Nvidia has posted a new video that walks you through the design history of its Founders Edition graphics cards. This video explores the new RTX 5090 design and looks at a previously leaked prototype that uses an unconventionally large four-slot design.
As noted by VideoCardz, the prototype “Titan ADA” card first revealed by leaker Kopite7kimi includes a triple-fan cooling system, and earlier this month Gamers Nexus tested and destroyed a working version of the prototype. did.
In a video released today, Andrew Bell, Nvidia’s vice president of systems products, explains that Nvidia cards are becoming larger and larger, and they wanted to change that. “We didn’t like the idea of it taking up four slots. It was big and unwieldy and worked in a limited number of chassis,” Bell said.
Bell said the prototype’s triple-fan cooling system inspired Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture. However, the latest RTX 5090 Founders Edition cards currently being tested exceed that goal with a modular four-part design with a separate I/O board that allows airflow for a more efficient and compact cooler. has been achieved. According to Nvidia, these changes allow the new 5090 to fit in two slots on the motherboard, compared to the previous three-slot 4090.
