Packaging

You will receive:

• Graphics card
• Cooler Master graphics card holder
• PCIe power cables
• External LCD display
• Gloves
• USB stick

The Card

Galax is using a sexy design with a chrome trim around the fans, paired with a mostly black cooler. A metal backplate is included, too.


Dimensions of the card are 31.0 x 14.0 cm.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include three standard DisplayPort 1.4a, an HDMI 2.0b, and a USB Type-C connector. Note the big push button in the top left. It's used to instantly set the fan speed to 100% without any software.


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


You can external circuitry here to measure the physical voltage of the graphics card.


The RTX 2070 Super HOF has two RGB zones, one for the backplate and another for the main cooler. These can be controlled individually by the software.


Included in the package is a little external LCD display, which connects directly to the graphics card (not via USB).


Once the Galax software is running on your system, the LCD panel will show various graphics card information properties and sensor values. You can also customize it to show your own picture or text. Without the Galax software, the display will stay black.


With Turing, NVIDIA is using NVLink as a physical layer for its next-generation SLI technology. NVLink provides sufficient bandwidth for multi-GPU rendering at 8K 60 Hz, 4K 120 Hz, and other such bandwidth-heavy display resolutions. It's a point-to-point link between your GPUs, so latencies will be lower compared to pushing data through the PCI-Express bus.

Disassembly

Galax is using six heatpipes on their thermal solution, which is paired with a copper base to maximize heat transfer. This piece of the cooler also provides cooling for the memory chips and VRM circuitry.


Once the main heatsink is removed, a second baseplate that stabilizes the card against sagging becomes visible.


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