Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti: First custom models from Asus, EVGA and Colorful

On March 29 at 3:00 p.m. Central European Time, both the Founders Edition and the custom models of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, which have now been exposed, are scheduled to appear. Footage shows Asus, EVGA, and Colorful variants.

Once again a significantly higher TDP

While the Founders Edition of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti “only” increases the TDP by 100 watts from 350 watts to 450 watts, the partner cards are theoretically running an even larger TDP arms race.

Both the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FE and the custom models rely on the new 12(+4)-pin 12VHPWR connector, which according to PCI Express 5.0 in combination with the PCIe slot can provide up to 600 watts.

The first “unveiled” custom design with the 10,752 CUDA cores GA102-350, the MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X, is now followed by other original creations from Asus, EVGA and Colorful.

Asus, EVGA and Colorful follow MSI

Some product photos but also key data from a total of five custom models from the three manufacturers Asus, EVGA and Colorful VideoCardz released.

EVGA FTW3 Ultra with a TDP of 500 watts+

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra is based on the well-known FTW design, but, like the MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X, expands it to a total of 3.5 slots. More than 500 watts can be expected for the TDP or Total Board Power (“TBP”), since the GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra already comes with a 500 watt BIOS and the GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra up to 450 watts consumed.

Apart from three DisplayPort 1.4 and one HDMI 2.1 as well as the new power connector with 16 pins, no details about the EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra are known.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti K|NGP|N with two 12+4-pin power connectors for up to 1,275 watts currently occupies a special position and is primarily addressed to extreme overclockers.

Asus ROG Strix with up to 514 watts

There is no image material for the Asus ROG Strix OC GeForce RTX 3090 Ti yet, but there is a corresponding entry in the GPU and BIOS database of the website TechPowerUp reveals some of the technical specifications.

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iGame Vulcan OC and BattleAx Deluxe by Colorful

Colorful is expected to launch at least two custom designs, as the product photos of the iGame Vulcan OC and BalleAx Deluxe models suggest.

The air-cooled spearhead of Colorful’s portfolio is the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti iGame Vulcan OC, which like the EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti K|NGP|N has a color LCD and is also available in a 3.5-slot design.

Above the iGame Vulcan OC, Colorful positions the iGame Neptune OC based on AiO water cooling with a 280 mm radiator. The comparatively thin 2-slot design also has an LC screen that can display status values ​​and effects.

Test run for GeForce RTX 4000

With a TDP of 450 to 500 watts+, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a test run for the GeForce RTX 4000 series (“Ada”), especially in the form of the custom models. Rumors about the GeForce RTX 4090/4080 based on the A102 graphics processor have recently made the rounds, which suggest high TDP values.