Sizes guide
- The scrissor sign next to a size means it can be cut out from that slice of thermal pad. It is not the actual size! Example: 80x40x2mm
- One dimension size means it’s the thickness of that pad. Example: 1mm
- Two or three dimension sizes – with no scrissor sign – means it’s most probably an actual size. Example 100x14x1.5mm
About sizes
Sizes you find here come from various sources. Most of them reported by my clients whom successfully replaced their GPUs’ factory thermal pads with high quality aftermarket pads – getting significant results in their temperature drop. Some of these sizes are actual measurements and others just collected from random users on such websites like Reddit, YouTube or official / unofficial forums.
Do your own research
Please note that I cannot take any responsibility for the sizes appearing here. Do your own research as well before buying and replacing anything.
Tips
- Make sure your pads and GPU die contacts well with the heatsink.
- Always test your graphic cards and devices in controlled environment.
sovy
These recommended sizes did NOT work for me at all. Both pads for the VRAM and VRM are 3.0mm in thickness. 1mm pads on the VRAM left like 2mm of clearance between the pad and the heatsink amd two separate voltage modules were not making any contact with 2mm pads. Go with 3mm just to be safe.
Brad
This is the correct. I ordered 2mm and 1mm and they were a total failure. Only 3mm is needed.
Kinga
3mm for VRAM and VRM?
Sonny
Correction: For VRM, you need both 2mm and 3mm
Sonny
VRAM 1.5mm/2.0mm(Soft) and VRM 2.0mm. Don’t just take my word. Use items on your hand to simulate different thickness, put a light source on the other side and check if any gap appeared to be between gpu die(removed thermal paste) and the heatsink
Sonny
Correction: VRAM 1.5mm/2.0(Soft), VRM 2.0mm + 3.0mm
Sonny
Oversized pads generate gap > 0.1mm between die and heatsink. Undersized pads is also to be avoided using the same method to check for the largest thickness with no gap
jeferson
also for 3060 ti mini from asus?
Roman
Found the size of thermal pads for 3060 ti mini from asus?
Joao
I can confirm the 2.0mm is too thin for the memory and mosfets/ coils, specially if you are using a harder pad. Id say the 3.0mm, specially if its a gummier, softer pad, like Gelid Extreme, would be ideal.
matjaž
for mini 2 only 3mm
Kinga
3mm for VRAM and VRM?