Note: At the time of writing specific information such as clock speeds is not available. Stay tuned for more information.

Asus RTX 4090 Variants

ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090

The Asus Strix RTX 4090 comes with a new design and aggressive gamer aesthetic. The design is rounded off similar to XFX models that we have seen in the past and I for one really like the new look. The card has a 3.5-slot design and a die-cast metal frame. It comes with a backplate, which is expected from a premium graphics card such as this. It is pretty large at 357mm long.

The graphics card features a 12+4 phase system comprising 70A power stages. Asus recommends using the ROG Thor 1200P2 power supply with the card. There is a BIOS switch on the card that allows users to switch between performance and quiet modes.

TUF GeForce RTX 4090

The TUF cards are supposed to be relatively cheaper. So there is little surprise that Asus has gone with a familiar design. The card comes with a triple fan cooler and there is minimal RGB lighting.

This is a chunky card and has a 3.65 slot design and is 348mm long. The card comes with a die-cast unibody shroud and an aluminum backplate. The backplate has cutouts for better heat dissipation.

The card has 5x 8mm heatpipes and 3x 6mm heatpipies which Asus claims increase contact area by 35% compared to the 3090 model. There is a BIOS switch on the card that allows users to switch between performance and quiet modes.

Asus RTX 4080 Variants

While Asus has not revealed the RTX 4080 variants, I think they should be similar to the ones that we have seen above. Asus has confirmed the models which are as follows:

• ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
• ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 12GB
• TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
• TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 12GB

Let us know what you think about these Asus RTX 4090 and 4080 graphics cards and whether or not you are interested in upgrading to the RTX 40 series. If you are interested in learning more then you can check out the custom variants from Gigabyte and MSI. If you are interested in upgrading your PC then you can check out our recommended ATX 3.0 PCIe Gen 5 PSUs.

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No Love For The Nvidia RTX 4080 12GB?

EVGA has already confirmed that it will no longer work with Nvidia on future graphics cards and that has now been confirmed via Nvidia marketing materials which mention the following:

Partners from around the planet, including ASUS, Colorful, Gainward, Galaxy, GIGABYTE, INNO3D, MSI, Palit, PNY, and ZOTAC will soon sell custom cards utilizing their own unique designs and cooling solutions. Stay tuned to their websites for further details.

As you can see that there is no mention of EVGA as one of the partners while all the others are clearly mentioned. Furthermore, we got an image of the AIB cards which included variants from MSI, Asus, Zotac, etc but there was no EVGA variant. You can take a look at the image for yourself below:

Nvidia goes on to mention that the limited Founders Edition models will only be available for the GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 (16GB) graphics cards as mentioned below:

GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 (16GB) graphics cards will also be produced directly by NVIDIA as a limited Founders Edition, for fans who want graphics cards using our unique in-house design.

So, at least for now, if you are interested in getting an Nvidia RTX 40 series Founders Edition graphics card then you will need to get the RTX 4090 or the RTX 4080 16GB models.

Let us know what you think about RTX 40 series not getting EVGA variants and the RTX 4080 12GB model not getting a Founder Edition and whether or not you are interested in upgrading to these new graphics cards.

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