MSI Afterburner Update: New RTX 5080 Fan Control

MSI Afterburner Update: Enhanced RTX 5080 Fan Control

In a nutshell: A major MSI Afterburner update is coming soon, coinciding with the release of new GeForce RTX 5000 series cards. This update will add support for a third fan controller, a key feature of the new GPUs.

Three-Fan Control for RTX 5080

The update will include a new button for asynchronous fan speed control, catering to the three independent fan controllers found in the RTX 5080 series. This is an upgrade from the two controllers in previous generations.

Leaks suggest Nvidia will unveil the GeForce RTX 5080 at CES 2025, with sales starting January 21. The MSI RTX 5080 Gaming Trio, a leaked product, features three fans, supporting this update.

More About MSI Afterburner

MSI Afterburner, a popular GPU tuning tool, offers features like overclocking, performance monitoring, and in-game benchmarking. Despite its popularity, it faced an uncertain future in 2023 due to payment issues, but development has resumed.

While offering video recording, its video quality ranks third compared to Nvidia ShadowPlay and OBS Studio in personal tests. The latest stable version (4.6.5) was released in April 2023, with the most recent beta (4.6.6 Beta 3) in March 2024.