China-only ASUS RTX 4070 Atlas Shark is the RTX 4070 Megalodon with Regular Power Connector

[btarunr]

ASUS unveiled the China-exclusive GeForce RTX 4070 Atlas Shark graphics card. If this card looks familiar, it's because the card is practically identical to the RTX 4070 Megalodon concept ASUS showed off at the 2023 Computex. The only difference between the two is that while the Megalodon features the proprietary power slot the company is introducing with its BTF-series motherboards (with their connectors and ports on the reverse side of the PCB); the new RTX 4070 Atlas Shark is a regular graphics card. It has no fancy power slot interfaces, and uses a regular 8-pin PCIe power input where you'd expect one to be. The card comes with a factory overclock of 2520 MHz, compared to 2475 MHz reference. You also get dual-BIOS, with the second BIOS engaging reference speeds and aggressive fan-speed management. ASUS is pricing the RTX 4070 Atlas Shark at RMB ¥3,299 (USD $464).



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[TheinsanegamerN]

"ASUS is pricing the RTX 4070 Atlas Shark at RMB ¥3,299 (USD $464)"

Oh hey look, the card at the price it SHOULD HAVE BEEN at launch.

 

[Chaitanya]

"ASUS is pricing the RTX 4070 Atlas Shark at RMB ¥3,299 (USD $464)"

Oh hey look, the card at the price it SHOULD HAVE BEEN at launch.

Still atleast $100 above what 60 series should cost.

 

[Marcus L]

China exclusive, don't expect them prices anywhere else for a while, all 4070's are still £580-£700 in the UK

 

[TechLurker]

China exclusive, don't expect them prices anywhere else for a while, all 470's are still £580-£700 in the UK

It might be possible to snag one off the usual Chinese web shops like Taobao, Alibaba, or Aliexpress at it's China MSRP price, although with shipping costs, it might still add a bit to the final cost, depending on the seller.

 

[Marcus L]

It might be possible to snag one off the usual Chinese web shops like Taobao, Alibaba, or Aliexpress at it's China MSRP price, although with shipping costs, it might still add a bit to the final cost, depending on the seller.

Yup, but if you live in a country with customs duty then it will likely just drive it even closer to local costs which would be the case in the UK, Eu and many others, in which case a smaller saving compared to buying locally wouldn't be worth it IMO if you ever need to RMA/return

 

[natr0n]

Usually made in China for world low tier. Made in CHina for CHina top tier.

 

[N3utro]

$434 for a 4070 which has a MSRP of $600, damn.

 

[AusWolf]

Proof that Nvidia's 12-pin connector is a completely unnecessary attempt at milking customers on midrange and lower end cards. Thanks, Asus!