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Jarred Walton

Nvidia announces 'SFF-ready' graphics card and case guidelines — cram an enthusiast class GPU into your mini-ITX system

Nvidia SFF-Ready GeForce GPUs and cases.

Nvidia announced new specifications for GeForce graphics cards and PC cases today at Computex 2024 that should make small form factor PC enthusiasts rejoice. It's something that has sort of existed already, but now Nvidia has defined certain size and spacing requirements for "SFF-ready enthusiast GPUs" — with a list of both graphics cards and cases that meet the requirements. If you've ever wanted one of the best graphics cards but have also wanted to put together a mini-ITX system, this should make things somewhat easier.

While there are lower-tier graphics cards that will already fit in compact builds, Nvidia specifically wants to address the "enthusiast" market — meaning, gamers who are buying at least a $549 RTX 4070, all the way up to a $999 (or more) RTX 4080 Super.

It's pretty easy to find graphics cards on the lower end of the performance spectrum that will fit in a mini-ITX case: Nvidia's RTX 4070 Founders Edition (and the identically sized RTX 4070 Super Founders Edition) are prime examples. But once you get to the level of the RTX 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4080 Super, often you'll find lots of triple-slot (or wider) cards that are far too big.

(Image credit: Nvidia)
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