Noctua’s Next-Gen NH-D15 Heatsink has been delayed until late 2022

With new 140mm fans in the works, Noctua’s “Next-Generation NH-D15” (NH-D16?) has an opportunity to deliver significant performance uplift over today’s heatsink designs, utilising the capabilities of Noctua’s latest fan technologies as well as innovations in heatsink design and manufacturing. With new fans and a newly designed finstack, it is easy to see the potential for improvement with Noctua’s upcoming heatsink designs. 

Noctua’s NH-D15 already stands as one of the world’s best tower heatsinks, making its successor a product of great interest to many consumers. Given the pre-release nature of Noctua’s roadmap, there is a chance that Noctua’s next-generation heatsink may be delayed again. However, this is unlikely given the heatsink’s broad Q3 2022 release timeframe.

As a brand, Noctua has a stellar reputation, making the prospect of a new flagship heatsink design incredibly exciting. As CPU core counts and TDPs continue to rise, Noctua is preparing a new top-class heatsink to meet the needs of future PC builders. We look forward to seeing this hypothetical NH-D16 cooler and hearing about the design innovations that will make its increased cooling performance possible.