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Nvidia’s small GPU initiative will keep graphics cards large — but I’m glad it exists

Does 2.5 slots sound small to you?

Nvidia just gave the PC gaming industry a reason to shrink its biggest graphics cards and produce smallish cases. When leakers revealed last month that Nvidia would help steer its graphics card partners toward smaller gaming PCs, I began to daydream. Nvidia’s just-announced “SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Cards” aren’t actually that small — even a 2.5 slot thick, 304mm long, and 151mm wide RTX 4070 can qualify.

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