Packaging and Contents

We received just the card from ASUS without the retail packaging or accessories. Rest assured that the final product will come with proper packaging and bundle.

The Card

Visually the card looks indistinguishable from the company's GeForce RTX STRIX offers, which is a good thing as it unifies the visual identity of their graphics card. On the back, you'll find a high-quality metal backplate with RGB lighting. Dimensions of the card are 30.0 x 13.5 cm.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include three standard DisplayPort 1.4a and an HDMI 2.0b.

AMD took the opportunity to update the display controllers handling these outputs by leveraging DSC 1.2a (display stream compression), which unlocks very high resolution and refresh-rate combinations over a single cable. Among the single-cable display modes supported are 8K 60 Hz (which took two DP 1.3 cables until now), 4K 240 Hz, and 1080p as high as 360 Hz. On top of these, the outputs support HDR and 30 bpc color-depth for better color accuracy in creative applications.


The board uses two 8-pin power connectors. This input configuration is specified for up to 375 watts of power draw.


AMD's Navi generation of GPUs no longer supports CrossFire. DirectX 12 does include its own set of multi-GPU capabilities, but the implementation requires game developers to put serious development time into a feature only a tiny fraction of their customers might ever use.

In this area, you'll also find a push button which lets you enable/disable the card's RGB lighting without any software. Right next to that is a dual-BIOS switch with the default setting being "Performance" and the other BIOS "Quiet".


You also get two 4-pin PWM fan headers to sync your case fans to the graphics card's fans and an addressable RGB header other RGB components can be connected to.


After removing the backplate, we found this area, which seems to be good for voltmodders to measure the card's operating voltages easily.

Disassembly

ASUS is using an elaborate system of six heatpipes on their cooler.


Once the main heatsink is removed, a black baseplate becomes visible, which provides cooling for the VRM circuitry and memory chips.


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.