Packaging

The Card

The Gainward Panther OC comes with a clean color theme that uses black as the main color, with some white highlights. On the back you'll find a metal backplate with cutouts that let some air flow through the card.


Dimensions of the card are 25.0 x 11.5 cm, and it weighs 753 g.


Installation requires three slots in your system. The card's width is 45 mm.


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.


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

Teardown

The thermal solution on the Gainward Panther uses two 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. Please note the two thermal pads, which provide cooling for the memory chips on this side of the PCB.