A Closer Look

PowerColor's thermal solution uses three 80 mm fans and four heatpipes.


A metal backplate, which protects against accidental damage and improves the product's design, has been installed on the back of the card.


The card requires two 6-pin PCI-Express power connectors. This configuration is good for up to 225 W of power draw.


PowerColor uses a CHiL CHL8228G voltage controller. It is a high-end solution with software voltage control and advanced monitoring.


The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Elpida and carry the model number W2032BBBG-60-F. They are specified to run at 1500 MHz (6000 MHz GDDR5 effective).


AMD's Pitcairn graphics processor uses the GCN shader architecture. It is produced on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The transistor count is 2.8 billion.