> A new GPU with the power of a decade-old GPU [...]
Asus tried, with GDDR5 versions of the GT710 circa 2021 in a very sensible fanless, "bus-powered", single slot design; alas being an older design did not help much with stability with Nouveau drivers, though on the Windows side it did 10 as well as XP which wasn't a bad deal for spending a week digitizing a bunch of tapes with a good old BT868 capture card!
Bonus point for proper VGA and DVI connectors too, just one weird omission - a half-height card only supplied with a full height bracket?