A Closer Look

Five heatpipes on the heatsink and a copper base move heat quickly from the GPU surface to the fins, where it is dissipated in the fans' airflow.


A small metal plate sits below the cooler and cools secondary components like memory chips and voltage regulation circuitry.


The card requires two 6-pin PCI-Express power connectors. This configuration is good for up to 225 W of power draw.


HIS uses a CHiL CHL8225G, a very common and popular voltage controller that offers software voltage control and monitoring. It is also well-supported by most software.


The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Elpida and carry the model number W2032BBBG-6A-F. They are specified to run at 1500 MHz (6000 MHz GDDR5 effective).


AMD's Pitcairn graphics processor uses the GCN shader architecture. It is produced on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The transistor count is 2.8 billion.