Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ Special Edition 8 GB Review 89

Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ Special Edition 8 GB Review

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High-resolution PCB Pictures

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Graphics Card Teardown PCB Front
Graphics Card Teardown PCB Back


High-res versions are also available (front, back).

Circuit Board (PCB) Analysis


Sapphire's VRM solution for the NITRO+ is decent, and the company didn't go overboard like the XFX Fatboy.

GPU Voltage, VRM Configuration

An OnSemi NCP81022 VRM controller manages the 6-phase GPU voltage.

Memory Voltage, VRM Configuration

A single-phase VRM is used for memory.

Graphics Card Memory Chips

The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Micron and carry the model number D9VVR, which decodes to MT51J256M32HF-80:B. They are specified to run at 2000 MHz (8 Gbps GDDR5 effective).

Graphics Chip GPU

AMD's "Polaris 30" graphics processor looks identical to the "Polaris 20" package. It is produced on a 12 nm process at GlobalFoundries and has a transistor count of 5.7 billion, with a die size of 232 mm², which is the same as the 14 nm "Polaris 10."
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