graphic card

It is a little burdensome to express the graphic card released these days with an honest feeling. I would like to mention the size of the graphics card when the internal size is indicated in the introduction text of the newly released case, such as ‘corresponding to 3 rows of water cooling or 4090 Ti’.

As an extension of this, a huge water-cooling cooler is only an option, but a graphics card is practically a necessity, so if you are competing to assemble a high-performance PC, this is information you should pay attention to. It is to the extent that it is a tip to finish worrying about what product to buy before purchasing.

If that doesn’t work, sometimes you have to give up some performance (?). Crucially, the RTX 4000 series is characterized by its size as it competes for a gigantic majesty like one. It is large and heavy, so a graphics card support is essential.

Until Zotac released the RTX 4060 Solo D6 8GB graphics card, the formula of ‘graphics card = large’ was an established fact, but it was the same situation. why did you make it so big? Maybe that’s why you’re putting off buying a high-end graphics card.

However, it is expected that such concerns will finally be resolved.

Even though it is small, it is too small. Even in the 4000 series, the RTX 4000 series GPU is located in a product that is only about 1/3 of the size of the high-performance product. If it’s for gaming, or even if you’re not interested in gaming, that’s the RTX 4000 series graphics card that everyone knows. Need a small graphics card? If so, the answer is fixed. This product is introduced here.

PRODUCT: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 Solo D6 8GB

GPU : RTX 4060

Boost clock: 2460 MHz

Memory: 8GB GDDR6 128bit

Interface : DP 1.4ax 3ea, HDMI x 1ea

Power consumption: 115W (8pin supply)

Cooling: 1x sleeve bearing 90mm fan + 6mm heatsink vertical placement

Recommended Power: 500W

# A very small graphic card~ No worries about installing the case!

The quality of Zotac’s graphic card is well known. Since it is a company that supplies leading graphic cards to OEMs, it values ​​the basics (reference) in graphic card design and manufacturing above all else. It is the Zotac graphics card product that never neglects a single detail that needs to be entered as well as the power supply.

So there is no need to worry about quality.

The product introduced has the word SOLO in it, which is a big difference from other products. Zotac borrowed the phrase “a surprising super compact” and introduced it as a product that can be used without worrying about the case. The maximum length is only 163mm. For reference, the length of the 4090 AMP Extreme product from Zotac is about 356mm. If you calculate this, it is only about 46% of the length, less than half.

Of course, the thickness occupies two slots. The length could have been reduced, but since there is a guide provided by Nvidia for cooling, the amount of heat generated must be controlled according to the relevant regulations to operate without problems. For reference, the heat output suggested by the manufacturer is 115W, and for its cooling, Zotac added a heat dissipation solution complete with a combination of heat pipes, fans, and aluminum cooling fins.

Only one fan is a 90mm product. It serves to cool the heat absorbed by the aluminum heat sink composed of a 6mm caliber heat pipe. The elaborately processed heat sink is implemented with a large area enough to cover the graphics card. This proves how important cooling is.

It’s usually quiet and runs fast when the heat rises. Therefore, as the rotational speed increases, it is the providence of nature that the noise also increases, and Zotac made it possible to control the noise using the Firestorm utility. On the outside, it looks like a graphic card with a fairly short length and concise design, but the beast’s instinct lives on inside hidden inside.

# Target a niche market in a short length in the graphics card market

The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 Solo D6 8GB graphics card to be introduced has a different concept from the products released so far. It feels like they are passionately appealing that their personality is different from that of ready-made products. Graphics card drought was severe throughout the infectious disease era, but in the current market, it is very easy to airlift the necessary products.

From Zotac’s point of view, it seems that it must have thought about whether it should increase the risk by creating room for conflict with other products. Was it the result of such worries? The shortest concept graphic card available on the market has no rivals. There is no need to worry about case compatibility, and the driving power is sufficient if it exceeds 500W.

Considering that 1200W power is standard for 4090Ti or higher considering the peak capacity, this product guarantees a wide range of compatibility that can be used by adding only a graphics card in the existing environment in the PC market these days, where power of 700W or more is universally selected.

In the human world, being short makes you suffer a lot of disadvantages, but in the graphics card world, it is rather highlighted as a competitive advantage, so this is also interesting. In any case, Zotac’s ambitious challenge that fully emphasized the advantage of being short ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 Solo D6 8GB graphics card has secured its own competitiveness.

By Hyundong Kim Editor Hyundong.Kim@weeklypost.kr

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