A Closer Look

EVGA's cooler uses three heatpipes to cool the GPU. Airflow produced by the two fans also cools secondary components like VRM circuitry and memory chips.


Power delivery requires two 6-pin PCI-Express power connectors. This configuration is specified for up to 225 W power draw.


The Richtek 8802A is a cost-effective voltage controller without I2C, so there is no advanced monitoring. Its VID-based voltages can be monitored and controlled through NVIDIA's driver, though.


The GDDR5 memory chips are by Samsung and carry the model number K4G41325FC-HC28. They are specified to run at 1750 MHz (7000 MHz GDDR5 effective).


NVIDIA's new GM204 graphics processor brings the Maxwell architecture to the high-end. It is produced on a 28 nm process at TSMC, Taiwan, with a transistor count of 5.2 billion and a die size of 398 mm².