While we already heard that some other manufacturers will be preparing a Mini-ITX version of the recently introduced Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 graphics card, Gigabyte has managed to beat everyone to the market and we now have some first details and pictures of the GV-N970IXOC-4GD.


Mostly thanks to the quite low 145W TDP of the GTX 970, Gigabyte has managed to squeeze that same graphics card to Mini-ITX form-factor. While the VRM is not elaborate and the cooler with three (two 8mm and one 5mm) heatpipes, single center placed fan and Triangle Cool heatsink design is quite simple as well, it is is enough to keep the Gigabyte Mini-ITX GTX 970 well cooled.




As far as the specification go, Gigabyte decided to clock the GPU at 1076MHz base clock and 1216MHz GPU Boost clock, which is actually higher than reference GTX 970 set to work at 1051MHz base and 1178MHz GPU Boost clocks. As you could have guessed from the GV-N970IXOC-4GD model name, it will pack 4GB of GDDR5 memory, but the precise clock is still unknown.

Due to its 145W TDP, Gigabyte had to place an 8-pin PCI-Express power connector on it, which might be the only problem for mini-ITX system builders, but considering the performance gain, we are quite sure that many will go for it.

According to Gigabyte, although it is based on a dual-slot design, the Mini-ITX GTX 970 is actually narrower than standard dual-slot design and is only 12cmm wide. It also comes with two DVI ports, three DisplayPort and a single HDMI output.




According to first details, Gigabyte will soon launch the Mini-ITX GTX 970 with a suggested US $329.99 price tag, which is exactly the amount of money that Nvidia is asking for a reference GTX 970.



Source: via TomsHardware.com.