Packaging

The Card

The ASUS Dual OC looks bulky and muscular. The color theme consists of black, with some gray highlights. While main cooler shroud is made of plastic, the backplate is metal.


Dimensions of the card are 23.0 x 12.0 cm, and it weighs 630 g.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity includes three standard DisplayPort 1.4a ports and one HDMI 2.1a (same as Ampere).

The new 8th Gen NVENC now accelerates AV1 encoding, besides HEVC. You also get an "optical flow accelerator" unit that is able to calculate intermediate frames for videos, to smooth playback. The same hardware unit is used for frame generation in DLSS 3.


ASUS opted for a single 8-pin PCIe power connector, this configuration is good for up to 225 W.


A dual BIOS feature is available on the card, which lets you switch from the default "Performance" BIOS to a "Quiet" BIOS with a more relaxed fan curve.

Teardown

ASUS lets you remove the main cooler shroud, so the fans can be cleaned and replaced easily, without disturbing the thermal paste on the main cooler.


The thermal solution on the ASUS Dual uses a copper base, paired with three heatpipes. The main heatsink also provides cooling for the memory chips and VRM circuitry.


The backplate is made of metal and protects the card against damage during installation and handling.