Monday, June 17th 2024
Zephyr Unveils ITX-sized Sakura Blizzard RTX 4070 Graphics Card
PC enthusiasts who crave powerful graphics in compact systems have a new option from Zephyr. The Chinese manufacturer has launched the world's first ITX-sized GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. Dubbed the Sakura Blizzard, this GPU packs NVIDIA's AD104-250 chip and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory into a footprint of just 172 x 123 x 42 mm. While slightly taller than standard PCIe brackets, the two-slot cooler should fit most Mini-ITX cases. The card's cute pink shroud and solitary cooling fan give it a unique aesthetic. But don't let the pink looks fool you - Zephyr claims this compact powerhouse can keep the GPU and memory up to 10°C cooler than some dual-fan RTX 4070 designs, which needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Thermal testing videos show the fan spinning at 2,400 RPM to maintain GPU temperatures around 73°C under load in a 25°C room. Meanwhile, synthetic benchmarks reportedly demonstrate no performance compromises versus full-sized RTX 4070 implementations.
Zephyr's initial production run has already sold out in China. However, a second batch is slated for mid-July availability to meet the apparent higher demand for small form factor RTX 40-series GPUs. The launch comes just weeks after NVIDIA unveiled new "SFF-ready" design guidelines at Computex 2024. As the power-hungry RTX 40 lineup hit the market, many voiced concerns over the cards' ever-growing dimensions. NVIDIA's renewed SFF PC focus signal options like the Sakura Blizzard could become more common. For space-constrained enthusiasts, having top-tier GPU muscle in a properly-cooled Mini-ITX card is a big win. Zephyr's ITX-sized RTX 4070 shows powerful things can come in small packages, and we hope more manufacturers follow this philosophy.
Sources:
Zephyr, via Tom's Hardware, VideoCardz
Zephyr's initial production run has already sold out in China. However, a second batch is slated for mid-July availability to meet the apparent higher demand for small form factor RTX 40-series GPUs. The launch comes just weeks after NVIDIA unveiled new "SFF-ready" design guidelines at Computex 2024. As the power-hungry RTX 40 lineup hit the market, many voiced concerns over the cards' ever-growing dimensions. NVIDIA's renewed SFF PC focus signal options like the Sakura Blizzard could become more common. For space-constrained enthusiasts, having top-tier GPU muscle in a properly-cooled Mini-ITX card is a big win. Zephyr's ITX-sized RTX 4070 shows powerful things can come in small packages, and we hope more manufacturers follow this philosophy.
56 Comments on Zephyr Unveils ITX-sized Sakura Blizzard RTX 4070 Graphics Card
Btw, if you remember the initial name for SFF was Shuttle Form Factor :D
Dell used to place their Optiplex PCI slots so you could fit a HH DS card in there (could fit a few 1650 or 1050 Ti models) but apparently not any more, the x1 slot gets the DS space now. WTF? I recently deployed a SFF Dell (a Precision? damn don't remember) with an RTX A2000 in it so there are still some models with HH DS space in them.
Yes. I want that A2000.
Most of the PCs these manufacturers make with expansion slots today support dual slot cards too, low profile or not. They're not limited to single slot designs.It's not written down anywhere. unlike ATX, or PCIe, SFF never had a concrete definition.Yeah dell cheaped out and switched from a x4 to a x1 slot with a back to it, so no more GPUs (Cmon dell, just put the x16 slot as slot 1, its not hard!). The precisions are different though, they still had the x16 up top, although I think the current model revised this. I really do like that case's form factor though. Carved one out to support normal ITX boards for my media PC.