THE GAINWARD PHOENIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 TI 12GB

The Phoenix GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB by Gainward is a rather large 2.7 slot card that measures 294mm in length and 112mm in height.

Still, this is one of the smallest GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB cards around and actually even smaller than the ASUS ROG Strix Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3060 12G which i reviewed a while back (review here).

For this specific model Gainward has used three two-ball bearing reinforced fans, all of which spin counter clockwise.

These three fans push air down to three heatsinks all of which are connected via eight 8mm heatpipes.

At the top of the card, we find the GeForce RTX name, unfortunately no ARGB LEDs are placed here.

This particular card requires two 8-pin PCIe power connectors (something which is somewhat obvious by its TDP).

The rear metal backplate Gainward has used is probably one of the best i've seen to date, not only in terms of looks but also thickness.

Moving at the front of the card we find 3 Display Port 1.4a ports and a single HDMI 2.1 port.

Much like many other graphics cards out there the Gainward Phoenix GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is best placed horizontally in a case if you want to showcase its ARGB lighting.