ASUS Announces Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD

ASUS has introduced the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD, which is the world's first graphics card with an M.2 slot. This innovative feature allows for a seamless cooling upgrade for high-performance NVMe drives.

Reimagined M.2 Storage

The Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD offers the same impressive features as the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB graphics card. It includes third-generation RT Cores and fourth-generation Tensor Cores, now featuring DLSS 3.5 and frame generation. These features enable immersive real-time ray tracing experiences, pushing the boundaries of modern game graphics. The card has a sleek 2.5-slot design and only requires a single 8-pin PCIe power connector, making it compatible with most existing builds. However, the standout feature is the M.2 slot located on the rear of the card. This slot supports M.2 2280-sized NVMe drives, making the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD the first consumer graphics card to offer an onboard SSD slot. When an M.2 drive is mounted to the card, it can replace the CPU's own M.2 slot on the motherboard, providing several compelling reasons to switch to a GPU-mounted M.2 solution.

Compact Cooling Performance

The Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD is a PCIe 4.0-compliant GPU. If both the motherboard and the NVMe drive in a user's system support PCIe 5.0, the drive will operate at full PCIe 5.0 speed. ASUS recommends installing the card in the top PCIe slot on the motherboard to ensure direct communication with the CPU. This card offers high-speed, long-term storage without any graphics performance impact in games or read/write penalties to storage.

Installing the drive directly on the motherboard may seem like an option, but the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD is equipped with dual Axial-tech fans that keep the card cool during gameplay. These fans also reduce the operating temperatures of the M.2 drive, unlike traditional motherboard M.2 slots. The card comes with a pre-mounted thermal pad in the M.2 slot, allowing installed M.2 drives to benefit from the graphics card heatsink and its excellent cooling capabilities. ASUS testing has shown up to 40% lower temperatures on the drives when attached to the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD, resulting in longer sustained read/write performance compared to standard motherboard-mounted M.2 slots. This ensures long-term stability for gaming machines.