Editing Graphics card (section)

== Size ==
Graphics cards for desktop computers have different size profiles, which allows graphics cards to be added to smaller-sized computers. Some graphics cards are not of the usual size, and are named as "low profile".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://outletapex.com/best-low-profile-graphics-card|title=What is a Low Profile Video Card?|work=Outletapex|access-date=2020-04-29|archive-date=2020-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202230/https://outletapex.com/best-low-profile-graphics-card|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/249711-15-best-profile-graphics-card|title=Best 'low profile' graphics card|work=Tom's Hardware|access-date=2012-12-06|archive-date=2013-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219102227/http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/249711-15-best-profile-graphics-card|url-status=live}}</ref> Graphics card profiles are based on height only, with low-profile cards taking up less than the height of a PCIe slot, some can be as low as "half-height".{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Length and thickness can vary greatly, with high-end cards usually occupying two or three expansion slots, and with modern high-end graphics cards such as the [[RTX 4090]] exceeding 300mm in length.<ref>{{cite web |title=RTX 4090 {{pipe}} GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card |url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/40-series/rtx-4090/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308035725/https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/40-series/rtx-4090/ |archive-date=2023-03-08 |access-date=2023-04-03 |publisher=GeForce}}</ref> A lower profile card is preferred when trying to fit multiple cards or if graphics cards run into clearance issues with other motherboard components like the DIMM or PCIE slots. This can be fixed with a larger [[computer case]] such as mid-tower or full tower. Full towers are usually able to fit larger motherboards in sizes like ATX and micro ATX.{{Cn|date=September 2022}}

=== GPU sag ===
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, some high-end graphics card models have become so heavy that it is possible for them to sag downwards after installing without proper support, which is why many manufacturers provide additional support brackets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=What is GPU sag, and how to avoid it |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/what-is-gpu-sag-how-to-avoid/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Digital Trends |language=en}}</ref> GPU sag can damage a GPU in the long term.<ref name=":0" />