ASUS has expanded its graphics card lineup with the introduction of the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD. This card distinguishes itself as the first in the consumer market to feature an integrated M.2 slot designed to accommodate high-performance NVMe solid-state drives (SSDs).
The Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD maintains the core attributes of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, including third-generation RT Cores and fourth-generation Tensor Cores, along with support for DLSS 3.5 and frame generation technology. These capabilities contribute to the card’s proficiency in rendering real-time ray tracing, enhancing the visual fidelity of contemporary gaming titles.
The design of the graphics card is compact, requiring only a single 8-pin PCIe power connector and fitting within a 2.5-slot form factor, thus ensuring compatibility with a broad range of system builds.
A notable innovation is the inclusion of an M.2 slot, specifically accommodating 2280-sized NVMe drives, positioned at the back of the card. This feature not only presents an alternative for system storage expansion but also offers a unique advantage by potentially freeing up an M.2 slot on the motherboard.
This integration allows for a direct cooling solution for the mounted NVMe drive, leveraging the graphics card’s cooling system, which could result in enhanced thermal performance for the SSD.
While the RTX 4060 Ti 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. Because of this, ASUS recommends installing the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD in the top PCIe slot on the motherboard, ensuring direct communication with the CPU.
With no graphics performance hit in-game and no read/write penalties to storage, this card is a straightforward solution for those who need high-speed, long-term storage in their gaming machines.
Why not just install this drive on the motherboard itself?
The Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD is equipped with dual Axial-tech fans that keep the card running cool when in-game, but these powerful fans also reduce the operating temperatures of the M.2 drive, unlike traditional motherboard M.2 slots.
The Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD comes with a thermal pad pre-mounted in the M.2 slot, allowing installed M.2 drives to tap directly into the graphics card heatsink and its massive cooling potential.
ASUS testing revealed up to 40% lower temperatures on the drives when attached to the Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD, granting longer sustained read/write performance than standard motherboard-mounted M.2 slots and ensuring long-term stability well into the future.
