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Nvidia has posted a new video<\/a> showcasing a history of Founders Edition graphics card designs that explores the design of its new RTX 5090 and confirms a previously leaked prototype that used an unconventionally large four-slot design. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n As noted by VideoCardz<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0the prototype \u201cTitan ADA\u201d card first revealed by leaker Kopite7kimi included a triple-fan cooling system, and earlier this month, Gamers Nexus tested and tore down<\/a> a working version of the prototype.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the video published today, Nvidia\u2019s EVP of system products, Andrew Bell, explains that Nvidia cards were trending larger and larger, and they wanted to change that<\/a>. \u201cWe didn\u2019t like the idea of it taking up four slots; it was big, it was unwieldy, it worked in a limited number of chassis,\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Bell says that the prototype triple-fan cooling system influenced Nvidia\u2019s Blackwell architecture<\/a>. However, the latest RTX 5090 Founders Edition card that we are currently testing<\/a> achieves its goals through a modular four-part design with a separate I\/O board that allows air to flow through for a more efficient and compact cooler. According to Nvidia, these changes are why the new 5090 fits in two slots on the motherboard compared to the previous three-slot 4090. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n