Yeston's anime-themed, scent-dispensing RX 9070 XT cards smell like flowers and the ocean, apparently

WTF?! What would compel you to buy a third-party graphics card? A beastly overclock? A well-established brand? Maybe a cool design? Yeston's Radeon RX 9070 XT cards certainly have a nice look, but they also offer something unique: an integrated scent dispenser.

Yeston's latest Radeon RX 9070 XTs, the Sakura Atlantis and Sakura models, join the list of graphics cards that sport Waifu-style anime designs. But that's not the headline-grabbing feature.

The cards come with scent dispensers hidden beneath their shrouds. The Sakura Atlantis puts out an aroma that is supposed to smell like the ocean, while the Sakura is a classic floral scent.

YouTube tech channel Gamers Nexus reviewed the Sakura Atlantis. It included a group smell test of the fragrance module, which had been removed from the card.

Stephen Burke said that the fragrance pack didn't smell as bad as when the scent was ...