Board Layout

The Z490 Vision G features a black PCB with black and silver heatsinks and white shrouds.


The CPU socket is open enough for most air coolers.


There are three M.2 slots on the Gigabyte Z490 Vision G. The top slot is reserved for future PCIe Gen 4 functionality, and the bottom two feature full coverage heatsinks.


The Gigabyte Z490 Vision G offers three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, with the top two metal-reinforced. The board has a total of six SATA 6 Gb/s ports on the side, angled 90 degrees from the board.


The Gigabyte Z490 Vision G has a good I/O offering with lots of USB connectivity.

• HDMI port
• DisplayPort
• 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports
• PS/2 combo port
• 2x USB 2.0 ports
• 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A port
• USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port
• RJ-45 LAN port
• 6x 3.5 mm audio jacks

Networking on the Gigabyte Z490 Vision G is handled by Intel's new 2.5 Gb/s controller.