The new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080s have become almost a “sweet tooth” for their excellent performance / price ratio, at least compared to the last generation of graphics cards. If you intend to buy one of these graphics, you may be concerned about its size as to whether or not it will fit in the box of your PC, so next we are going to tell you what are the dimensions of the highest-end RTX 3080 of each manufacturer, to comparative mode so that you have all the information condensed and you can check if it fits easily.
The NVIDIA RTX 3080 is based on the GA102-200-KD-A1 graphics chip manufactured by Samsung with an 8 nanometer lithographic process, with a die size of 628mm², significantly larger than many current GPUs. With a launch price of US $ 699, this graphics incorporates 10 GB of GDDR6 VRAM and promises a gross power of 29.77 TFLOPs in FP32 calculations, so it is especially suitable for very high-end gaming PCs looking to play at high resolution and high FPS rates.
Although NVIDIA sells its own model (Founders Edition), most manufacturers have their custom models with their own heatsink and, as a general rule, with factory overclock that increases their performance even more. The problem is that as each assembler uses its own heatsink, there is no standard regarding the dimensions of these graphics cards, so we are going to see it below so you can know if it fits or not in your PC box before buying one. or other model.
The dimensions of the best RTX 3080
| Maker | Model | Long | Width | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | Founders Edition | 285 mm | 55 mm (2 slot) | 112 mm |
| M: YES | Gaming X Trio | 323 mm | 56 mm (2 slot) | 140 mm |
| Zotac | Trinity OC | 317.8 mm | 58 mm (2.5 slot) | 120.7 mm |
| EVGA | FTW3 ULTRA Gaming | 300 mm | 2.75 slots | 136.75 mm |
| ASUS | ROG STRIX Gaming OC | 318.5 mm | 57.8 mm (2.5 slot) | 140.1 mm |
| Gigabyte | AORUS MASTER | 319 mm | 70 mm (3 slot) | 140 mm |
| PNY | EPIC-X RGB Triple Fan XLR8 | 294 mm | 56 mm (2 slot) | 112 mm |
| Gigabyte | VISION OC | 320 mm | 55 mm (2 slot) | 126 mm |
The biggest problem for many users regarding the dimensions of their graphics card may be the number of slots it occupies in width, since if you have a small box -especially mini ITX- or if you use some other expansion card or intend to use configurations of various graphics cards, this could cause incompatibility.
Regarding the dimensions of the RTX 3080 that we see in the table, we find that the widest is the Gigabyte AORUS MASTR , with 70 mm wide and occupying three slots wide, followed by the EVGA FTW3 ULTRA Gaming with 2.75 slots (the exact dimension in mm has not been specified by the manufacturer in this case). The Zotac Trinity OC and ASUS ROG STRIX variants occupy 2.5 slots wide, while the rest shouldn’t give anyone a problem as they occupy the usual 2 slots.
The second of the dimensions that can most concern users is length, since although most PC cases have a lot of space, many fall short and do not support graphics of more than 28 cm in length, being 30 cm the standard on midi (semi tower) format boxes. Most RTX 3080s, with the exception of the NVIDIA and PNY reference models, are over 12 inches long, and in fact the longest of them all is the MSI Gaming X Trio at over 12 inches. Careful with this.
Finally, as for the height of the graphics card, it is something that most people do not usually have problems; With a normal arrangement in a PC case, the height of the graphics card corresponds to the width of the case, and its compatibility can be seen in the specification of the height of the CPU heatsink that it supports. Most PC cases support heatsinks 160 millimeters or more in height, so since none of the RTX 3080s exceed these dimensions, no one should have a problem. Note, however, that PCIe power connectors add up to an inch or so in some cases to this dimension, so be careful with that. In any case, before launching to buy one of these graphics cards, it will not hurt to also check this dimension.
Now you know how much the RTX 3080 of the highest range of each of the main assemblers measure, so with these measurements and checking the compatibility of your box you will be able to know if they fit or not in it.