ASUS may have accidentally leaked the upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, which, if real, could be the quietest air-cooled GPU ever

As first reported by Wccftech, ASUS' Vietnam Facebook page posted a photo of a strange-looking RTX 3070 with a brown and beige Noctua fan; the Facebook post has since been deleted; the RTX 3070 is now being used as a stand-alone GPU in the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, which is also being used as a stand-alone GPU The design appears to be based on ASUS' Dual V2 OC Edition series RTX cards, with two large fans; the Noctua fans look similar to the NF-A12x25 that the company currently sells The Facebook post does not reveal a release date, nor does it mention whether other RTX cards will also get the Noctua treatment However, the Facebook post did mention a price of 26 million Vietnamese dong, or about $1,143

This is not the first time ASUS' Noctua fans have appeared online; ASUS has been known to have a Noctua brand on the Eurasian Economic Commission's website It appears that they had registered a line of cards Earlier, HWCooling had also reported that Noctua was working with ASUS on coolers for its Strix line of graphics cards

Noctua is an Austrian computer hardware company best known for manufacturing CPU heatsinks and case fans The brand is defined by a brown and beige color scheme that resembles 1970s wood-paneled furniture

Regardless of the shade of brown, Noctua has established itself among PC building enthusiasts by producing high-quality, high airflow computer fans that produce minimal noise So much so that many computer builders are willing to overlook color schemes for cooling and noise performance

The RTX 3070 card pictured above appears to be standard Along with the court color scheme, this card has a finned heatsink backplate with multiple heatpipes for better heat dissipation It is powered by dual 8-pin connectors and outputs video via three HDMI ports or two DisplayPort

Either way, with a potential price tag of $1,143, this Noctua-branded RTX 3070 will command a hefty premium; Nvidia's reference RTX 3070, assuming it can be found in retail stores, is $599 Given the ongoing GPU shortage due to the global pandemic, it would not be surprising if these cards sell out quickly That is, if it is an actual product