GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X: MSI calls 480W TDP and recommends 1000W power supply

For the GeForce RTX 3090 Suprim X successor (test), which comes with a standard TDP of 420W, MSI will increase the TDP ex running to 480W and recommend a 1,000 power supply instead of a 3 x 8-pin. Supplying 850 watts of nominal power. In gaming or OC mode, it will also be possible to use 500W +.

It’s heading towards 500 watts

Twitter user Tweet embed I was able to retrieve the official specs for the upcoming MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X on the manufacturer’s website, which should not be available notwithstanding the alleged temporary production halt of the 3090 Ti. Nvidia hasn’t yet set a date for the new high-end graphics card, and the last guess is January 27 – the day the GeForce RTX 3050 will be released as well.

As before, MSI’s new RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X offers an Ultra Performance mode as well as Silent, Game, and OC modes, which require the MSI Dragon Center. The RTX 3090 Suprim X unlocks up to a 450W TDP this way, with the new RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X having to be over 500W. In percentage terms, the additional cost will be less than expected for Nvidia’s Founders Edition: 450 instead of the 350 watts that’s been discussed here for weeks.

Only the power supply via three 8-pin PCIe headers remains the same, although MSI has increased the recommendation from an 850 watt power supply to 1,000 watts now. Dimensions, which are unchanged at 336 x 140 x 61 mm, as well as a slightly higher weight from 1,905 to 1,895 grams, also indicate that the Suprim-X coolant has been kept in a 1:1 ratio.

A TDP that can be set to over 500W without mods should not mean the end of the road for the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. At least it should be an EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti K | NGP | N, which can theoretically absorb up to 1,275 watts via a 2 x 16-pin and PCIe slot, is even higher. Suprim X will be very close to max with 500 to 510 watts (PCIe: 525 watts).