There is no doubt that the next generation of NVIDIA graphics cards, the RTX 40, will increase their consumption. At the same time we know that the higher the consumption, the more heat. So there is a clear interest on the part of certain users to use refrigeration more efficiently. Well, everything points to the cooling of the NVIDIA RTX 40 will be that of the RTX 3090 Ti. Which we remember is the graphics hardware for a home computer with the highest consumption to date.
New graphics card designs are more efficient per watt consumed, this has been the general rule for generations. However, this does not mean a reduction in consumption. Since there is a very clear demand for more and more powerful graphics cards. However, in that aspect the RTX 3090 Ti has disappointed a bit and the RTX 40 with Lovelace architecture is expected to be more efficient. Of course, graphics card manufacturers are going to find themselves with a launch very close in time between the end point of one generation and the beginning of another. Well, everything indicates that the cooling systems such as heat sinks and water blocks in the RTX 40 could be those of the RTX 3090 Ti.
Do the RTX 40 and the RTX 3090 Ti share cooling?
When manufacturing new hardware components, manufacturing efficiency is extremely important. This implies the fact of having to recycle parts from one design to another to reduce costs and reduce the time of deployment to the market. And it is here we enter an interesting point, since the rumors spoke that the RTX 40 would not recycle elements of the RTX 3090 Ti. Our point of view? Well, those rumors make no sense. Since these cooling systems are designed for the consumption of the new PCI Express 5.0 connector and it would be nonsense to go back to the drawing board.
Well, everything points to the experience that NVIDIA and its partners have gained with the RTX 3090 Ti will be used in the cooling of the RTX 40. This not only makes sense for recycling the PCB from one design to another, but also the placement and distribution of other elements. We have to take into account that the consumption will be somewhat better, although from here we do not doubt that we could see a version in the form of a lower model in the range with a consumption close to 450 W and that recycles components of the most powerful of the RTX 30.
The important thing is that the fact that the PCB is the same means that elements are with the same organization. This allows the heat sinks and water blocks on the RTX 40 and RTX 3090 Ti to be the same.. That is, manufacturers do not have to redesign anything to keep their NVIDIA RTX 40 graphics cards fresh. Which would be the key for the launch of the next generation to have been brought forward.
