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PNY has announced a new range of dual-slot graphics cards today at CES 2026, and anyone who prefers a gaming PC that they can actually fit on top of a desk should take note. This brand's latest versions of the RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5080 are slim models, and it feels like they're finally making good on one of the forgotten promises of this family of graphics cards.
As you get into the higher-end GPU market, you usually need to accept that you're going to have less space in your PC. It's generally the case that the more power in a graphics card, the more cooling it needs, the larger the PCB board within, and the higher the likelihood you'll need a bracket to keep it from slowly destroying your gaming PC's motherboard. PNY's new Dual-Slot slim models of Nvidia's higher-end range bucks that trend though, packing all of the same gaming power and upscaling tricks into a more compact form-factor.
For someone like me, who prefers to play around with compact Micro ATX and ITX builds, these GPUs are really appealing. The one downside to having a smaller gaming PC is that you often find yourself snookered with what parts you can choose for it, simply due to motherboard limitations and less case real estate. Right now, for example, I'm testing out a Radeon RX 7900 XTX as well as NZXT's latest performance fans, which have a thicker frame than most case fans these days. With both of those combined in an NZXT H3 Flow case, I have literally no run-off space between them, so things look a bit cramped.
With PNY's new compact GPUs, PC builders like me wouldn't need to feel unable to choose the almighty power of the RTX 5080, for example, while other brands' versions of it, like the Gigabyte model I found in the NZXT Player Three, would be harder to squeeze into a smaller case like mine.
To be exact, PNY's new RTX 5080 has dimensions of 11.8”x 5.9”x 1.6” (300 x 150 x 40mm), its RTX 5070 Ti is 11.4” x 5.9” x 1.6”(290 x 150 x 40mm), and its RTX 5070 is only 11.4” x 5.0” x 1.6”(290 x 128 x 40mm). At least in the length department, these don't cut off too much in terms of practical space from the 360mm standard, a lot of high-end GPUs, but 300mm length is still pretty good for an RTX 5080. Besides, what's really impressive here is the lack of width and height, which will make cramming it in an ITX case a lot easier.
I'm a little disappointed we haven't seen more compact variants of the latest Blackwell GPUs. When Jensen Huang came out to announce the RTX 50 Series, he made a point to focus on how compact the AI supergiant had managed to keep even the flagship RTX 5090 compared to the behemoth that was the GeForce RTX 4090. The Founders Edition 50 Series cards were pretty scaled back in terms of size, but board partners haven't stuck to that selling point for the most part, and the majority of the RTX 50 series options you'll find on the shelves are about the same size as the 40 series.
Of course, the biggest barrier to keeping modern graphics cards on the smaller side is cooling, and PNY says it's overhauled its thermal design using two large 120mm fans (which is the same size of fan you find in the front of most PC cases) on each of its new slimline models. These cards have an aluminium backplate and a larger vapor chamber, but PNY also notes that using its VelocityX Software, you'll be able to optimize cooling and fan settings, especially if the noise gets too loud.
These new GPUs will reportedly be available in both standard and overclocked form in February 2026, with PNY naming Best Buy and Amazon as shopping sources specifically, but with other retailers said to be in play as well. There aren't any price details about these, although I'd expect overclocked variants to go over MSRP as they usually do. Given the quirky appeal of these models, it wouldn't surprise me if the initial stock of these cards disappears quickly, or if they stretch past Nvidia's suggested pricing.
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