The Card

The ASRock RX 590 uses a fairly long board design that is dominated by black and gray, with red highlights, and a metal backplate is included, too. Dimensions of the card are 27.0 x 11.5 cm.


Installation requires two slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include two DisplayPort 1.4, two HDMI 2.0b, and a dual-link DVI-D. The DVI connector has no analog wiring, so D-Sub dongles won't work and an active adapter has to be used.


The board uses a single 8-pin power connector. This input configuration is specified for up to 225 watts of power draw.


The Radeon RX 590, like every other current AMD GPU, supports up to 4-way CrossFire X via PCIe.

Disassembly

ASRock's heatsink provides cooling for all important components: GPU, memory, and VRM circuitry. It uses three heatpipes to quickly move heat away from the GPU surface.


The backplate is made out of metal and protects the card against damage during installation and handling.

On the next page, we dive deep into the PCB layout and VRM configuration.