Radeon RX 470 prototype with four GPUs and 32 GB of memory surfaces online
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An enthusiast named GOK shared photos of an experimental AMD Radeon RX 470 prototype featuring four GPUs and 32 GB of GDDR5 memory on a single PCB.
An enthusiast named GOK shared photos of an experimental AMD Radeon RX 470 prototype online. The large circuit board, marked DYII-XQ570 V1.0, features official AMD branding.
The board contains four Polaris 10 chips arranged in a 2x2 layout. Each chip has 8 GB of VRAM, providing a total of 32 GB of GDDR5 memory. This configuration theoretically reaches 8,192 stream processors. To manage power consumption, the card uses four 8-pin power connectors.
Reports indicate the hardware was designed for cryptocurrency mining, though it was not part of official AMD plans for gamers. It is unclear if AMD was responsible for developing the board.
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