EVGA Announces Kingpin, Hydro Copper, Hybrid, FTW3, and XC3 GeForce RTX 30 Series

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EVGA has announced its lineup of custom GeForce RTX 3090, GeForce RTX 3080, and GeForce RTX 3070 graphics cards. These variants will feature the company’s exclusive iCX3 technology, which comprises sensors and micro control processors that track and eliminate hot spots for maximum cooling performance. As is typical with EVGA, we’re expecting these to come with generous warranties.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Series

  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Kingpin
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Hydro Copper
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Hybrid
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW 3
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Series

  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Hydro Copper
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Series Hybrid
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Series FTW3
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Series XC3

EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Series

  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3
  • EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3

Original Press Release:

An undeniable force is here. The planets align as the next evolution of the ultimate gaming experience has emerged. The EVGA GeForce RTX™ 30 Series Graphics Cards have arrived. These new cards are colossally powerful in every way, giving you a whole new tier of performance. They are powered by the NVIDIA® Ampere architecture, which doubles down on ray tracing and AI performance with enhanced RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and new streaming multiprocessors. The EVGA GeForce RTX 30 Series are the absolute definition of ultimate performance.

The new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs, the 2nd generation of RTX, features new RT Cores, Tensor Cores and streaming multiprocessors, bringing stunning visuals, amazingly fast frame rates, and AI acceleration to games and creative applications. Powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, which delivers increases of up to 1.9X performance-per-watt over the previous generation, the RTX 30 Series effortlessly powers graphics experiences at all resolutions, even up to 8K at the top end. The GeForce RTX 3090, 3080, and 3070 represent the greatest GPU generational leap in the history of NVIDIA.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3090

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 is colossally powerful in every way imaginable, giving you a whole new tier of performance at 8K resolution. It’s powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, which doubles down on ray tracing and AI performance with enhanced RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and new streaming multiprocessors. Combined with the next generation of design, cooling, and overclocking with EVGA Precision X1, the EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Series redefines the definition of ultimate performance.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers the unprecedented performance that gamers crave for 4K resolution gaming, powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. It’s built with enhanced RT Cores and Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessors, and superfast G6X memory for an amazing gaming experience. Combined with the next generation of design, cooling, and overclocking with EVGA Precision X1, the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Series presents a new definition in ultimate performance.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3070

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 is powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. Built with enhanced RT Cores and Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessors, and high-speed G6 memory, it gives you the power you need to rip through the most demanding games at 1440p resolution. Combined with the next generation of design, cooling, and overclocking with EVGA Precision X1, the EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Series creates a definition for ultimate performance.

EVGA iCX3 Cooling Technology

  • iCX Technology* – 9 sensors across the card track and eliminate hot spots.
  • 25% Thicker Copper Base – Improves thermal resistance and GPU cooling.
  • Optimized Heatpipe Placement – Heatpipes are selectively positioned for optimal heat dissipation.
  • Backplate Heatpipe Cooling – Super-thin backplate heatpipe improves cooling.
  • HDB Fans 2.0 – Increased performance with a fraction of the noise.
  • HDB Active Motor – The next generation of silent performance for 0dB mode.
  • Offset Center Fan* – Center fan is offset by 10mm to increase the direct airflow area by 16%.

Showstopping Design

  • Addressable RGB LEDs lie under a smooth silver diffuser** with up to 9 luminous effects.
  • Sleek Streamline design embodies speed and performance.
  • Stealth black zinc plated I/O bracket.
  • Sophisticated and functional ARGB backplate.

Built for EVGA Precision X1

Built for NVIDIA GeForce RTX, EVGA Precision X1 is the next generation overclocking software to maximize and control your EVGA graphics card. With the new EVGA Precision for Game Bar widget, you can get instant access to monitoring and overclocking built right into Windows Game Bar. Want to overclock and monitor without even exiting your game? It’s all here.

DXR (DirectX Ray Tracing)

DirectX Ray Tracing allows games to simulate how light works in real life, providing incredibly realistic and beautiful graphic effects like global illumination, reflections, and shadows. GeForce RTX GPUs were designed from the start for the demands of ray tracking workloads. Specialized RT cores, found only on GeForce RTX graphics cards, provide billions of rays per second of performance, and up to 3X the frame rate with DXR games and applications. This makes ray tracing at real-time frame rates possible for the first time.

DirectX 12 Ultimate

DirectX is an API that enables developers to add amazing graphics effects to Microsoft Windows-based PC games. DirectX 12 Ultimate is the newest version of the API and new gold standard for the next-generation of games. DX12 Ultimate takes games to a whole new level of realism with support for ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable rate shading, and sampler feedback. GeForce RTX is the first and only PC platform with support for these game-changing features.

Tsing Mui
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