Garmin debuts the GPSMAP 15x3 chartplotter with a 15" ultrawide premium display

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Garmin (GRMN) has launched the GPSMAP 15x3 chartplotter, featuring a 15-inch ultrawide touchscreen that's 74% wider than standard 9-inch models. Priced at $4,499.99, the device offers built-in Garmin Navionics+ mapping, Ultra High-Definition ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars, and seamless integration with Force trolling motors. The chartplotter includes split-screen customization, engine data support, and digital switching capabilities through EmpirBus. Notable features include Auto Guidance+ technology, one-year downloadable updates, and compatibility with Panoptix, LiveScope live sonar, and CHIRP traditional sonar. The device comes with two mounting options: bail-mount and rear-mount for various installation needs. Garmin maintains its position as the world's largest marine electronics manufacturer and has been named NMEA's Manufacturer of the Year for the tenth consecutive year.

Positive

• Launch of premium GPSMAP 15x3 chartplotter with 74% wider display than standard models, expanding product portfolio
• Integration capabilities with various marine systems including sonar, autopilot, radars, and Force trolling motors enhance product ecosystem
• Inclusion of built-in Garmin Navionics+ mapping and advanced sonar features adds value proposition
• Market leadership position as world's largest marine electronics manufacturer with 10 consecutive NMEA awards

Negative

• Premium pricing at $4,499.99 may limit market accessibility
• Additional costs required for optional features and separate transducer purchase

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Ultrawide and simplified to deliver a more streamlined and immersive experience at the helm

OLATHE, Kan., June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN), the world's largest¹ and most innovative marine electronics manufacturer, today announced the GPSMAP^® 15x3 chartplotter, providing boaters, cruisers and sailors with an ultrawide 15-inch touchscreen for a stunning high-resolution display, superior clarity and a sleek design to optimize space in the helm. With an edge-to-edge glass format that fits a wide range of dash configurations, users can enjoy the advantages of dual screens without needing two separate units, making it easier to display the data and applications they use most.  

"We are excited to add an ultrawide display option to our popular GPSMAP x3 chartplotter series that offers boaters and anglers a more expansive, immersive field of view. Coupled with its easy-to-use functionality, built-in mapping and superior sonar capabilities, the GPSMAP 15x3 delivers an incredible experience at the helm."
–Susan Lyman, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales & Marketing

What mariners will love about the GPSMAP 15x3:

• Ultrawide display: Experience enhanced viewing clarity with the 15-inch high-resolution touchscreen that's 74% wider than a standard 9-inch chartplotter.
• Split-screen customization: The ultrawide display is optimized for viewing applications side by side and utilizes sidebar controls so users can easily customize and view the data they use most without switching screens.
• Built-in sonar: Ultra High-Definition ClearVü^™ and SideVü^™ scanning sonars offer vivid, high-contrast color palettes to help distinguish fish from structure². Optional Panoptix^™, LiveScope^™ live sonar and CHIRP traditional sonar are also supported.
• Preloaded mapping: Experience unparalleled coverage and detail with built-in Garmin Navionics+^™ integrated mapping, which includes Auto Guidance+^™ technology³ and a one-year plan for downloadable daily updates. Users can also add Garmin Navionics Vision+^™ for premium features like high-resolution relief shading, satellite imagery and more.
• Force^® integration: When integrated with a Garmin Force trolling motor, anglers can create routes, patterns and tracks for the trolling motor to follow while they fish. From the chartplotter screen, they can also control speed, check battery life and more.
• Seamless connectivity: Easily build an onboard marine system with compatible sonar, autopilot, radars, instruments, stereos, cameras and more by using NMEA networks or the Garmin Marine Network.
• Engine data support: View essential engine information such as RPMs, fuel flow and more for compatible engine manufacturers.
• Management of onboard systems: Control all boat operations on one screen. Utilize Garmin's EmpirBus^™ digital switching to control lighting, power management and more, or the OneHelm^™ integrated solutions allow users to control third party systems and devices.

For simplified aftermarket and OEM installation, the GPSMAP 15x3 offers two different mounting options. A bail-mount option with inset knobs and a bracket to support the unique floating display installations, while a rear-mount option provides secure flush and flat-mount helm solutions.

Available now, the GPSMAP 15x3 has a suggested retail price of $4,499.99. To learn more, visit garmin.com/marine.

Engineered on the inside for life on the outside, Garmin products have revolutionized life for anglers, sailors, mariners and boat enthusiasts everywhere. Committed to developing the most innovative, highest quality, and easiest to use marine electronics the industry has ever known, Garmin believes every day is an opportunity to innovate and a chance to beat yesterday. For the tenth consecutive year, Garmin was named the Manufacturer of the Year by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). Visit the Garmin Newsroom, email our media team, connect with @garminmarine on social, or follow our blog.  

¹Based on 2024 sales numbers.
²Transducer is required, sold separately. 
³Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigations operations.

About Garmin: Garmin International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Garmin, GPSMAP, ActiveCaptain and NMEA are registered trademarks, and Auto Guidance+, ClearVü, EmpirBus, Garmin Navionics+, Garmin Navionics Vision+, LiveScope, OneHelm, Panoptix and SideVü are trademarks of Garmin Ltd., or its subsidiaries.

All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors that are described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2024 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2025 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 001-41118). A copy of Garmin's 2024 Form 10-K and the Q1 2025 Form 10-Q can be downloaded from https://www.garmin.com/en-US/investors/sec/. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Mike Cummings and Carly Hysell / 913-397-8200 / media.relations@garmin.com

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FAQ

What is the price of the new Garmin GPSMAP 15x3 chartplotter?

The Garmin GPSMAP 15x3 chartplotter has a suggested retail price of $4,499.99.

What are the key features of GRMN's GPSMAP 15x3 chartplotter?

Key features include a 15-inch ultrawide touchscreen, built-in sonar capabilities, Garmin Navionics+ mapping, Force trolling motor integration, and split-screen customization.

How much larger is the GPSMAP 15x3 display compared to standard chartplotters?

The GPSMAP 15x3's display is 74% wider than a standard 9-inch chartplotter.

What mapping capabilities does the Garmin GPSMAP 15x3 include?

It includes built-in Garmin Navionics+ integrated mapping with Auto Guidance+ technology and a one-year plan for downloadable daily updates.

What mounting options are available for the GPSMAP 15x3?

The device offers two mounting options: a bail-mount option with inset knobs and bracket, and a rear-mount option for flush and flat-mount helm solutions.