Material analysis in detail
Let’s start with the heatsink. This is made of pure electrolytic copper and has been thinly nickel-plated. You can still see the tool marks quite clearly. But that doesn’t really matter, because there is also…
… the thermal paste as a kind of phase change pad. A single burn-in of the material, which consists mainly of aluminum oxide and zinc oxide, is enough to ensure that everything is firmly in place. At around 80:20, the ratio is really useful, whereas 70:30 is more normal.
Now we come to the thick gray pads, where a fairly soft compound is used. With an aluminum and zinc oxide mixture, these silicone pads are mid-range.
The heatpipes are made of nickel-plated copper and hide no secrets. Just the usual.
The cooler elements including the VRM heatsinks, on the other hand, are made of aluminum.
The clamping cross of the GPU is also interesting in terms of color under the microscope. It is made of spring steel with a galvanized copper layer, on which there is a nickel layer, which in turn has a tin layer. Well…
The backplate is made of ABS, but with organic chemistry we quickly reach the limits of material analysis.
That concludes the analysis part and we finally come to the benchmarks.
- 1 - Introduction, technical data and technology
- 2 - Test system and measuring equipment
- 3 - Teardown: PCB, components and cooler
- 4 - Teardown: material analysis
- 5 - Gaming Performance FHD (1920 x 1080)
- 6 - Gaming-Performance WQHD (2560 x 1440)
- 7 - Gaming Performance Ultra-HD (3840 x 2160)
- 8 - Gaming Performance DLSS vs. FSR
- 9 - Gaming performance with Frame Generation
- 10 - Latencies
- 11 - Workstation graphics and rendering
- 12 - Details: Power consumption and load distribution
- 13 - Load peaks, capping and power supply recommendation
- 14 - Temperatures, clock rates and infrared analysis
- 15 - Fan curves and noise level
- 16 - Summary and conclusion
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