Board Layout

The W480 Vision D features a black PCB with black and white heatsinks and white shrouds.


The CPU socket is open enough for most air coolers.


There are three M.2 slots on the Gigabyte W480 Vision D. All three slots are covered by a single monolithic heatsink.


The Gigabyte W480 Vision D offers three metal-reinforced PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots. The board has a total of six SATA 6 Gb/s ports on the side, angled 90 degrees from the board.


The Gigabyte W480 Vision D has a good I/O offering with lots of USB connectivity.

• DisplayPort In port
• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors
• HDMI port
• 2 x SMA antenna connectors
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 x RJ-45 ports
• optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 5 x Audio jacks

Networking on the Gigabyte W480 Vision D is handled by Intel's new 2.5 Gb/s controller, as well as an Intel I219-LM Gigabit controller.