runs at 16.8dB(A) whereas solely being 0.8°C hotter. Lastly, at low fan speeds with a 23°C exterior temperature, noise ranges attain 4.Eight dB(A). Mainly, these GPU followers are ridiculously quiet, which is one thing we present in our Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Nocuta version assessment

When you’re searching for a graphics card which you could overclock whereas it retains completely cool and quiet, the Asus GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Version must be proper up your alley.