Teardown of GIGABYTE RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE Card Reveals Stubby PCB Design & Short PCIe Connector

[Yashyyyk]

the problem is not the PCB card , the problem is like processor is the size of GPU : you have for exemple 10 mm 180 W in new gpu , 200 mm 180 W old : you can put the new in small pcb BUT its more hard to dissipate : 3 solution water , better air or normal air ... the less expensi is normal 30 cm air , more over 30 cm air can be use for other GPU :all problem of price and margin

if Zephyr, a small niche company can make single (lol) single fan 4070, then my opinion is more and more that other OEMs are incompetent

nowadays, undervolt+PL often gets rid of >25% TDP for <5% performance loss. The same way there is "headroom" to OC or sell the cards already set at diminishing return TDP or v/f curve, there is (legroom?) to go smaller / more efficient

Here is another example:

Inno3D (while still compact), used X2 on 4070Ti Super (285W) but not on 5070Ti (300W), do they really need an extra fan for 15W? Same die size btw

Not much different than 4060Ti 8GB having single fan cards but 4060Ti 16GB only having the Colorful model...

Perhaps the problem is the shrinking die space over the years...but I still don't think OEMs are trying hard enough in the first place

 

[Hxx]

Most modern SFF cases conform to the Nvidia SFF-Ready specifications nowadays, and those fit any "normal" size 3-fan models

Build Small, Play Big – Introducing SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Cards & Compatible Cases

Size guidelines ensure you can build with confidence, knowing your GeForce RTX card will fit inside a SFF case.

www.nvidia.com

AMD GPUs are also available at that form factor

I’m referring to flex atx builds where this card typically belongs . Folks tends to stick in higher end models in larger sff cases

 

[Sol_Badguy]

It's like the AIBs are not satisfied with getting people's money they also want their dignity.
Imagine how poor you must feel when you can't even afford a GPU that has a full length PCI-E connector.

From the electronics viewpoint a smaller printed circuit board footprint is always the goal. Nothing wrong with that.

Small PCBs are actively desirable for tightly integrated electronic circuits such as GPUs.

And here I was drooling over classic looking PBCs such as the 5080 TUF.

Heat density, not merely the TDP in itself, is what makes hardware difficult to cool.

the problem is not the PCB card , the problem is like processor is the size of GPU : you have for exemple 10 mm 180 W in new gpu , 200 mm 180 W old : you can put the new in small pcb BUT its more hard to dissipate

der8auer talked about this in his 5080 FE review, @14:10: