A mid-range graphics card that requires a large amount of power from the PSU.
Some of Nvidia’s new RTX-40 GPUs (Ada Lovelace) are rumored to be unbound by the constraints of excessive energy usage. The well-known hardware whistleblower kopite7kimi predicts that Nvidia’s next GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card would use additional power than today’s available RTX 3070. Compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB that it’s substituting, it is a whole different beast. The essential factor to consider is how much will be required by this card? However, we advise you to take the rumor carefully, although kopite7kimi has an excellent track record.
Due to a lack of precise information from Nvidia, it’s impossible to predict precisely how much the GeForce RTX 4060’s power demand will be. But, it is confirmed that Nvidia’s upcoming graphics cards will demand more power than the present Ampere generation. We can anticipate this by looking at the new 16-pin power adapter and the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.
Overclocked GeForce RTX 3070 models require between 240 and 250 watts on the Founder’s Edition, enough to swiftly refresh your memory. More vital AIB partner cards require more power than those figures, 170W and 200W for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB and 3060 Ti.
I don’t care about the real release date. I’m just curious about the performance of RTX 4060, which consumes more power than RTX 3070.
— kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) June 5, 2022
Maybe, the upcoming GeForce RTX 4060 GPU will utilize the in-between power 300W-350W. Because, in this range, the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 come in respect of their power usage. GeForce RTX 40-lineup GPUs have also been reported to consume up to 600W of energy. For the time being, at least, it appears that Nvidia’s upcoming product family has enough power tolerance for a 350W mid-range card to be implemented.
That is a big problem for those on a budget who wish to develop a PC or advance their current system with a new graphics card. Additionally, people who do not anticipate a significant increase in the latest graphics card performance will have to pay extra money to accommodate the 50-75% increase in power requirements, necessitating the purchase of more substantial power supplies with higher wattage and better quality. Moreover, even larger PC cases with enough cooling systems are required so 300W-350W GPUs can work perfectly.
