Monday, March 22nd 2021
GIGABYTE Outs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Elite Graphics Card
GIGABYTE quietly rolled out the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Elite graphics card. The company had debuted the AORUS Elite value-oriented graphics card custom-design with the RTX 3060 AORUS Elite, followed closely with the Radeon RX 6700 XT AORUS Elite. This is the third AORUS Elite card, and the second AORUS Gaming card based on the RTX 3060 Ti, the other being the over-the-top RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Master.
The GIGABYTE RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Elite measures 29.6 cm in length and the cooling solution design is similar to that of the other cards in the brand. A plastic cooler shroud holds a trio of 90 mm fans with ARGB LED diffusers along the bore of the intakes. The PCB only makes up two-thirds the length of the card, which means much of the airflow from the second and third fans flow through large cutouts on the card's backplate. The card draws power from a combination of 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power connectors. It comes with factory overclocked speeds of 1785 MHz (compared to 1665 MHz reference, 1800 MHz of the RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Master, and 1770 MHz of the Gaming OC). The card comes with dual-BIOS, with a "silent" BIOS running it at closer-to-reference clocks, and a more aggressive fan-curve. The company didn't reveal pricing, but we expect the card to be positioned between the Gaming OC and AORUS Master.
The GIGABYTE RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Elite measures 29.6 cm in length and the cooling solution design is similar to that of the other cards in the brand. A plastic cooler shroud holds a trio of 90 mm fans with ARGB LED diffusers along the bore of the intakes. The PCB only makes up two-thirds the length of the card, which means much of the airflow from the second and third fans flow through large cutouts on the card's backplate. The card draws power from a combination of 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power connectors. It comes with factory overclocked speeds of 1785 MHz (compared to 1665 MHz reference, 1800 MHz of the RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Master, and 1770 MHz of the Gaming OC). The card comes with dual-BIOS, with a "silent" BIOS running it at closer-to-reference clocks, and a more aggressive fan-curve. The company didn't reveal pricing, but we expect the card to be positioned between the Gaming OC and AORUS Master.
16 Comments on GIGABYTE Outs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AORUS Elite Graphics Card
So many of these Ampere and RDNA2 cards violate the expansion card spec in height, it's refreshing to see one with decent-looking cooling that will fit in a slim HTPC.
Arguably it's still very slightly taller than spec but the PCB, and most importantly, the PCIe power connectors are at a standard height; Even with the slimmest-possible 180-degree PCIe power adapters, those adapters will still be the tallest part of the whole setup, or at least the rest of the cooler will be flush with them...
Wish there had been a 3080 version of this back in sept last year :\
Not that any of them are available, but the EVGA card is a pretty clear choice for SFF. 3060 Ti really isn't a card that calls for triple fan coolers.
I maybe used the wrong word - short would have been better.
What maybe you could buy it the miners will buy it right away....it will shine beautifully for them in the mine! "gamer" card.... ofc.
I'd also prefer a smaller and lighter cooler in this range, and see the huge backplate cut-out on cards that actually need it (but can't have it because of their larger PCBs).
Better wait for 3070Ti that is 25% faster and merits the cooling solution and Elite tag much better. But that one may also have the internally extended power connectors that I find absolutely abhorrent.