Gainward’s RTX 3090 and 3080 Phoenix pages go live – Full Specifications Revealed

While Gainward has been quick to remove these web pages from the internet, the data that they revealed is not easily forgotten. Right now, Gainward has confirmed that they will be releasing four Ampere GPU models, releasing two RTX 3090 Phoenix models and two RTX 3080 Phoenix models, offering both standard and “Golden Sample” (overclocked) models for each. 

Below you can see the heatsink design of Gainward’s RTX 3090/3080 Phoenix graphics cards, which will feature 2.7-slot designs and three large cooling fans. 

Another factor that’s worth noting is that Nvidia’s RTX 3090 is the only graphics card that supports Nvidia’s NVLINK connector, which means that the RTX 3090 may be the only graphics card in Nvidia’s Ampere lineup to support SLI. 

With Gainward’s specifications lists, we can confirm that Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series of graphics cards will the the first desktop grade GPUs from the company to support PCIe 4.0, and HDMI 2.1. These features will allow Nvidia to utilise the bandwidth offered by both standards to support high bandwidth system connectivity and higher bandwidth display connectivity respectively. In the case of HDMI 2.1, this will allow Nvidia to support modern 120Hz 4K compatible TVs, such as those available from LG in the company’s 2019/2020 OLED lineups.